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We’re Both On the Same Side
One of my favorite stories concerns a young lad who was confronted by three bullies with violence in mind. Quickly, the little guy drew a line on the ground, stepped back several feet, looked the biggest bully in the eye and said, "Now, you just step over that line." Confidently, the big bully stepped over the line, preparing to commit mayhem on the little guy. Quickly the little fellow grinned and said, "Now we're both on the same side."
What the Heck is Public Relations Anyway?
Public Relations is more than publicity and promotion. It's a way of thinking about relationships between segments of society and public issues, and the act of educating those publics about your value in the market place.
Communicating for Results
Have you ever felt that no matter how much you "communicate" nothing is getting done? You are saying the same thing over and over. No one seems to get it. How do you get your message to "stick"?
Home Business Expert: Prosperity
Ultimately, you have to ask yourself: Which is greater, the price of failure or the price of success?
SACRIFICE THE SACRED COWS
The assumption that we have to do things because that is the way they have always been done needs to be challenged if we desire to live life effectively.
FROM THE COCKPIT: Lessons In Leading Through Crisis
Practical lessons for handling the fear and resultant anxiety which comes with unexpected and unwanted change.
A Series of Strategic PR Tips and Prescriptions, Part 3 From The PR Doctor
How healthy are your public relations efforts and your media relations? Do you have a prescribed plan to achieve healthy publicity for your organization year in and year out? Do you have preventative measures and cures for unhealthy media relations and media coverage for your organization? Do you complain that your organization never gets the media coverage you feel you deserve? Well, if you do not have a healthy relation with the media and you are faced with some real public relations challenges, “The PR Doctor” has a series of strategic PR tips and prescriptions to help. This article is the second in a three part series of a prescription to present those strategic PR tips. Here are the third and final 10 strategic PR tips in the 3-part series.
Management Skills
Running a business is not just about doing whatever it takes to keep things going. In order to turn your business from an ordinary one in an extraordinary one, you need to take control. That means acquiring the leadership and management skills required to help you avoid crisis situations before they ever occur. Whether it’s planning, delegating, or communicating, the skills you need to have as a manager are some of the most crucial in the business world.

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Preparing for Damage Control
Are you prepared for a business crisis? Would you know what a crisis was? How you react to a crisis and whether details get in to the media or not depends on how you handle it. A crisis can be anything from an accident, theft or computer glitch to an industrial spill, death of a director, discrimination or harassment suit....or worse. There are some simple steps you can take to protect the good name and image of your business - it's not rocket science, it's good sense. A crisis communication plan is essential for any sized business - it's not expensive, it's priceless!
The Fundamentals of Crisis Communications
Crisis communications at its most basic level consists of three elements: crisis planning, crisis response and crisis recovery. This article explores each of these categories and provides helpful tips for how to get started.
Crisis intensifiers: From Mild to Radioactive why crisis sometimes gets out of hand.
Crisis intensifiers not only have the ability to worsen a crisis situation, they can blunt the effectiveness of any crisis management strategies. When crisis strikes, quick response may mitigate its effects. Ide III & Yarn (2003), suggest the almost insatiable appetite of the news media for sensationalism, and its ability to share such information widely and instantaneously, can quickly turn a mere rumor or speculation into a full blown crisis potentially damaging reputation and undermining legitimacy to exist.

Leadership with a Twist of Lemon
How do you plan what you would do in “worst-case scenario” situations? How are you prepared for what could go wrong? How can you become aware of your patterns of coping with crisis? What worked in your early years, might not work now as an adult. Read on to learn about a new twist to crisis management.
The Real Crisis With Crisis PR
When a crisis hits, who do you call? Your lawyer of course. But in this image conscious world in which we live, you also need to get on the phone to your PR/crisis manager. Not all PR people are experts in crisis communications, so it is important that you have someone who is experienced in dealing with highly sensitive, high pressure situations; someone who knows how to handle the media, gauge public opinion, has an understanding of legal terminology and most of all, has experience in damage control.

THE NEW CONSUMER’S COURT : CREATIVE COMMUNICATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY :
For many companies, managing a communication crisis is to have good communication. However, we must not confuse crisis management and crisis communication. A crisis is not similarly managed like communication as the communication does not manage a business. However, communication is certainly the best way to deal with a crisis.

FORMALDEHYDE IN F MINOR: DOWNPLAYING DISCORD WITH POSITIVE SPIN
For two entirely different crisis management situations, our advice was the same: keep it positive.

Facets of Assertiveness
Learning to be assertive can sometimes be difficult when people don't have a clear idea of how to act in difficult situations. In this article, we'll show you how to be assertive in a range of situations, including conflict situations and situations when you need to assert your rights.
Key Points To Consider When Managing A Crisis
Any business can find itself, without warning, having to deal with a crisis or issue. Such situations can have far reaching and long lasting detrimental effects, if not dealt with in the most efficient and controlled manner, deflecting as much negative response as possible. The process by which a company handles such situations is commonly known as crisis or issues management. Every organisation should have a procedure that is documented and established that is activated either as soon as a crisis occurs, or whenever possible, in advance of an issue or crisis arising.

Under Pressure – Are You A Winner or A Choker?
Have you ever noticed that some people seem to thrive under pressure? Surely there are people that do perform better under pressure; it’s as though the situation actually gives them more power, strength and determination. It is a matter of how they have learned or been conditioned to react to crisis situations. A crisis is a situation that can either make or break you. If you react well to a crisis, it can empower you with strength, wisdom, intuition, timing that you normally don’t possess. In order to perform well under pressure, we need to learn certain skills. Basically here's a short list of 5 attitudes and skills one must learn, exercise and develop to come out on top in crunch situations. Remember, above all else, that you are the key to any crisis situation. Learn and practice these simple techniques.
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