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Jim Lukaszewski is an internationally recognized speaker on crisis management, employee communications, ethics, media relations, public affairs, reputation preservation and restoration, and leadership.
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- Everyone Is Mad at You. What Now?
7 Strategies to Wage Peace and Reduce Contention Wherever there is conflict, confrontation, and crisis, there is contention. In today’s social media-dominated world, working to resolve important issues, the questions and decisions often become very contentious and ends only after one side is beaten and leaves the field; there is a mutual withdrawal; or most … Continue reading “Everyone Is Mad at You. What Now?” - Introducing the 5 Virtues of a Strategist
How to begin assessing your strategic capacity? The concept of the Five Virtues of a Strategist is all about how this is done, and you want to keep doing it as your career progresses. You’ll need to ask yourself critical questions about how you approach ideas, questions, opportunities, dangers, and challenges. Use these questions as … Continue reading “Introducing the 5 Virtues of a Strategist” - 7 Ways to Bungle Your Crisis Response. (and your career if you’re in charge when it happens)
For more than 40 years I have been teaching and pleading about ways to handle crises effectively. Given that the number of crises has remained the same during that time frame, I’m going to take a different approach. But first, let me share my philosophy about crisis management and mismanagement. How Problems Become Crises Almost … Continue reading “7 Ways to Bungle Your Crisis Response. (and your career if you’re in charge when it happens)” - Protected: 7 Ways to Bungle Your Crisis Response (and your career if you’re in charge when it happens)This content is password protected.
- Getting Past “No”
If you’ve ever read any of my stuff, attended my webinars, speeches, or public presentations, you know of my strong belief in the power of positive language and the destructive nature of “no,” negative language, and negative thinking. This is a story about one of the most remarkable salespeople I ever worked with and learned … Continue reading “Getting Past “No”” - Top Executives Often Torpedo Their Own Communication Programs
Why Do Bosses Think So Highly of Their Comms Skills? Let’s be honest, very few upper and senior executives are actually good communicators. A question I always ask our colleagues when I am teaching or speaking is, “Does anyone in the room work for a boss who thinks they are a bad communicator?” Always gets … Continue reading “Top Executives Often Torpedo Their Own Communication Programs”
