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Category Archives: emergency services
Leaders, responsibility and a time to act
The leadership of all organisations should consider what they would do in these difficult circumstances. If they get caught up in a crisis will they stay and sort it out or will they make way for someone else in a bid to maintain confidence? Continue reading
Posted in communication, crisis communication, emergency services, media, police, reputation
Tagged communication, crisis communication, crisis response, politicians, PR
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A moment of quiet reflection
My wish from this terrible situation is that organisations and communicators take another look at their crisis communication plans. Continue reading
Posted in communication, crisis communication, emergency services, PR, Uncategorized
Tagged anniversary, communication, crisis communication, PR
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Power, responsibility and time to listen
In the last two decades I have worked with people affected by crises and have seen the impact of the media on those affected by terrorist attacks. This report is long overdue and I sincerely hope that it starts a conversation that will lead to change. Continue reading
Posted in communication, crisis communication, emergency services, police, PR, public
Tagged communication, journalist, media, PR, terror attack, terrorism
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When is it over?
A crisis isn’t over when you say it is. The events have to run their course and while you can introduce mitigation and ways to reduce the impact of what has happened there is no magic wand to make things go away. Recovery is not guaranteed to remain. Continue reading
Hindsight or learning for the future?
It is saddening to hear the response from the Government has been to rely on talking about hindsight and how the situation of the Covid-19 pandemic was ‘unprecedented’ – a word that has been more than overused in the past 18 months. This is an opportunity to start to look at what action was taken and how we can look at improving for the inevitable future crises including pandemics. But the approach has been to try to defend the position and all the actions that were taken. No crisis response is perfect and there is always something to take, change, review and develop form every situation. Continue reading
Posted in challenge, communication, Covid-19, crisis communication, emergency services, PR
Tagged communication, crisis communication, PR
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When disaster strikes what matters most?
I hope in the coming weeks this is something that the CIPR and PRCA take up to discuss with members. Continue reading
When time stopped
There are some events and crises that are so huge they change life forever. This was one of those moments in time. Continue reading
Posted in communication, crisis communication, emergency services, police, PR, resilience
Tagged communication, Crisis, crisis communication, terrorism
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Humanity in disaster response: book review and interview with author
“Writing this book has been a learning experience combined with an emotional toll as I have dived into a large number of disasters and scrutinized their aftermath.”
Kjell Brataas Continue reading
Posted in communication, Covid-19, Crisis book, crisis communication, emergency services, PR, Uncategorized
Tagged Crisis, Disaster, humanitarian, Norway
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Being seen to do the right thing
When you are a big institution, powerful organisation, or multi-national business the requirement to be open and transparent about your activities is greater. Continue reading
Posted in challenge, communication, emergency services, PR, reputation
Tagged accountable, open, transparency, transparent
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It’s a risky business
Everything in life has risks attached to it. Even lying in bed has risks of deep vain thrombosis or other health issues. Continue reading
Posted in challenge, communication, Covid-19, crisis communication, emergency services, PR, reputation, resilience, Uncategorized
Tagged Covid-19, risk, risk management
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