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Crisis: Turn Adversity into Advantage

Crisis costs time, money, customers, careers, and in the worst case of scenarios, lives. Make sure your organization has proper policies and procedures in place so when crisis strikes you can turn adversity into advantage.

Behind the Headlines With Kathy Walsh

In an interview with Cision, Fallston Group's Director of Marketing Kathy Walsh discusses the importance of knowing what is being said about your brand, how to properly prepare for potential crises and why basic marketing principles are still relevant today.

Breach Response Planning – Most Plans Fall Short

Dealing with a breach is one of the most stressful and very real situations any executive team will face. One of the first calls should be to an experienced crisis management team and/or PR firm familiar with breach response.

Chipotle Closes Doors for One-Day Food Safety Meeting

Chipotle will close its doors February 8th for a one-day national food safety meeting.

Is It Too Late for Chipotle to Become An “Industry Leader” in Food Safety?

Chipotle responds to E. coli outbreak; claims it will become a "leader in food safety."

During Time of Crisis, World’s Most Powerful Mobilize for Common Cause

Despite the horrific devastation we all witnessed two weeks ago, it’s encouraging to see some of the world’s most powerful leaders affirmatively put their differences aside for a common cause.

Data Breach: Not “If,” But “When”

Imagine everything from cell phones, automobiles and even coffee makers having network connectivity. Find out what can be done to help companies minimize data breach risk.

Crisis Leadership: Lessons From The Ultimate Team Sport

In Crew, great coxswains (like great crisis leaders) are part visionary, part strategist, part coach and always operating within a predictive mindset while considering each nuance.

Spring Training in Full Swing on the Diamond and in the Office

Employees and executives are all gearing up as Opening Day is just around the corner. Here are four ways to make sure your business gets the most out of its team in quarters two, three and four.

Crisis – See It before It Strikes

One of the biggest failures made by organizations when faced with a crisis is the lack of planning or the use of an inadequate plan. Without an executable crisis plan, you will be blindsided when crisis hits and left in a state of oblivion when attempting to figure out what to do next.