Apple – will it prove to be a resilient company?

 

By Dominic Cockram

Shares in Apple have fallen 44% since their high in September last year, recording one of the most spectacular collapses in Wall Street history. Their decline has not been marked by any crisis or scandal.  Rather their success has simply begun to wane and their competitors have woken up, fired up and now overtaken them some may say.

The Crisis Press Conference: How? – planning and execution

By Andy Cuerel

Last month we considered the ‘why and when’ of crisis press conferences – this week we consider the ‘how’.

Assuming your organisation has met the criteria for holding a crisis press conference what happens next? You will often only have a short timeframe to plan and execute the conference and there are a number of things to consider, whether logistically – physical environment, equipment etc, and delivery i.e. rules of engagement for speakers and facilitators.

Crisis Management Teams: None of us is as smart as all of us

When a crisis hits, there are those whose immediate reaction is to want to stand alone and fight it themselves. However, the most successful crisis responses are those undertaken by a pre-established and well-rehearsed crisis management team, not one or two individuals. Last month on this blog we explored the personality types of the crisis management ‘loners’; here we explore why it is so vital for crisis management to be a team mission, and not an individual pursuit.