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
More on Knowing Your Stakeholders: Seeing the World through Their Eyes
In our last post, we discussed the importance of mapping your stakeholders. Now it’s time to really understand them. And the whole thinking for this series was spurred by this column about where people get their information. While Kith is politically agnostic, all of...
Know Your Stakeholders
If you’ve been around a moment, you’ve heard or read about our Kith formula: Clarity + Trust = Strategic Speed. Today, I want to talk about just one piece of Clarity: Knowing your stakeholders. That means knowing who matters, what they value, and how to communicate...
When Your Leader Falls Out of Fashion
Lately, we’ve seen organizations in the news that have failed to prepare for an uncomfortable scenario: when the threat comes from within. It’s unsettling to imagine a business unraveling due to the actions of an insider (whether intentional or not). But it happens,...
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