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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. Looking to hire a crisis management keynote speaker? Is crisis management a topic for your next event?

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3 Tips To Gaining Executive Buy-In For Crisis Preparedness

Melissa Agnes

A viewer recently asked: “How do we get busy senior executives to realize they need to act now to resiliency against an unseen and not yet present crisis?” In this week’s #CRISISREADY video, I provide three strategies that have helped my clients get that all-important buy-in from leadership. Take a look!

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What’s The Best Way To Train Your Staff To Be Crisis-Ready?

Melissa Agnes

How to work together to successfully manage the crisis. So what’s the best way to go about training your team to have the crisis management skills required for successful crisis management in this day and age? Do you have any questions about conducting a successful crisis simulation? Now, ask away!

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10 Networking Events for PR Professionals

5W PR

Public Relations Leadership Forum Co-sponsored by the Institute for Public Relations, PR Council, and Page Society, this intense two-day seminar is designed for mid-career communications managers at global companies and PR firms. It’s also a platform for peer-reviewed PR scholarship.

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The Value of Strategic Communications in the PRSA MBA/Business School Program

PRSay

At West Virginia University, Elizabeth Oppe, teaching associate professor, Reed College of Media, teaches the strategic communications seminar during the on-campus residency for online students. By the end of the course, the students are creating videos, leading mock news conferences and developing crisis communications plans.

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4 Corporate Communications Lessons From Hurricane Harvey

PRSay

In corporate settings, outside crisis management experts can use their mental and physical distance from a crisis to see it clearly. Similarly, companies can anticipate many of the resources they’ll need if a crisis strikes. The middle of a crisis is the wrong time to find the right resources. Find your allies.

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Behind the Headlines with Yvonne Lorie

Cision

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