What was she thinking? Politicians have a long history of making idiotic remarks “behind closed doors”. The difference today is that everyone carries that teeny tiny recording device called a cell phone in their pocket, landing what would formerly be private remarks firmly in the public eye. Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif) had barely announced her …
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Frequently Asked Questions About Peer Coaching Groups
Peer Coaching Groups: Your FAQs Answered We assume that you have already read the information on the page Start a Virtual Support Group to Help With Stresses of COVID-19. The information on that page would answer all of the typical questions about planning and operating a support group. However, the following questions still tend to …
Clear communication is key to strong crisis management Checking for major hurdles to clear internal communications is part of our vulnerability audit process for good reason. If messaging is lost in the shuffle, if employees don’t feel they can pass on bad news, or if the right info isn’t getting to the right people in …
How do reputation-related issues affect the bottom line? Reputation is a major factor in your market performance. To illustrate that fact, and to demonstrate just how much of a market shift various crises create, Freshfields Bruckhaus published the chart below, featuring the findings of a survey polling over 100 PR pros: ——————————- For more resources, …
An infographic to help you determine the ideal response to negativity on the ‘net Every organization will face reputation threats these days, but how much it impacts yours will be determined by your reaction. While practice and training will help you determine the ideal response, the Chatterbox infographic below will give you a solid start: …
Failing to live up to stakeholder expectations is a quick way to sink your reputation Living up to stakeholder expectations is an important part of reputation management. Today, many stakeholders expect you to be socially responsible, but what does that mean to them, and what can you do about it? Online research group Lab42 put …
What to watch for when it comes to cyber security Cyber threats make up the fastest-growing set of crises we’ve seen over the past two years, and they show little sign of stopping. While some organizations are beefing up security and putting hack-related crisis management plans in place, too often it’s as a reaction to …
Sometimes crisis management means telling the bossman to stop talking Chip Wilson made his fortune selling yoga pants at $100 a pop, but as we found out last year during the Lululemon sheer pants debacle was that while he had marketing savvy, he was pretty darn stupid regarding how to speak to stakeholders. Wilson went …
