Exploring the effect company leaders have on your good name
CEOs are the most public face of an organization, and as such they play a major role in its overall reputation. While in the past it was possible for a CEO to “fly below the radar” except when paraded out for investor-related meetings or major product announcements, today’s interactive public want a more personal approach.
Weber Shandwick assembled some excellent research looking at the impact of CEOs on reputation, sharing the highlights in infographic form:

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For more resources, see the Free Management Library topic: Crisis Management
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[Jonathan Bernstein is president of Bernstein Crisis Management, Inc., an international crisis management consultancy, author of Manager’s Guide to Crisis Management and Keeping the Wolves at Bay – Media Training. Erik Bernstein is vice president for the firm, and also editor of its newsletter, Crisis Manager]
– See more at: http://managementhelp.org/blogs/crisis-management/2015/07/19/ucla-not-walking-its-talk-in-data-breach-crisis-management/#sthash.T9KxBvuj.dpuf
Jonathan L. Bernstein, founder and Chairman of Bernstein Crisis Management, Inc. has more than 25 years of experience in all aspects of crisis management – crisis response, vulnerability assessment, planning, training and simulations.
Erik Bernstein is president of Bernstein Crisis Management. Erik started with BCM in 2009 as a writer and subsequently became social media manager for the consultancy itself as well as for a number of BCM clients before moving to the president position.