Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Crisis Prevention”
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Rothlisberger can’t keep himself out of trouble. Accused of, but not charged with, his second case of sexual misconduct in less than a year, it’s clear the man is making some bad decisions. Rothlisberger’s crisis management throughout both cases has been sub-par, and the statement he …
The Ripoff Report. The very mention of the name is enough to make business owners and crisis management experts cringe. The popular site is often a source of controversy because postings, which can be 100% anonymous, can never be removed for any reason, even if refuted by the parties involved. …
The impact of crises are never felt only by those directly involved. For proof of this, look no further than the BP oil spill, which is now causing problems for seafood restaurants and vendors in Louisiana and other states surrounding the Gulf. WWLTV.com, has more information: The head of Louisiana’s …
Last week’s explosion and sinking of an oil rig was just the latest in a series of disasters that have plagued petroleum giant BP. With several safety measures failing on their most high-tech and “safe” rig, the company will face investigations and questioning from several different sources. A quote from …
Across the continent, airports are operating and the airlines are flying again, but the complete halt to air transportation in Europe over the past week — the first such instance in history, with more than 100,000 flight cancellations — will be the subject of heated debate in the coming weeks …
“Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” This George Santayana quote is one of the most famous in the world, yet we constantly see organizations making the same mistakes that others have made before them. In an article originally written for his own newsletter and …
Would you rather have your online reputation be associated with your beautifully written corporate values or with the terms “vomit” and “crap”? That is the question posed by guest author Merrie Spaeth in her article for the latest Crisis Manager, “Harmonic Convergence”. In it, Merrie examines the reasons why it’s …
When Twitter purchased Atebits, maker of the Tweetie app, it slapped the face of loads of third-party developers who had helped rocket Twitter to a raging success. More than 70,000 applications have been created to allow users to tweet on the go, geotag, shorten URLs, post pictures and more, and …
According to a recent poll, many college and universities have never actually tested their crisis management plans. The poll, whose results were published by Campus Technology.com, contains some figures that are bound to cause concern for students, teachers and their families: According to the results, 54 percent of institutions have …
By now the Vatican should be no stranger to crisis management. After all, the organization has faced issues with misconduct and molestation among their members for years, yet every time a new situation comes up they somehow manage to bungle the response. In a recent post on his ManagementHelp.org PR …
When AOL CEO Tim Armstrong publicly bashed work done by some of his employees, the media grabbed ahold of the quote and ran with it. Armstrong quickly realized that having your employer’s disparaging comments aired in public is bad for morale and invited the 250 employees whose work he had …
Every terrorist attack or natural disaster serves as a reminder of just how fragile the things we take for granted really are. In a blog post motivated by last week’s subway bombings in Moscow, Eileen O’Connor, of law firm McDermott, Will & Emery, described some ways you can get a …
Bernstein Crisis Management President Jonathan Bernstein’s article, “Four Ways to Lie,” is now available at his newest blog, featured at the Free Management Library. The post contains several different ways that dishonesty among individuals and organizations can create crisis management issues, as well as lending some advice to the Vatican …
Toyota has had a difficult time with crisis management for their recall. Even when they’ve been trying to do the right thing there have been critical mistakes made, like this one, described in a post on the blog run by British crisis management pro Jonathan Hemus, Insignia Talks: It was …
A new social media service, Unvarnished, which entered its beta phase just yesterday, is already drawing ire and raising trepidation among many professionals. With the wild popularity of social media, why is the launch of Unvarnished causing such a stir? This quote from a TechCrunch article explains: Today, Unvarnished makes …
