It’s been a busy few weeks for us. Brandon’s been finishing a summer session in pursuit of his philosophy degree and I’ve been traveling. Brandon calls it my Vision Quest (any Matthew Modine fans out there? Of course there are.) We’ve also been busy trying to turn this love affair of ours into a business. […]
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There are 20 seconds left on a ticking clock, and you have no timeouts. Your starting quarterback is knocked out of the game, and the backup needs to move the ball another 20 yards to get within field goal range to force the game into overtime. As the offensive coordinator, it’s your job to call in the […]
The first post in our “Crisis Comms 101” series laid out the sucky outcomes of a poorly-managed crisis. The outcomes include long-term loss of credibility, confidence and, ultimately, the loss of support required to do what your organization does, whether it be a charity, a government agency or Fortune 500 company. In the posts that […]
The first chapter of Kathleen Fearn-Banks’ “Crisis Communications: A Casebook Approach,” covers – as the chapter title indicates – “Crisis Communications Today.” Several topics in the text stood out for me during a recent reading: 1. The importance of being able to clearly define what constitutes a crisis A key point during a discussion of […]
“Concealed within his fortress, the lord of Mordor sees all. His gaze pierces cloud, shadow, earth, and flesh. You know of what I speak, Gandalf: a great Eye, lidless, wreathed in flame.” – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film version) tl;dr — Identifying lessons learned and gaining knowledge from them […]
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