Questions are always being raised about which of these two approaches are the most important. In 1902 Ambrose Bierce wrote in his excellent book – The Devil’s Dictionary that the Art of Business is to extract money from another man’s pocket to yours without resorting to violence. Thus what’s fair in love and war goes. […]

Recently I launched my new combined program called the Reputation Protection & Crisis Response Master Class. As part of the identification and mitigation of risks, I spend some time especially on the identification of new risks versus weaknesses in systems.  Simple example – Not updating your anti-virus program on your laptop leaves your system open […]

 I walked into a shop this afternoon when I saw something that made me laugh and think. Immediately I asked the shopkeeper to share a copy with me. Cartoonists and Graffiti artists display their dissatisfaction about situations through their graphic actions. So do we, when we show taxi drivers the finger. The Chinese has a […]

I am intrigued by how often I read that management express their commitment to Health & Safety Practices in an organization AFTER an accident had taken place. I think it is time to take a look at why Health & Safety Practices in an organization becomes problematic.Years ago there was a book called Fishes rot […]

I just read this article IOL: Toxic water killed E Cape babies – report and there are a few items that I would like to use as discussion and learning points. I will raise my comments in italics. An interim report acknowledged that a “multiplicity of causes” including “systematic failures affecting water quality” were to […]

I just read a very interesting article in today’s Star newspaper entitled “Keeping polluters in line no easy job, says Green Scorpions boss” This article spells out an increased potential for reputation risk for organizations. The role of the Green Scorpions, the huge profile of global warming and green issues coupled with increasing stakeholder demands […]

Sometimes when you clean out old files you can discover some real gems – like this clipping, all about cows: “A cow is a completely automatic milk manufacturing machine. It is encased in untanned leather and mounted on four vertical, movable supports, one on each comer. The front end contains the cutting and grinding mechanism, […]

Hi Guys – I bet you have your phone in your pockets next to your aham…. family jewels… Recently I asked a group – mostly men to remove their cellphones from their pockets. Most of them kept it close to their groins. I told them that it might be dangerous. I guess my gut feeling […]

In the highly unlikely event of an emergency, does it really matter where you sit? According to Australian aviation safety expert, Professor Ed Galea, sitting near an emergency exit not only soothes sore limbs but can also save your life. This conclusion is based on a study of over 105 plane crashes and 2,000 survivor […]

Last month I was asked to be one of the international editors for India’s first Corporate monthly PR e-zine. PR-e-Sense is now one of the Media Partners for the 5th  World PR Conference and Festival, to be held in London in June 2008.  They have offered early bird discount for those registering before the end […]