Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Opinion research / Trust and reputations on 28 February 2010. 6 comments.
Here’s a manifesto in favour of decent top-down adult leadership rather than the febrile fashions of the crowd. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under Crisis management on 12 February 2010. One comment.
Contrary to popular crisis management mythology, most dramas and disasters aren’t really crises at all. Chin up: things aren’t often really all that bad. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check on 10 February 2010. No comments.
Being socially aware didn’t make Big Pharma innovate. Here’s a risky piece reminding us that profit matters more than seeming nice and safe, whatever the Davos savants pretend or their mantras might say. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under Crisis management / Media issues / Trust and reputations on 1 February 2010. 4 comments.
Warning: this post is counter-revolutionary. A recent BBC’s Culture Show celebrated how Wikileaks exposes anything which comes its way with no chance of legal comeback. Supposedly this will usher in a revolution in openness. Here’s the case against transparency in defence of trust. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Crisis management / Media issues on 26 January 2010. 2 comments.
Manchester United and Manchester City have advised their players against using social media accounts. It would seem the players have accepted the advice. The WSJ has taken a similar stance on SM. There are serious issues here to explore. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Crisis management on 21 January 2010. 5 comments.
Posted by Paul Seaman under PR issues / Trust and reputations on 29 November 2009. 6 comments.
BBC Newsnight recently claimed that UK government plans to build a new generation of nuclear power stations to fill the energy gap by 2020 are hopelessly optimistic. The industry responded by claiming it will be on time and on budget. It’s a phoney debate on both sides. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Crisis management on 23 September 2009. 6 comments.
Heather Yaxley’s very sensible comment yesterday in response to my piece on France Telecom’s (FT) suicides, provides an opportunity to say why in my heart of hearts I long to criticise FT’s approach. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under Political spin on 7 April 2009. 2 comments.
Initial reports suggested Gordon Brown’s Labour Party gained three percentage points in the opinion polls after last week’s G20 summit in London. However, a poll in today’s The Times suggests that the “New World Order” bounce for Brown was lost in the row over MPs’ expenses and in the post-summit analysis that exposed Gordon’s spin. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Media issues on 24 February 2009. 6 comments.
This is when I miss London. It stages the debates we need. Last night Polis, the London School of Economics media think tank organised: Why Did Nobody See It Coming? Reporting The Crash – The Debate. The panel was distinguished and Charlie Beckett thankfully gives a good account of it today on his blog. More »
