Crisis of the Month
Your monthly guide to what went wrong (and how to do it better)From PR nightmares to corporate meltdowns, every month brings a new mess – and a new lesson.
Crisis of the Month is a no-fluff Substack that breaks down real-world crises and what they teach us about leadership, communication, and damage control.
Whether you’re in comms, ops, or just crisis-curious, this is your monthly guide to what went wrong and how to do it better.
🔍Case studies, analysis, and takeaways
❓Thoughtful questions to ask your team
💬Written by your friendly crisis management friends at Kith
📬 Free and delivered monthly
Follow now so you’re ready before the next one hits.
Crisis Leadership Blog
Breaking the Crisis Wheel
Like my Kith colleagues, I cut my proverbial teeth in politics. Not as a candidate, but as a campaign staffer and, later, political consultant. Campaigns are great places to train for reputation management and crisis communications because everything is a crisis. The...
Hot Potato: What To Do When You’re Targeted
We’re taking you way back in the wayback machine to when I was a little kid in Canada. It was 1991 when Winnipeg-based Old Dutch Foods entered the Ontario market hoping to gain ground but instead faced a salty standoff. Rival Hostess Frito-Lay was accused of buying...
How a Clear Chain of Command Creates Strategic Speed in a Crisis
If you’ve ever seen the classic Abbott and Costello sketch "Who’s on First?," you know how quickly things can unravel when no one knows who’s doing what. It’s hilarious on stage, but in a real life crisis, that kind of confusion is anything but funny. Think back to...
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