Crisis Ahead

Communication risk management can be used by companies and government agencies as a crisis early-warning system. Find out why and how in this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute.”

Government and corporate leaders who cause a crisis shouldn’t blame others for their own mistakes. Learn why in this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute.”

Sometimes the biggest challenges for companies and government agencies when responding to crisis situations can be their PR and legal advisors, consultants, and in-house staff. Find out why—and what executives can do about it—in this edition of the “Crisis Management Minute.”

There are crisis management lessons to be learned from David Richardson, who resigned after only serving six months as FEMA’s acting administrator. Find out what those lessons are in this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute.”

Is your company or government agency doing everything it can to help prevent a crisis situation? Find out by answering four key questions in this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute.”

In this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute,” learn about the best practice that the FAA followed when it required airlines to cutback flights at 40 major airports across the country. 

Backchannel communications with those who are impacted, involved, or responsible for a crisis can be one way to help address the situation. But there are risks associated with these confidential conversations. Learn more about backchannel communications in this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute.”

The risks that can trigger a crisis for companies are always subject to change. Find out what the most important risks are today—including one that is rising in importance—in this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute.”

President John Kennedy’s success in responding to the 13-day long Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962 continues to have important lessons about crisis management for today’s government and business leaders.  Find out what those lessons are in this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute.”

In this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute,” find out what can happen if government agencies and companies stay quiet about a crisis.

The longer the latest shutdown of the federal government continues, the worse it will get for everyone who is affected by it. In this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute,” learn what needs to happen first to help end the self-inflicted crisis.

In this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute,” find out what companies can do in response to allegations by government agencies and others that their products are harmful or unsafe in some way.

In this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute,” learn how dozens of regulations that have been proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration could affect businesses and government agencies across the country.

There can be issues and challenges that corporate and government executives should avoid when sharing information about a crisis with news organizations and the public. Find out what those issues and challenges are in this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute.”

In this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute,” learn about the benefits for government agencies and companies if they—like accredited hospitals—were required to have and test crisis management plans.

There’s a lot that corporate and government executives can learn from the communications mistakes that the Cracker Barrel restaurant chain made when it rolled out its new corporate logo.  Find out what those lessons are in this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute.”

There are several important factors that can have a bearing on how corporate and government executives respond to a crisis at their organizations.  Find out what those factors are in this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute.”

Find out the biggest threat that is facing companies today, and why organizations should review and update their crisis management plans on a frequent basis in this episode of “The Crisis Management Minute.”

In this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute,” find out what government and corporate executives should keep in mind when preparing or activating their strategies to communicate about a crisis.

Government officials apparently fell short in several important areas before and during the recent deadly floods in Texas. Find out what those areas were—and why they should be a wake-up call for corporate and government executives—in this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute.”

In this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute,”  find out what corporate and government executives should do—and why—when their poor or questionable behavior goes viral on social media.

Unless they follow the best practices for using philanthropy to help build brands, executives could create a crisis for their organizations.  Find out what some of those best practices are in this episode of the “Crisis Management Minute.”

In this episode, Edward Segal provides an example of what can wrong when organizations rely on old and outdated hardware, software, and technology platforms.

In this episode, Edward Segal, author of “The Crisis Casebook,” compares and contrasts President Donald Trump’s crisis management style to the best practices for responding to crisis situations.

In this episode, Edward Segal, author of “The Crisis Casebook,” explains why corporate and government executives need to know what to do and how to do it when faced with multiple crisis situations.