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Plan ahead and reduce the impact of negative situations We’ve had the pleasure of guest lecturing classes at the USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, and we can tell you first-hand there are some brilliant minds at work there. With a focus on educating the next generation of communications pros …
Attack in the Ukraine raises serious questions about U.S. security The cyberattack that caused blackouts for hundreds of thousands of Ukranians in December is raising serious crisis management concerns here in the States. CNN’s Evan Perez reports: A U.S. official close to the investigation said the power outage was caused …
A look at how few are truly prepared to face a crisis head-on While virtually all leaders will readily admit that crises which endanger reputation and the bottom line can happen at any time, far fewer are actually prepared. The infographic we’ve shared below, created by consultants at Deloitte based …
Stats and info covering the impact disasters have on business Natural disasters can create all kinds of issues, and few of them are cheap. If you do happen to wind up in the path of a serious flood, fire, earthquake or the like it’s impossible to negate the impact entirely, …
Knowing the risks helps prepare for potential crises In today’s global economy, business travel is a constant. Whether it’s taking a quick day trip from LA to San Francisco and back or month-long odyssey through Asia, chances are your organization is sending people here and there on an almost daily …
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 …
The 10 Steps of Crisis Prevention In my 30+ years of experience, I have found that 95% of the organizations with which I have had substantial contact are underprepared when it comes to crisis prevention. While the numbers have improved slightly in recent years as awareness of the need for …
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 …
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 …
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 …
[Editor’s note: This guest post comes to us from the human resources specialists at BreatheHR, and discusses the challenging roles that HR must play in the crisis management process.] The first step in getting ready to handle crisis at the workplace is to acknowledge that it can happen anywhere and …
Protecting your good name online is key to success Welcome to another entry in our Crisis Management Tactics series! Today we’re discussing a tactic that many are familiar with, but few have mastered – online reputation management. Right now, most organizations are still operating with a serious handicap when it …
Fix it and forget it is great when it comes to cooking, not so much for crisis management. Many organizations, once clear of a crisis situation, simply move on with business as usual. While we understand the urgent need to do the things that bring in money on a daily …
The cyber war is on, protect yourself now South Korea was hit by a major cyber attack Wednesday as the computer systems of two major banks, three broadcasters and others simultaneously crashed, raising suspicions that North Korea was to blame. On some computer screens, images of skulls with glowing red …
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 …
