Wrapping up Q1 of 2026, the PR landscape has provided solid lessons in crisis and reputation management. The Losses: 1. The DHS: When a Rush to Control Narrative Backfires In Read More
When my financial planner tells me to do something for my business, I do it. If Steve Lear can get me financially independent and traveling the world by age 58, I’ll do whatever Read More
When it comes to talking about tough issues, is honesty the best policy? At BETTISON, we say “Absolutely, yes.” But do you need to lay it all out on the Read More
Stacy served as a guest lecturer at Hamline University School of Law’s Health Care Compliance Skills course on April 7, 2014. She presented “Critical Strategies — Health Care Crisis Communications Read More
Reputation Rules. There are three (3) elements to reputation that are impacted in any business or organizational crisis (this applies equally so to personal and professional reputations of individuals as Read More
As I prepare for a continuing legal education (CLE) seminar about workplace violence for the upcoming Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute (May 20-21, 2013), I’ve created a list of characteristics Read More
Back to school is upon us. Summertime schedules have officially yielded to school days. Fall is also the season when school/district crisis management teams meet to review their programs and Read More
Shifting from blame and denial to communication and candor is what the Massachusetts Medical Society and six health care organizations announced is the focus of a major initiative to improve Read More