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Important Crisis Management Strategies for Managing the Zika Virus

Melissa Agnes

As the Zika virus continues to spread, what are the major crisis management risks that healthcare organizations and government agencies should be thinking about? As emotion cannot be trumped with logic, when a crisis gets to a point of spreading irrational fear, it becomes extremely difficult to manage. and Canada.

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How Well Do You Know the New Rules of Crisis Management?

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Viral videos. From a crisis management point of view, 2017 had it all! We’ve all got smartphones with sophisticated video cameras. We’ve read the tweets, replayed the video several times and heard victims’ stories long before we read about the same issue on a news site or see it on a TV broadcast. United Airlines.

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How to Apply These 12 Best Practices to COVID-19 Communications

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In recent months, the Logos Institute for Crisis Management & Executive Leadership team has studied institutional responses to COVID-19. From this, we have created 12 best practices for crisis management: Begin all communication, whether written or verbal, with a statement of values, beliefs, intent or motivation.

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Charge Against Volkswagen Executives Can Impact Your Leadership Team In Times Of Crisis

Melissa Agnes

What does the criminal charge against Volkswagen’s former executives mean for your leadership team? In fact, there’s a major crisis preparedness lesson that all leaders should take away from this indictment. I go into detail in this week’s #crisisready video. Looking to hire a crisis management keynote speaker?

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When Is It OK to Implement an Offensive Crisis Management Strategy?

Melissa Agnes

What is the goal of crisis management? The goal of crisis management is to salvage your organization’s reputation and bottom line when presented with a bad or threatening situation – or so says the majority of people. Whole Foods Market’s offensive crisis management strategy.

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TCIP #059 – The Human Capital Component Of Crisis Management, With Sam Miller

Melissa Agnes

Welcome to episode #059 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Sam Miller. Earlier this week, I published a #crisisready video that discusses the emotional factors that can quickly escalate an incident to crisis-level. An important question that should be added to your risk analysis – every time.

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TCIP #056 – Terrorist Attack Crisis Management with Daniel Linskey

Melissa Agnes

This episode of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast discusses: The importance of using the right language within your crisis communications. How to control the accuracy of the information you share in a crisis, while still meeting the expectation of real-time updates. About guest, Daniel Linskey. Email Dan: Daniel.linskey@kroll.com.