Monthly Archives: January 2016

Issue management demands plain English

A few weeks ago a Melbourne metropolitan newspaper thought it would be clever to poke fun at a city council for promoting ’plain English.’ The Herald Sun reported that the Monash City Council had been “ridiculed” after revealing plans to … Continue reading

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5 ways to fix the problem facing crisis exercises

Crisis simulation exercises are a staple tool of management training. They force executives to test how good their crisis management capability really is. And they help promote leadership and team-building.  But they have one major problem. Too many executives seem … Continue reading

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