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Facility Emergency Management DVD-based training
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Business Continuity and Risk Management
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Emergency Management Exercises: From Response to Recovery Special
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Manufacturing, Distribution Business Continuity
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Coming JUNE, 2012! THE ONE BOOK on crisis communications you’ve really been waiting for!
LUKASZEWSKI ON CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS
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Social Media, begun as a mode through which individuals could communicate with others, has now evolved to a critical element in emergency and crisis response.
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Every new technology brings with it the capacity to screw things up in an entirely new way. With social media, it’s now become possible to turn what was once a verbal gaffe behind closed doors into a public peccadillo.
Continue reading Social media firestorms: A first responder’s guide
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Hurricane Irene and the recent East Coast earthquake are critical reminders of the importance of timely communication among managers and their employees.
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If you don’t know James Lukaszewski, that’s probably just as well for you and your company.
If you do, then you understand why he’s regarded as one of the “experts to call when all hell breaks loose.” And why he’s held in Yoda-like esteem for his wise, concise, positive approach to guiding clients through their worst internal and external problems.
Continue reading Jim Lukaszewski: He’ll manage crises but prefers to avert them
What is the objective in any crisis?
It is to maintain company credibility and reputation, and create the perception that as an organisation you are doing everything humanely to act in the positive regard to all stakeholders.
Continue reading Why You Should Plan for Crises Before They Happen, by Deon Binnemann
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Attend Jim Lukaszewski’s School for Strategists in New York City, November 18 and 19, 2010: How to Think and Advise Management Strategically During Tough Situations and Crises.
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What is the objective in any crisis? It is to maintain company credibility and reputation, and create the perception that as an organization you are doing everything humanely to act in the positive regard to all stakeholders.
Deon Binneman shares his perspective on crisis management. Continue reading Why You Should Plan for Crises Before They Happen
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Growing reliance on Information Technology, along with compliance and regulatory requirements has led many organizations to focus on Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions. Availability has become a major concern for business survival. This document by Shankar Subramaniyan CISSP, ABCP lays down some of the best practices and learning for implementing disaster recovery solutions.
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Tags: BIA, business impact assessment, change management, crisis communication, high availability, recovery procedures, SAN, software license management, Storage area networks
The BP fiasco is clearly one of the most devastating environmental incidents in history, and what scares me most is that the company clearly did not have adequate incident response or disaster recovery plans before the oil spill.
Continue reading Lessons Learned from BP Oil Spill
Tags: BP, British Petroleum, crisis communication, crisis management, Gulf oil spill, reputation management
James E. Lukaszewski, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA, received The John W. Hill Award at the 23rd Annual Big Apple Awards for the New York Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).
Continue reading James E. Lukaszewski Receives The John W. Hill Award
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