How to control media herd? Turn around the lead steer. You’re inundated by it every day. A flood of words, empty of meaning but designed to arouse emotions. Think of talking…
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Goose, Gander & Ox
Best time for damage control? Remember early bird and worm. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. But it depends on whose ox is being gored. Contradictory concepts, yet…
The Buck Stops
The first job is fixing the problem — not finding a scapegoat. Mary Barra got it right. Barely two months into her job as General Motors’ CEO, she seized control of quality…
The End of Belief?
Little room for hope? Less for trust? You need Crisis PR more than ever. Is it any wonder an entire generation stopped believing? They wanted to have faith. To wit, their embrace…
Never Having to Say You’re Guilty
When the worst happens, you’re on your own. You must define the terms of the debate. The public never really trusted Wall Street. That relationship went from bad to worse in the economic…
Definitions, Leaks & Reputation
You have so much at stake. Don’t let it slip away. Protect it. At the end of the day, it all depends on how you define things. For the secret court that…
Half-Empty, Half-Full, No Compromise
Sad commentary on media & politics: Creeping partisanship. More paralysis. It’s interesting to watch how the media report the same story. Same facts. Different conclusions and emphasis. Disregard editorials and op-eds. They’re…
The Fantasy of Rationality
Symbols trump facts every time. Since we emerged from the intellectually impoverished Dark Ages, philosophers and economists have been trying to make people fit into neat boxes prescribed by universal and predictable…
“Check Your Testosterone at the Door”
Don’t let the rush of a small victory distract you from your ultimate goal. In some circles, “attorneys” and “argumentative” are considered synonymous. But one judge had had enough. In handing down…
Everything’s Apocryphal
Media defines your world. But whose version is true? “Most history is guessing, and the rest is prejudice.” ~ Will Durant, 20th century American philosopher & historian The same is true…