Jeff Reeb is the Director of the Office of Emergency Management for the County of Los Angeles. Jeff and I met after I gave my TEDx talk earlier this year. While having a conversation with Jeff about LA County’s current strategies for effective emergency management and crisis communication, we thought that it would be fun to record our conversation, as others in the field of emergency management are struggling with many of the same and similar issues.
In this week’s episode of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, Jeff and I discuss challenging areas of emergency management and crisis preparedness that pertain to counties, cities, municipalities and organizations around the world.
It’s an insightful conversation that covers many areas of strategizing crisis preparedness for emergency management. Enjoy!
Running time: 54:59
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Thanks to Jeff for taking the time to have this insightful chat with me!
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From female reporters being spontaneously and continually harassed during live reporting, to individuals making mistakes caught on camera and ending up losing their jobs as a result of the footage going viral. We’ve seen some extreme cases of online shaming in the past few years, often resulting in online bullying with dire consequences. But where does society need to draw a line for this type of mob lynching mentality, and how can we determine whether or not the punishments actually fit the crimes? Additionally, what is the best practice for organizations whose employees get caught in these types of viral controversies?
In this episode of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, Garth Rowan and I discuss the reality of online shaming and the impact it has been having on individuals and organizations alike. Through the discussion of several recent case studies, we examine the realities of online shaming and best practices for organizations and individuals for this type of crisis prevention and crisis management.
It’s an interesting discussion on a very timely and impactful topic. Enjoy!
Running time: 1:02:29
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Listen to another great podcast with Garth: TCIP #036 – How To Conduct a Crisis Simulation with Garth Rowan
Thanks to Garth for taking the time to have this interesting discussion with me!
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Karen Freberg and Kristin Saling are more than sisters, they’re research colleagues. They recently conducted an academic study to determine the characteristics and attributes that make a good crisis communication message on social media. When I discovered their research, I knew I had to have them on TCIP to discuss their findings!
In this week’s episode of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, I sat down with Karen and Kristin to discuss their study, its focus and its findings. What’s interesting (yet not surprising) is that the results of their study provide an academic research basis to support what crisis professionals in the field, such as myself, have been preaching and teaching to clients for years.
With that said, tune in to discover what their study suggests is the recipe for effective crisis management messaging on social media.
Karen and Kristin are both smart and fun to chat with – and listen to. Enjoy!
Running time: 49:42
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Thanks to Karen and Kristin for taking the time to share your study and its findings with us!
This post, TCIP #049 - What Makes a Good Crisis Message with Karen Freberg and Kristin Saling, was originally published to melissaagnes.com.
I recently had the great honor and privilege of giving a TEDx Talk in the City of LA. The topic of my TEDx talk is “The Secret to Successful Crisis Management in the 21st Century”.
In this week’s episode of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, I did something a little different from what I usually do. My goal was to bring the message of my talk to you, and to share this critical secret with you. In order to do this, my good friend and colleague, Garth Rowan and I decided to switch roles, where Garth interviewed me about my talk. So, by tuning in to this week’s podcast, you’ll hear an audio version of my 18 minute TEDx Talk followed by Garth’s interview, where we discuss the process I took to create and deliver my speech, and what it really means to adapt a proactive mindset into the very culture of your organization, in the name of successful crisis management and preparedness.
Delivering this TEDx Talk was both an honor and a challenge and I look forward to sharing the details of my experience with you. Enjoy!
Running time: 54:24
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A big thanks to everyone who helped me in the process of creating this speech, and to Garth Rowan for taking the additional time to interview me on this topic and important message!
This post, TCIP #048 - The Secret to Successful Crisis Management with Melissa Agnes, was first published on melissaagnes.com.
Global events, from the Olympics to the Oscars to a global crisis that impacts the world at large, present unique challenges when it comes to crisis preparedness and crisis management.
Last week, in part one of this two-part podcast series with Roman Gaponenko, a social media and content strategist for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Roman and I discussed how to strategize and approach crisis preparedness for global events. This week, in the second part of this podcast series, Roman shares stories about what it was like on the ground in Sochi and the different crisis and issue scenarios that he and his team had to face and quickly overcome in real-time.
Roman shares some really interesting stories and together we provide you with tons of realistic and implementable takeaways to help make your crisis preparedness program scalable and effective.
Whether you’re planning for a global event or are in an industry that can potentially be impacted by global crises, this is the second half of a two-part podcast series you won’t want to miss. Enjoy!
Running time: 1:11:22
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Thanks to Roman for having this insightful discussion with me!
This post, TCIP #047 - Crisis Management for Global Events with Roman Gaponenko (Part 2), was originally published to melissaagnes.com.