Who is your public face for a crisis? Who is your person that is a problem solver trying to create solu8ons? Who are your communica8ons, marke8ng and public affairs people? Who is ul8mately around to be the problem solver?
talk about the crisis *Apologize. Say it early, Say it oZen. *Mistake. Take responsibility for your part. Admit your mistake without admi[ng fault. *Lesson Learned. Be quick to learn from your mistakes. *Measures of Scale. Know when to communicate, when to stay silent and when to engage. Match your crisis response to the scale of their outrage. *A=en>on to Detail. Don’t gve people more ammuni8on by making silly mistakes. *Legal Eagles. Seek early legal advice on issues that could cause you grief.
in 8ming your return to business as usual. *Naviga>on. What is your plan? Where do you want to go? How are you going to get there? *Followship. Protect and maintain the reputa8on and leadership ability of your talking head. *Team Systems. Teams coming together to build a bigger, beDer team. *Communica>on. Communicate with your own people. *Endurance. Train for the race of the crisis and the aZermath of the race.