Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “crisis preparedness”
ANYONE can encounter crises In this blog we often repeat the message that every business needs a crisis management plan. In the real world, though, there seem to be many in lines of work where they just don’t see what the risks could be. If you fall into that category, …
Having crisis plans in place will immensely increase your chances of coming out in one piece While we’re seeing an increase in the number of organizations that have crisis management plans, the vast majority of those plans are still woefully inadequate. In a recent interview, NFIB.com’s Adam Wren asked our …
Don’t let a lax attitude put you out of business Any time you see the name Kennedy, you know you’re dealing with a power player. Although Rose Kennedy made her reputation largely as a philanthropist and socialite, there’s no doubt she had her hand in some serious business dealings. With …
Not sure why your crisis communications aren’t having the desired effect? You could be missing one of these vital components. It’s hard to read the headlines without seeing a crisis or two, and, except in rare cases, they all require a response. These responses take many forms – press releases, …
The 10 Biggest Mistakes in Crisis Communications By Jonathan Bernstein All organizations are vulnerable to crises. Disasters, lawsuits, accusations of impropriety, sudden changes in ownership or management, and other volatile situations will happen. The threat of serious damage to people, property, reputation is real for virtually any organization, and many …
A reminder to plan for “rare, but predictable” crises If a monster earthquake struck off Alaska’s coast, tsunami waves would rush toward California, crippling the nation’s busiest port complex and flooding coastal communities, a report released Wednesday suggests. The potential impacts, based on a hypothetical magnitude-9.1 jolt off the Alaskan …
We talk crisis management in higher education this Thursday at 7 pm EDT Institutions of higher learning naturally encounter situations requiring crisis management. After all, they are tasked with maintaining the safety and well-being of students and ensuring the integrity of faculty and staff, with a wide range of potential …
A harsh reminder of the need to be prepared as individuals and organizations The Yosemite Rim Fire, more than 15,000 acres and barely 15% contained, is demonstrating the crisis management adage that you don’t have to be in the direct path of a natural disaster to be negatively impacted by …
Social media crisis management advice straight from the horse’s mouth After the umpteenth Twitter hack of recent memory, in which a false report of explosions in the White House going out from the official Associated Press account actually caused the stock market to dip, the big blue bird is finally …
Proper prep is the #1 way to reduce the impact of crises on your operations There are many parallels that can be drawn between crisis management and sports. In a blog post today on The Buzz Bin, Jeff Wilson, APR, offered up the following great example when he discussed crisis …
The following is a guest article from frequent contributor and director of crisis communications for Triad Strategies, Rick Kelly. If you missed Part One of this story, head here first. The Ryan Braun Saga: Part Two We who practice crisis communications for a living are intimately and sometimes painfully familiar …
There’s a new Crisis Manager up on the Bernstein Crisis Management website! In this issue, BCM President Jonathan Bernstein offers a glimpse into some of his best thinking on the subject of crisis preparedness with an excerpt from a white paper written for virtual command center provider MissionMode Solutions, a …
