crisis management
- the techniques used, as by an employer or government, to avert or deal with strikes, riots, violence, or other crisis situations.
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Origin of crisis management
First recorded in 1960–65
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Crisis-management experts offer their takes on what players in the Petraeus saga—from the president to the other woman—should do.
Crisis-Management Experts Weigh In on How to Handle Petraeus ScandalSandra McElwaine
November 14, 2012
Oddly, her crisis-management and communications firm, Smith & Company, is not listed in any directory.
Crisis-Management Experts Weigh In on How to Handle Petraeus ScandalSandra McElwaine
November 14, 2012
Candor reads as genius these days, when news audiences are so used to talking points and crisis-management strategies.
Pierpont needs to understand that crisis-management is about storytelling.