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21Feb

Banks should ditch the emotion and focus on fixing their problems

By Patrick Southam | Blog, crisis planing, reputation | 21 Feb 2019 |

As I was following media coverage of the Hayne Royal Commission into Misconduct in Banking and Financial Services this week, I couldn’t help but recall my own experience working for two of the big four banks in senior corporate affairs roles.

27May

Time’s Up for Australian listed companies

By Mario Falchoni | Blog, crisis planing, politics, reputation | 27 May 2018 |

The #TimesUp campaign has demonstrated how quickly things can change. What today appears impregnable and immutable can, in a heartbeat, be left exposed, discredited and abandoned. There are lessons in this for Australian listed companies.

19Apr

Why Qantas and Rugby Australia were wrong to try to gag Israel Folau

By Patrick Southam | Blog, crisis planing, reputation | 19 Apr 2018 |

The current standoff between Rugby Australia, its superstar player Israel Folau and Qantas over Folau’s views on homosexuality poses a fascinating PR and moral dilemma: should an organisation try to gag the private views of an employee on contentious issues if they undermine a commercial relationship?

26Mar

Cricket Australia’s early response to cheating crisis found wanting

By Patrick Southam | Blog, crisis planing, reputation | 26 Mar 2018 |

The unedifying ball-tampering crisis engulfing the Australian cricket team and its captain Steve Smith has placed the spotlight squarely on the response by the sport’s governing body, Cricket Australia.

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