What Were the Results of Your Crisis Analysis? Is Your Company Exposed?
Warren Buffett says, “It takes twenty years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” Most leaders do an excellent job of leading the organizations for which they’re responsible. However, while they’re focused on developing vision, motivating people and driving results, there are many […]
Mid-Air Crisis Turns to Rock-Solid Advantage
Adversity as serious as a hole in the roof of a jetliner at 30,000 feet can still turn to advantage with the right crisis planning and response. Southwest Airlines has come through that potentially deadly and damaging event with flying colors. The hole tore through the roof of a Southwest 737-300 as it cruised above […]
Free “Shred Event” to Fight ID Theft
Identity theft costs each Maryland victim more than $2000 on average. Businesses victims lose even more; an average of $29,000. That’s why Incred-A-Shred is teaming with Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler and Junior Achievement of Central Maryland for a free “shred event” to help you destroy sensitive documents and protect yourself from ID theft. […]
Identity Theft – A Massive Issue
Did you know that someone in America has their identity stolen every 3 seconds? With more people than ever having access to digital information than ever before, it is imperative that you do everything you can to protect your identity. “Dumpster diving,” or rifling through trash cans and recycling bins for personal information is still […]
Police Commissioner Right to Wait Before Releasing Shooting Information
Rob Weinhold – Principal, Fallston Group *Former Chief Spokesperson for Baltimore Police Department Some have criticized Baltimore Police Commissioner Fred Bealfeld for not releasing information about the controversial police-involved shooting this past weekend in a timely manner. The early morning incident, which resulted in an off-duty plain clothes police officer being shot and killed by […]
Safety First; Personal Safety Tips for Women
By: Rob Weinhold According to the USDOJ and CDC, nearly 2 million women are physically assaulted annually in the United States and 15%-20% percent of all American women report a sexual attack or rape at some time in their lives. And, because many sexual assaults go unreported, it remains clear that many more women are […]
When Your Company Confronts a Crisis, Here’s When to Call a Cop
Examiner.com – Article Submitted by Gerry Hanlon (November 17, 2010) Recently an angry relative of a patient at Johns Hopkins Hospital shot a physician and barricaded himself inside. The tense standoff that resulted lasted for several hours while news media gathered around (and even flew above) the hospital. For insight into the way Johns Hopkins […]
Brett Favre – Is His Reputation in Serious Peril ?
by Chris Catterton Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre has built a reputation as one of the toughest players in the NFL, playing nearly 300 games consecutively without succumbing to injury. For the better part of two decades, Favre has held firm against opponents who have battered and trampled him but failed to stop him from […]
Armed Security is the Best Defense
by Frank Barile The shooting at Johns Hopkins Hospital again brings the concept of workplace violence into focus. By all accounts, those charged with tactically handling this situation did a great job, but this incident is one of hundreds which occur in organizations around the world each year. In this post 911 world, private and […]
Target, Best Buy Provide “Lesson Learned” for Corporate World
By Rob Weinhold — As a result of the January Supreme Court decision which allows corporations to contribute unlimited funds for political activities, both Target and Best Buy each contributed $100,000 to a business group in Minnesota called MN Forward. MN Forward is an organization who advances political agendas in the spirit of private sector […]
