Was the USA v. Canada Olympics Men’s Gold Medal Hockey game a referendum on American Healthcare Reform? Sports ‘Twitterati’ from both sides of the border passionately argued their nationalistic viewpoints. Does our Congressional Team USA have what it takes to produce winning results? Having advised both Olympic marketers and political campaigns, Clarity’s Loring Barnes examines this dialog and finds medal-worthy lessons for Federal legislators.
Redemption or Hypocrisy: is Tiger Woods guiding his image rehab with the same finesse as his golf game? Loring Barnes, APR, a veteran crisis PR consultant, joins the conversations of board rooms, gyms and cocktail gatherings to opine about the value of executive credibility and the teachable moment of this unfolding reputation management case study.
Quadruple Bogey: Tiger Woods’ Teachable Moment
Tiger Woods’ silence in crisis is the wrong approach and only prolongs his turnaround. With his career’s fortune and enduring reputation on the line, Loring Barnes, a veteran crisis public relations counselor to companies and CEOs, spotlights four crisis lessons that transcend sports icons.
This was the summer that wasn’t. A monsoon season settled into New England and there was no luxury vacation on the docket. Client work done at a frenetic pace occupied us and defied the daily news feed of economic doom and gloom. In that I clearly have no complaint.
With the rain still upon us but [...]
Money On The Tree
I own three (!) large, exuberant dogs – two Golden Retrievers and a Yellow Labrador – who seem to eat much more than their body weight each day. When it comes time to replenish their food, its common for me to go to Especially for Pets, where I know I will spend [...]
I’m doing a lot of learning from Plan A Professional Organizing & Design, a client a with some really interesting stories of how they’ve helped business owners across a myriad of industries better understand that underneath cluttered stockrooms and vacuous post-reduction workspace is time and money that can be reclaimed. So much of what [...]
When we turn on the news or log onto our digital newspaper, stories of global conflict are inescapable, because “if it bleeds, it leads.” Yet despite this tumult, we cannot imagine a life without American democracy and our First Amendment. Both are the hallmarks of an egalitarian if not momentous election followed by another [...]
When we think of crisis, it’s easy to recall those of epic scale, like the harrowing hours of 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, or more recently, the swath of Ponzi king Bernard Madoff’s ruthless deceit. But drill down and all crises are bound by common denominators: the aftermath is attributable to a natural or man-made disaster. [...]
“We’re pulling back our budgets” is a too oft sung refrain.
In today’s down economy, our funding in we’ll reign.
Things are tough all around and forecasters don’t predict a quick rebound. But history and physics both show that what goes down must come back. Will your company be ready?
This is a terrific time to [...]