It's pretty bad out there right now. The unemployment rate in the US is at 6.7 percent, with half a million jobs lost in November alone. This is the worst rate since 1993, the year before I graduated from college. In this environment, many employers are having to slash large swaths of jobs, and with it comes the human tendency to go read more...
Immortality-Live on through others
By Lauren Vargas My Reader is jammed with articles about the economy-how we can succeed in this economy and perils that will occur due to this economy. I am positive you are encountering the same barrage of opinions and fear-induced advice. Lack of control over our financial stability (something you never had) is frightening. There are things we can do to improve our good fortune in these uncertain times. Fellow guest blogger, Shonali Burke, addresses how read more...
Out of the Blue: A Chance to Serve and Learn
Just like today, seven years ago it was a blue and sunny day in Arlington, VA., just minutes from the Pentagon, where I lived at the time. I couldn't have imagined what would unfold that day. Today, I live in Houston, and just like that day seven years ago, a storm is brewing just out of sight. Of course, this time it is Hurricane Ike that is bearing down, and again, I have no idea what to expect over the next 48 hours. Except for one thing. I know that in the aftermath of the storm, the Red Cross will be there. I have shared my read more...
The 3 Rs of Crisis Management
I am speaking today to the SW Leadership District for the Boys and Girls Club. The presentation beloow is meant for non communication professionals and newbies to crisis management. It covers the three stages of crisis management:
- Research Response Recovery
Exclusive: Former FEMA External Affairs Head John Pat Philbin Sets the Record Straight About “Fake” Press Conference
I sat down with John "Pat" Philbin, APR, Ph.D., former Director of External Affairs at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). For Immediate Release Interview has posted the full audio of the interview with Pat Philbin simultaneously. I have to admit that I also was pretty hard on FEMA about its staged press conference on October 23rd. It seemed to me at the time to be a junior mistake. So, when I heard that a senior communicator was found culpable, I questioned the ethics of the organization read more...
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