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Is This the Least Meaningful Crisis Defense?

Crisis Management, Crisis Management and Crisis CommunicationOctober 1, 2020699Views 0Likes 0Comments

When a crisis strikes it’s very natural to try and hide behind some sort of a defensive statement. Yet that statement needs to be meaningful and not just a fashionable cliché posing as a moral fig-leaf.

Five Rules for Crisis Leadership, By Dr. Jo Robertson

Crisis Management, Crisis Management and Crisis CommunicationSeptember 25, 2020654Views 0Likes 0Comments

Many thoroughly savvy executives fail to take the potential for crisis as seriously as they should. They might have great security plans, or they might be following so-called best practices in crisis management, but they are still woefully underprepared. Dr. Jo Robertson, author of Executing Crisis: A C-Suite Crisis Leadership Survival Guide, shares her top…

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WEBINAR: How to Manage Legal and Communication Advice in a Crisis – And Do the Right Thing

Crisis Management, Crisis Management and Crisis CommunicationSeptember 21, 2020890Views 0Likes 0Comments

WATCH THIS EXCLUSIVE WEBCAST WITH ONE OF THE WORLD'S FEW THOUGHT LEADERS ON CRISIS MANAGEMENT, DR TONY JAQUES Learning from the best: I have just had the privilege of hosting an exclusive webcast with one of the few genuine thought leaders on crisis management and issue management, Dr Tony Jaques, of Melbourne, Australia. The participants were an…

How to See Gray Rhinos

Crisis Management, Risk ManagementSeptember 18, 20201KViews 0Likes 0Comments

The COVID-19 pandemic was not a “black swan” (catastrophic event that came out of the blue and no one saw coming), it was a “gray rhino” which had long been predicted but leadership everywhere overlooked. As we move forward from the pandemic to new challenges, how do we better ensure we have our eyes open…

Should top executives be penalized after a crisis?

Crisis Management, Crisis Management and Crisis CommunicationSeptember 16, 2020694Views 0Likes 0Comments

Should top executives be penalized after a crisis? by Tony Jaques, PhD It’s human nature to demand that “heads should roll” when things go wrong. And politicians and business leaders have got used to pointless calls for them to resign after every minor problem. But what is the right response when an organisation gets into…

Why Communicators and Lawyers Must Work Better Together

Crisis Management, Crisis Management and Crisis CommunicationAugust 25, 2020685Views 0Likes 0Comments

Why Communicators and Lawyers Must Work Better Together, by Tony Jaques Recent research shows some communicators and lawyers still don't trust each other, especially in the pressure-cooker environment of a crisis. The result can be conflicting advice to management, leading to poor decisions and reputational damage. The conflict between what's legally permissible and what society thinks…

TikTok and Reputation Management: Has time run out for big newspaper ads in a crisis?

Crisis Management, Crisis Management and Crisis CommunicationAugust 14, 2020959Views 0Likes 0Comments

Facing a reputational crisis TikTok placed ads in Australian newspapers, pleading not to become a “political football.” But outside the media bubble, did anybody pay attention? Or was it just an outdated response with no real value in terms of effective crisis management?

When is it okay to shut down debate on controversial issues?

Crisis Management, Crisis Management and Crisis Communication, PandemicsApril 6, 2020865Views 0Likes 0Comments

The coronavirus just may have had one positive effect. The world-wide race to develop an effective vaccine to slow the global pandemic seems to have temporarily overshadowed the influence of anti-vaccine activists, according to Tony Jaques. But, when is it okay to shut down debate on controversial issues? Though it has to be said that prominent…

No successful crisis response begins when the crisis begins!

Crisis Management, Crisis Management and Crisis CommunicationMarch 17, 2020675Views 0Likes 0Comments

Now, more than ever, today’s executive needs to be prepared to take quick action to annihilate crises before they happen! EXECUTING CRISIS: A C-SUITE CRISIS LEADERSHIP SURVIVAL GUIDE is made for business leaders who wants to learn how to manage a crisis when it arises. How leaders deal with crisis can clarify character and strengthen reputation.…

Australian Bushfire crisis shows the persuasive power of big numbers

Crisis Management, Crisis Management and Crisis CommunicationFebruary 5, 2020667Views 0Likes 0Comments

Tony Jaques, Director of Issue Outcomes Pty Ltd, advises on issue and crisis management. He is the author of Rothstein Publishing's upcoming book (summer 2020) addressing senior executives on how to successfully navigate crises and balance sometimes conflicting advice from lawyers and public relations or crisis management professionals. There’s an old journalist maxim that Names…