Crisis Leadership Blog
Insights and perspectives on being the lighthouse during a crisis.
Kyte Baby: How It Could Have Been Avoided
There have been some really great dissections of the #KyteBaby crisis response. Jeremy Tunis and Eleanor Hawkins to name my favorites. But for all this great analysis, I want to dive a little deeper into how this could have been prevented. I see there are three...
Kith Launches Litigation Communications Practice
KITH LAUNCHES LITIGATION COMMUNICATIONS PRACTICE Crisis Management Advisory Formalizes Legal Conflict Expertise Austin, TX– Kith, among the fastest-growing crisis management advisory firms in the country, has launched a new legal conflict communications practice to...
The Cost of Inaction
I have danced ballet most of my life. It’s the one thing I keep coming back to but I now live somewhere where there are not many options for ballet. Barre is o.k. Pilates is great. I was once kicked out of a yoga class for tapping my fingers. Nothing is ballet. So...
Think Twice, Speak Once
My grandfather built his own house on a farm in Saskatchewan. The house is now 75 years old and is home to a new family. I am tremendously fortunate to have had him share this skill with me. I built a bookshelf, can hang doors, and build decks. As with most...
Control What You Can Control, Including Your Anger
Justin Wilcox is used to winning and losing. For the head football coach of the University of California Golden Bears, wins and losses usually come on the football field, but his latest loss was handed to him by a bunch of college presidents and network executives...
By definition, Kith means a cadre of peers who shape opinions and attitudes while instilling sophisticated habits for action. As a way to live this value, we like to share resources that are building blocks to good crisis management and can help you start the path of protecting your reputation.
More Recent Insights
Small is beautiful: the value of a small simulation
Small is beautiful Critical takeaways A large, incisive simulation is an excellent training vehicle to practice your crisis readiness and put your team through its paces in a realistic environment. But a sort, simple simulation - even discussing a specific topic with your team - will still add value and may be more appropriate in some cases. Apply the...
5 principles for effective crisis training
Critical takeaways "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" is particularly pertinent when it comes to crisis preparedness and training beforehand is essential. However, not all training is of equal value, and 'binging' your training once or twice a year isn't very effective and can even be detrimental. Instead, we advise using the five principles...
Great Disruption, the Sequel
Recently, I was speaking with a client in the early stages of bringing the majority of their remote workforce back to the office. He said something that resonated with me and probably would with other strategic communicators: the “pandemic has leveled the playing field” between employees who were always in the office and those who were always, or nearly...
Understanding yourself and your mental committee
Critical takeawaysIn any situation, particularly a crisis, showing up as your best self is key to success. In order to do that, you need to understand yourself.There are many tools to help you identify your key ‘parts,’ but the model we like is based on the internal family system (IFS), which we’ve adapted to include the idea of an internal committee.Spend...
The Business Power Hour with Deb Krier
When relationships are critical to your business, your reputation is one of the most important assets you manage. In today’s podcast, we’re joined by Bill Coletti - a highly experienced and sought-after reputation management strategist and speaker. Get ready for a deep dive session into the world of corporate crisis management. Listen Here!
Crafting the Perfect Crisis Simulation
Crisis simulations are, in our opinion, truly the best way to train and evaluate your team when it comes to crisis readiness. And with the right recipe, you can create a crowd-pleasing simulation that will leave your team well-prepared for when a crisis strikes.
The Best Approach to Crisis
I was asked a really good question on a podcast, and I thought I’d share it with you. Because there is sort of this ongoing debate about if it is better to be creative or authentic during a crisis response.
The Best Way to Handle Fear
When fear shows up for me I think of it like this… It is a little voice in my mind that reminds me to be on guard ready to think before I speak.
Crushing Chaos
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Preparing for Risk
I’ve been getting a lot of questions about this through the frame of crisis and crisis response and what organizations should do. In fact, I was speaking about this on a panel and was joined by an intelligence analyst.
The Kith Method
Good crisis management comes from a plan. Great crisis management comes from capability – and starts before you even smell smoke. That’s why we developed the Kith Method. We can help build and maintain a flexible capability that works for you.
Your reputation is an investment; time-consuming and costly to build and expensive to repair. Protect it.