As a crisis counselor who has worked with law enforcement, I saw the “60 Minutes” Sept.25 “Fighting Terrorism in New York City” as a terrific PR coup for the NYPD and Commissioner Raymond Kelly. Read more
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Answer the Damn Question, Please
Caveat: This is an example of a politician not-answering a question and then walking off the set. I’m not taking sides here, but using this as a teaching moment for others who either coach spokespersons or want to be interviewed. Read more
Learning from the first crisis: Don’t make the same mistakes twice
Virginia Tech’s shooting massacre in 2007 changed the way universities and other public institutions respond to crises. As a result of the slow, manual campus warning system in place on the day a deranged gunman killed 32 people, emergency and crisis response leaders more rapid alert protocols, adding blast texts and emails along with other traditional warnings. Read more
Crisis reporting: How to stay up to date?
The media recently reported on an incident involving home/vacation rental website www.Airbnb.com. It turns out that a “guest” at an Airbnb property in San Francisco vandalized the home of the lessor. Read more
CEO Achilles Heels: The Cult
CEO Achilles Heels: The Plain Vanilla
CEO Achilles Heels: Iconoclast
Murdoch’s Achilles Heel
Weiner and Gottfried and Johnson…Oh My!
Though ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner is the limelight star right now, let us not forget a few notable others who committed social media faux pas that handicapped their images and careers. Gilbert Gottfried, Larry Johnson, and Ashley Payne, among others, made mashable.com’s
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What Makes a Leader
May-June produces the annual crop of graduations speeches. I had the pleasure to listen to former President Clinton at the New York University graduation at Yankee Stadium on May 18th. Clinton, as always is interesting and provocative. Read more