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Leadership is Like a Good Suit

July 30, 2015Ken WredeCrisis management, Leadership, Leadership development, leadership principles, organizational culture

(Or The Fallacy of Leadership Style) There are a lot of articles and posts written on the subject of leadership style.  Most of it is based on a faulty premise: you are your leadership style and your leadership style is you. In other words, people are led to believe that they are defined by their leadership style…

Bill O’Reilly (Memory Challenge)

March 19, 2015KW WredeBill O'Reilly, Cognition, Critical Thinking, Memory

One of the hardest comments for anyone to say when speaking of Bill O’Reilly is “I have no opinion about the guy.” He makes it almost impossible to separate the messenger from the message. Human bias is not part of an intellectual process, it is an emotional one. Almost everyone has a bias regarding O’Reilly….

Bill O’Reilly (Managing a Crisis)

March 5, 2015KW Wrede1 commentBill O'Reilly, Crisis management, Ken Wrede, Kenneth Wrede, media response, Memory, social media

20150305 Bill O’Reilly (Managing a Crisis) On the heels of the Brian Williams media crisis, another celebrity was caught up in a crisis similar to, and directly related to Williams.  Bill O’Reilly, the Fox News commentator, was accused of the exact same misconduct in an article from Mother Jones magazine. Quick review: Williams was suspended…

Media Crisis Management – Brian Williams

February 5, 2015KW WredeBrian Williams, Crisis management, Ken Wrede, Kenneth Wrede, media response, Memory, social media

Brian, Brian, Brian… Oh Brian. Yes… Brian Williams. There is nothing worse for anyone than to be caught in the cross hairs of the media.  It can be a person, a company, or even a brand.  What can you do if you make an honest mistake or if you are the victim of a negative…

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