There’s news. Then there’s NEWS. Sometimes you can’t look away. Some published stories are little more than a matter of record and quickly forgotten, if they’re noticed at all. Others have some…
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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…
Attempt Failed: Burying the Bad
When is it best to let sleeping dogs lie? Burying bad news on the fourth page of a Google search? Good idea. Using public funds to do it? Bad idea. That’s Lesson…
Love ‘Em, Love to Leave ‘Em
When tennis star Maria Sharapova was caught doping, sponsors rushed for the exits. While this article focuses on athletes, its lessons apply to all celebrities. Bottom line: You must protect your brand. If…
Ghosts of Goof-ups Past
Screw up once, shame on who? Screw up twice, shame on you. Never any shortage of problems that threaten reputations. Nor any end in sight for the drama that goes with them.…
Bringing Out the Best
Sometimes crises bring out the best in people. Even if not always immediately. When faced with threats to safety, you must reaffirm that protecting the public is your foremost commitment. Whether…
Not So Secret
Money and power can cloud your judgment of plausibility. “At the length, truth will out.” ~ Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, 1596 Some lessons are never really learned. Such as that secrets…
Knowing When to Clean House
Mopping up fast is good. But be sure of the facts. At first blush, it seems the University of Missouri today and Penn State in 2013 were using the same playbook: Clean…
How to Look Guilty
Just put it in an email? Not the brightest idea. What do Tom Brady and Hillary Clinton have in common? Textbook examples of what not to do. Both denied wrongdoing, claimed there…
KA-PAO!!!!!
How did headline writers miss that one as Ellen Pao lost a second highly visible battle this year? The latest came this month as Pao was forced out as CEO of Reddit…