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Monthly Archives: February 2012
‘You can pay me now, or pay me later’ is crisis fact, because you will pay
Remember that great Fram oil filter slogan: “You can pay me now, or pay me later.” Consumers clicked. ‘Buy a new oil filter and change your oil now for a few dollars, or pay big bucks for major engine trouble down … Continue reading
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‘Scandal’ could be ‘The West Wing’ for crisis managers
Aaron Sorkin, Martin Sheen, Stockard Channing, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, Bradley Whitford and The West Wing elevated presidential governance and morality during and after the Clinton years. Here’s hoping that Shonda Rhimes‘ Scandal will do half as much for … Continue reading
Of crises for mayors and generals, some well managed
The former mayor of Niagara Falls, Vince Anello, recently left federal prison after serving two years for taking pension payments he didn’t deserve. Not smart. But what he did yesterday was extremely smart. He knew that once word got out that he’d … Continue reading
A rare set of smart moves to avoid a labor crisis
We’ve written much in this space about mistakes, self-started crises or those inflamed by bad decisions or stupidity. It might be worthwhile looking at a crisis avoided. Amherst, NY is a suburb of Buffalo. It is, or was, the largest municipality defined … Continue reading
Puns are stupid, this is simply a crisis lesson about Jeremy Lin
Time-Warner cable initiated its own damaging PR crisis when MSG would not let it broadcast Sabres, Islanders and Rangers games to about 1.5 million subscribers statewide because of a programming contract price dispute. But because MSG also has the Knicks and the hottest … Continue reading
Just like the captain, Carnival left the social ship as it sank
What if Titanic hit the iceberg killing the same number of people, but somehow managed to keep its four smokestacks above water for the world to see? Welcome to Carnival Cruise Lines‘ daily nightmare scenario. And because this is such an … Continue reading
Jealousy, envy, power-lust generate internal crises that explode
The Vatican probably survived more scandals and crises in the last almost two millenia than any institution except the British monarchy. [Or maybe Newt Gingrich.] That it should be in the middle of another is not surprising. The bubbling cauldron of crisis ingredients requires a … Continue reading
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