LORRI ALLEN works with people who want to craft a clear media message and with organizations that need to communicate quickly in a crisis.
A few Vistage members tell me they want to avoid any mention in the news media at all—positive or negative. But others realize that news coverage can build: Awareness of your products or services, Goodwill, Sales or opportunitie...
Businesses recover from horrible events caused by weather, violence, human error and accident. Customers and investors understand bad things can happen to good companies. But are they as understanding when the crisis results from intentional behavior...
You don’t read fiction you tell yourself. You’re just too busy. But you loved To Kill a Mockingbird when you studied it in high school, and you’re curious after all the news reports–you’d like to know if Harper Leeâ€...
You’ve survived the horrible tragedy of unexpected, undeserved violence at your company, but that’s not enough. People have questions. All kinds of people want answers to questions you may not have thought through yet. Your em...
You’ve got enough to worry about leading a business without bothering to waste mental energy on a fatal random act of violence that probably won’t occur at your workplace. You stay up at night pondering payroll, health insuran...
After a 33-year career as a late-night talk show host, David Letterman retires in a few days. His last show is May 20. Letterman has been interviewing celebrities, musicians, politicians and others while making viewers laugh longer than some of...