By erik on September 17, 2020
These days, protecting your organization from cybercrime is just as, and possibly even more important than securing your physical facility. Cybersecurity is always evolving and you need to keep up with best practices to help prevent data breaches that could compromise your company’s reputation. With that said, it’s not possible to prevent every breach attempt. […]
By erik on March 31, 2020
Let’s face it, we’re all a little worried. While pandemics aren’t new, the rapid spread and global impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus has already changed the way we live and work before it’s even peaked. Adding to the worry in this type of situation are the many, many factors that are out of our control, […]
By erik on February 10, 2020
With coronavirus news disrupting business across the globe, we’ve been asked by quite a few clients, colleagues and friends what exactly they should be doing about a couple common areas of concern. Due to this interest, we felt it would be a good topic to cover here in our next edition of Crisis Manager On […]
By erik on December 19, 2019
Strong crisis communications salvages a sticky situation for the brand as the holidays get into full swing It’s no secret that the holiday season is incredibly important to retailers, and that means big brands are trying to tread carefully to avoid becoming the next subject of an outrage outbreak. Hallmark stepped right into one, however, […]
By erik on December 5, 2019
What should you do when the need for crisis management appears out of nowhere? A local police officer walks into your coffee shop and an employee decides to label them as *PIG* in the system. What exactly were you supposed to do to prevent that? Unpreventable crises happen all the time, just ask Starbucks, which […]
By erik on November 4, 2019
Are you ready to face a crisis head-on? While nobody wakes up in the morning eager to face a crisis, it only takes one look at the headlines today to see that crises can (and do!) come out of nowhere. They impact organizations of all shapes and sizes, from small local charities or “Mom and […]
By erik on September 20, 2019
Tips To Help You Prevent An Avoidable Workplace Crisis “Ninety-five percent of the crises to which I’ve responded could have been completely prevented, or greatly reduced.” — Jonathan Bernstein How prepared are you for a potential crisis in your operation? Could the crisis have been avoided if you were more in tune with the perceptions […]
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.[Read more ...]
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.
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