From Ryan Lavner, writing for the Golf Channel… What they recall now, a year later, is the dizzying speed. How the novel coronavirus mushroomed from an international issue into a global pandemic. How in the span of a day, they retreated from 40,000 maskless fans to no spectators to zero tournaments – period – for […]
From Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams writing for the Harvard Business School: “You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.” — Admiral James Stockdale. In August, while most developed […]
Nicole Schuman at PRNews writes: From a PR standpoint, highlights of CBS’s Super Bowl pregame show didn’t come from Miley Cyrus’s concert for essential workers or the moving piece celebrating the 30th anniversary of Whitney Houston’s performance of the national anthem. It came from a simple interview that many viewers may have missed while preparing […]
From our esteemed colleague, Dr. Peter Sandman, one of the country’s foremost experts in the field of risk communications, comes this clear-eyed assessment of the way government officials are talking about the COVID-19 vaccine, not with clarity but with a multitude of confusing messages. If you agree with Dr. Sandman’s observations, we hope you’ll consider […]
Jackie Wiles, writing for Gartner: As your organization considers its vaccination strategy, think carefully about what you plan to communicate to, and ask of, employees. As COVID-19 vaccination distribution begins, organizations everywhere have critical decisions to make about their vaccination policies. A Gartner poll of more than 100 HR leaders shows that most will encourage, […]
From Nicole Schuman and Seth Arenstein writing for PR News: There’s no question that the country is divided. That was so before the Nov. 2020 elections. Perhaps more so now. Last weekend (Jan. 9-10) pollster Frank Luntz surveyed 800 people who voted for the president in November. His findings illustrate the country’s political divisions. Most, if not […]
What to Say to Students, Employees, Students, Parents, Taxpayers, Colleagues & Other Stakeholders This Winter about COVID-19 and the Vaccine By Dr. Peter Sandman (abridgement by Bruce Hennes) Editor’s Note from Bruce Hennes, CEO, Hennes Communications: Given mixed, confusing and contradictory messages coming from government officials, public health experts and the media about the pandemic and […]
What to Say to Employees, Customers & Colleagues This Winter about COVID-19 and the Vaccine By Dr. Peter Sandman (abridgement by Bruce Hennes) Editor’s Note from Bruce Hennes, CEO, Hennes Communications: Given mixed, confusing and contradictory messages coming from government officials, public health experts and the media about the pandemic and the vaccines coming on line, […]
What to Say to Law Firm Partners and Employees This Winter about COVID-19 and the Vaccine By Dr. Peter Sandman (abridgement by Bruce Hennes) Editor’s Note from Bruce Hennes, CEO, Hennes Communications: Given mixed, confusing and contradictory messages coming from government officials, public health experts and the media about the pandemic and the vaccines coming […]
Right now, nursing homes, schools, companies, nonprofits and government agencies are considering whether to encourage employee COVID-19 vaccination – or whether to mandate employee vaccination. Ultimately, that decision should be made in consultation with your attorney, medical professionals and H.R. people. As you consider all of the variables (e.g., who gets vaccinated, privacy issues, collective […]