Minimise Reputation Risk by Complying with the Consumer Protection Act

Yesterday I had the opportunity to facilitate a workshop on Reputation Risk and the Consumer Protection Act at a conference held at the Indaba Hotel in Fourways, Johannesburg by the Intelligence Transfer Centre (http://www.intelligencetransferc.co.za/). Not wanting to overdo the legalities of the Act itself (since that was covered by other speakers) I focused on the […]

I am just sitting here!

Once there was a rabbit sitting in a field and sprucing himself up. He polished his nails, cleaned his whiskers and even put on some deodorant. An eagle, flying overhead, asked the rabbit what the occasion was. The rabbit replied that "tonight I have a date with the Lioness. The lion is out of town, […]

Powerlines Newsletter Nr.89

The new issue of Powerlines, the newsletter for Reputation & Stakeholder Managers provides a mix of articles, analysis and upcoming events, with links to bring you a wealth of information to your fingertips. This issue features the following commentary, article, events and top tips: 1. One event, Multiple Stakeholder Impacts 2. A Warning – Without […]

Reputation Protection & Defence Master Class 7 – 8 December

What: Reputation Protection & Defence Master ClassA 2 day Master Class that will enable Reputation Managers, Risk Managers and Crisis Management controllers to design and implement strategies and frameworks to mitigate reputation risk and manage repoutation risk incidents when they occur. (Event is already 50% full) When: Monday, December 7, 2009 8:30 AM to Tuesday, […]

Too Busy to Reflect?

Yesterday I visited the office of the Department of Home Affairs in Randburg yesterday with an old lady in her 70’s after her ID was stolen. It eventually took someone in one of the queues to help me in the right direction. There were no one in the Information Office. No seating for old people. […]

A Crisis Simulation Checklist

Got a random call the other day from a Powerlines reader who asked me how I would critique a Crisis simulation exercise. Here is an extract of my partial response: I try and always facilitate a process with the group after a simulation to process the learning experience after a simulated crisis. This involves each […]

New MediaMetricsTM results introduced

Friday, 06 November 2009 07:50 On 30 October 2008 Vision Africa, a full-service marketing and stakeholder research company held a breakfast for media agencies and selected corporate companies to present the results of the 2009 MediaMetricsTM, a product of Vision Africa in Windhoek, Namibia. At the occasion, Cornelius D’Alton briefly gave a short history of […]