Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Crisis Response”
Don’t keep your employees in the dark When it’s time to go into full-on crisis management mode, many organizations are focused purely on A) cleaning up the situation, and B) communicating with outside stakeholders, whether that means customers, investors or the media. Here’s the problem with that – your employees, …
Having a plan in place means you won’t be left scrambling when crises appear In order to be as effective as possible, crisis planning needs to come before a crisis actually hits. While it is possible to create and enact a plan after things get messy, it’s never easy. In …
“We’re working on it” can buy more time than you expect When you encounter a crisis, the pressure to immediately make a statement is immense. Not only will your stakeholders be clamoring for you to talk, and angry if you don’t, but you also risk damaging rumor or innuendo taking root …
Understandably angry stakeholders and poor crisis management leave sports reporter in a bad spot ESPN anchor Stephen A. Smith won’t be stepping up to the mic for at least a week following his on-air comments regarding domestic violence – specifically that women should avoid “provoking” men into assaulting them. Smith …
Lack of much-needed compassion leaves bank’s communications falling flat Having a debit or credit card charge declined is both frustrating and embarrassing no matter who you are or what you’re buying, something we would expect a bank to be aware of. That’s why, when we spotted the below email from …
[Editor’s note: The following post comes to us from friend and colleague Janine Hills, founder and CEO of Vuma Reputation Management. While it’s normal to feel a crisis is nothing but negative, Janine presents a strong argument for the advantages to be gained by facing difficulty head-on.] Adversity has its …
17th century wisdom that’s even more true in the 21st This time around, our Crisis Management Quotable comes to us courtesy of a 17th century Spaniard who wore many hats, from scholar and philosopher to army chaplain. A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity. — Baltasar Gracián The meaning …
Financial services firms still feeling the pain from sullied reputations The events of the past half-decade (or more) have left the average American utterly untrusting of those in the financial industry, for good reason. Although obviously there are exceptions to the rule, the bad behavior displayed has left a lasting …
Are you prepared to face a break in the supply chain? Hospitals around the U.S. are in full-blown crisis management mode after learning manufacturers won’t be able to meet demand for one of their most common and vital supplies. Sterile saline, the saltwater mixture used for everything from treating dehydration …
Should you be trusting cloud storage with valuable data? Storing data in “the cloud” has become enormously popular, yet a lack of understanding about exactly what is okay to store there, and how secure cloud services are, has led to massive security threats becoming commonplace. We would even go so far …
Was the popular chain’s crisis management a four-star effort? The data breach at P.F. Chang’s came to light in mid-June of this year, with the organization claiming to have learned of the situation June 10. Crisis management started out in troubled waters when a massive number of news organizations and …
Another example of stakeholders’ power to force change The food and drink industry has come under fire on issues from health to environmental practices. Now, feeling a financial squeeze, The Consumer Goods Forum, an industry network including some 400 organizations from 70 countries around the globe, is announcing sweeping changes …
Good crisis management means finding a way to take control Sometimes, there is absolutely nothing you can do to prevent negative incidents from happening. That said, just because you couldn’t prevent something doesn’t mean you have no control of the situation. Take the recent crash involving a Walmart company truck …
How has this crisis management discipline evolved, and where should it be headed? Emergency management is one of the most intensive types of crisis management due to the fact that, in many cases, lives are literally at stake. It’s a field that’s constantly changing and evolving, as well as putting …
[Editor’s Note: The following post from Jerry Brown’s Monday Morning Media Minute newsletter addresses the issue of conducting crisis management without creating more risk through the methods and verbiage you put to use.] I think it’s safe to say things aren’t going well when you feel compelled to tell employees …
