When Crisis Comms is the Right Thing to Do

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  [Editor’s note: This post is quite interesting as it examines a topic that’s not often approached in the public eye. If a company in crisis knows it’s going out of business regardless of how things play out, how should crisis communications be approached? What are your obligations, and what’s …

Crying Wolf Pt. 3 – How to Prevent the Situation from Spiraling into a Crisis

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  [Editor’s note: This compelling blog series comes to us from international crisis management expert and Bernstein Crisis team member Tim Scerba.] How to Prevent the Situation from Spiraling into a Crisis Once a situation exists that has the potential to become a crisis, there are specific conditions that can …

Crying Wolf Pt. 2 – The Elements of a Crisis

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  [Editor’s note: This compelling blog series comes to us from international crisis management expert and Bernstein Crisis team member Tim Scerba.] The Elements of a Crisis A key part of crisis preparedness and issues management planning is remembering that a crisis will only occur under very specific circumstances.  First, …

Crying Wolf Pt. 1 – When a Crisis Really Isn’t

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  [Editor’s note: This compelling blog series comes to us from international crisis management expert and Bernstein Crisis team member Tim Scerba.] When a Crisis Really Isn’t In Aesop’s famous tale, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, a shepherd boy convinces his neighbors that a ferocious wolf is attacking his flock …

Keeping Your Eye on the Ball during a Crisis

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Crisis management mistakes can cost you. In this guest post Tim Scerba, multinational reputation and crisis management expert, explains a deceptively simple problem that impacts crisis teams around the world. There is a lot going on during a crisis training. The Crisis Management Team (CMT) is sifting through real-time information …