I like smacking arcade vermin as much as the next person. Whack-a-mole is alternatively satisfying and frustrating. But the frustration generally lasts longer than the satisfaction. In other words, just reacting to the problem popping up in front of you only gets you so far. Consider that when planning for or managing a crisis. Communicators […]
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Aesop’s Fables offer us a story about a mouse who talked his way out of certain death. Then backed up his talk with action. To recap, a lion was going to kill the mouse for waking him. The mouse convinces him that eating him wouldn’t bring the lion any honor. He further promises to repay
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Read the story of Nathan and David in the Old Testament, 2 Samuel 12 and see what happens when a trusted advisor tells the CEO what he doesn’t want to hear. That’s one of our roles as strategic communicators. If we’re going to keep earning our place in the C Suite, we must be willing
Like most news consumers I’ve been spending a lot of time with “misinformation.” You can also call it fake news, or lies or BS. Like others in the PR space I’m trying to provide clients the best guidance for dealing with it. Some recent readings offer a bit of help. A collection of research on
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