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Baylor, Starr make sex abuse crisis worse
Worst ever. That seems the overwhelming consensus on former Baylor University President and Chancellor Kenneth Starr’s “performance” in an interview last week. Starr, who was forced to step down, along with the Baptist school’s athletic director and head football coach, … Continue reading
Kane, McCoy cases in Buffalo show different crisis responses
Buffalo’s a huge sports town. The television ratings for its woeful but improving Buffalo Sabres are nonetheless cresting near the top of the NHL standings. People follow athletes in Buffalo like soccer players in Barcelona or skiers in Austria. It’s … Continue reading
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Flint water a huge problem for Michigan’s governor
Politicians don’t have it easy these days. But sitting office holders who upset the populace usually face impeachment [see, Governor of Maine, Clinton, Bill] or a well-financed opponent in the next election. In Michigan, Gov. Rick Snyder is in a … Continue reading
Brian Williams is back, but why is he and does anyone care
He’s baaaaaack. As Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger will say in the next summer blockbuster movie, former NBC News anchor Brian Williams returned to the air last week in an in-house interview with Matt Lauer on Today. Williams professed sorrow, apparently accepted a … Continue reading
Have to love a CEO who makes ice cream, and says he’s sorry in a crisis
What’s not to like about ice cream? OK, too much deliciousness adds L-Bs. But we still enjoy it — operative word being “joy.” That may be, at least in part, why we like the effort by Blue Bell Creameries of … Continue reading
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence missed the ‘perception’ side of new law
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and his legislative colleagues, and really the whole state, have been in crisis for a week. Despite his protests, based on the facts as he sees them, a law passed about “religious freedom,” has been roundly … Continue reading
What happens when you try to bluff in a crisis
Eric Mower + Associates teaches many executive media and presentation training sessions. Two of the techniques are “stop,” and “facts are your friends.” These seem fairly simple, if not easy to execute. Stop means, answer the question and stop. Don’t fill silence; don’t … Continue reading
Hillary Clinton’s email crisis not yet ended — by a long shot
Add to the land of lost wishes the desire to see a prominent public figure stand up and tell the world what everyone would instantly recognize as the unvarnished truth: “I used my personal email because I always had an … Continue reading
America has a crisis it seems incapable of coping with: Winter
There are run-of-the-mill crises, like Brian Williams lying, Bill Cosby sexually assaulting women, ISIS marauding across the Middle East and human-driven climate change destroying the environment. But there is one overriding, super, mega, un-ending crisis in America today: Winter. The usual … Continue reading
Brian Williams should resign or lose his anchor job, but ethics aren’t only factor
Predicting the future is always tricky, just ask Seattle Seahawks fans when the team had second and one yard to win the Super Bowl. Right now, it’s hard to gauge NBC Nightly News’ anchor Brian Williams’ chances of surviving his … Continue reading
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