Don’t let greed turn you into a fat cat. Where there’s money, there’s temptation. Where there’s temptation, some people can’t resist. It’s a tale as old as time, and it infects…
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Fast. Faster. Fastest.
Some tasks require Type A personalities: Ambitious, take-charge, and impatient. Life moves fast. To win, you must move faster. This is especially true for those who deal with situations that are critical…
How Did We Survive…
When the only way to contact friends and co-workers if we were away from home or the office was to use a pay phone? When all writing was done by hand or…
Damned If You Do. Damned If You Don’t.
You can’t please everyone. When you’re making tough calls about how to handle a sticky situation, there’ll always be someone criticizing your actions. Same goes for happier decisions like which flavor of…
When Dreams Meet Reality
Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. ~ Bible, Galatians 6:7 But what you reap, may not be what you hoped. Once a wheel is set in motion, inertia takes…
Lost in Translation
Best way to save image? Consider all the moving parts. You know what you said, and you know what you meant. How can anyone misinterpret it? Easy. Happens all the time. Even…
Behind the Scenes
Often the best role for a Crisis PR team is neither seen nor heard. Crisis PR is often best practiced in the shadows. The reason is simple: Make the client look good…
Sounds Good
Tell inconsistent stories and you lose credibility. “Some of my fondest memories are of things that never happened,” a prominent lawyer and raconteur told hundreds of guests at a retirement party, poking…
“You Lose.”
There’s an old adage in Crisis PR: “Lose focus, and you lose control. Lose control, and you lose.” A prominent litigator smiled when he heard it. “My version is quite similar: ‘Never…
Don’t Fumble, Again
Wonder who’s really boss? Follow the money and find out. Roger Goodell can’t catch a break. It’s been a tough year for the NFL commissioner. Wrestling with how to mete out penalties…