RC reputation, risk & resilience report; Managing natural disasters and Preparing for a national emergency

We kicked off July with a stimulating one-on-one chat with Dr Timothy Coombs, the special guest for our second ‘Crisis Communication: In Conversation with…’ series.

Dr Coombs is most famous for developing the Situational Crisis Communication Theory, which helps us predict the level of reputational threat facing an organisation during a specific crisis and how stakeholders will likely respond. Keep an eye out for highlights of the event on our LinkedIn page.

In the July issue:

• Rod Cartwright, our Special Advisor, recently released the 2024 edition of?‘Reputation, Risk and Resilience: where are we now and what happens next?’ He talks about the scope and findings of the report, which analyses eight major publications on the global factors contributing to growing instability and influencing risk. ?

• That’s not all, look forward to a special online event in September, where Rod will host a panel to discuss his highly influential analysis of the reputation risk reports. The link to book your place is in the next few paragraphs.?
• Lots of learnings from our recent webinar: ‘The Practical Aspects Involved in Managing Natural Disasters'. Our Co-Chair, Katherine Sykes, shares her takeaways from the thought-provoking event.

• Are you prepared for a national emergency? Katherine also assesses the UK government’s new resilience framework and its impact on individuals and organisations alike.?

And finally…

• ?Everyone loves getting awards and this year, every committee member of the?CIPR Crisis Communications Network ?is hugely proud to have won an award in the 2024 CIPR Volunteer Recognition Awards.?

Reputation, Risk and Resilience: where are we now and what happens next?

Last month, I released?on LinkedIn ?the 2024 edition of?‘Reputation, Risk and Resilience: where are we now and what happens next?’?– a report summarising and analysing eight major global reports on those interlocking topics from the previous 12 months. The full 2024 report – and a short overview – can be downloaded?here .

The report is a true labour of love into which I pour my professional heart and soul! And because, risk and resilience are now 24/7 and 365, I’ve expanded this year’s edition beyond just the five pre-Davos publications I covered last year.

Read the full blog by Rod Cartwright , Special Advisor, CIPR Crisis Communications Network

Block your calendar: Panel discusses Reputation, Risk and Resilience report

The 2024 edition of ‘Reputation, Risk and Resilience: where are we now and what happens next? will be the topic of interest at this panel event. Rod Cartwright, who published the report, will convene experts from the organisations behind the source publications to discuss their findings and explore the state of trust, reputation, risk and resilience in 2024 and beyond.

The event takes place on 30 September at 13:00 BST (GMT+ 1).

Book your place .

The practical aspects involved in managing natural disasters: takeaways from a thought-provoking event

The impact of natural disasters and extreme weather patterns is rarely out of the news. Who can forget the haunting images of Hawaii’s landscape after fire ripped through it in 2023, the devastation caused by earthquakes in Haiti, Morocco, Syria and Turkey, hurricanes that sweep across the USA and Caribbean and – closer to home – increasingly prevalent drought, floods and mudslides? These examples are crises of huge scale and magnitude, which promote extraordinary challenges for crisis leaders and which require a very particular type of emergency response.

So how can you prepare? What are the best ways to act decisively and lead effectively through any disaster?

Read the full blog by Katherine Sykes , Co-Chair, CIPR Crisis Communications Network

Are You Prepared For A National Emergency? New Government Guidance Aims To Show You How To Get Ahead

Defence may be top of mind for many at the moment, certainly if you are a UK politician or even just reading a national newspaper. With both Labour and the Conservatives vying to be the party most trusted to keep the nation safe and secure, it is not surprising that both parties have been engaged in discussions about defence spending, the nuclear deterrent, the size of the army, national service and much more.

Yet these conversations go so much deeper than the normal pre-election grandstanding. We live in an age of polycrisis, where assorted crises around the globe compound to create an environment that is becoming increasingly dangerous.

Read the full blog by Katherine Sykes , Co-Chair, CIPR Crisis Communications Network

Volunteer awards

Last month, every member of the Crisis Communications Network committee received a CIPR Volunteer Recognition Award .

Your committee is: Adelaide Arthur , Rod Cartwright , Sara Naylor , Felix ?stman , Katherine Sykes and Chris Tucker . We truly work as a team. We are great together and it is fitting that we have all been recognised.

Thanks to the?Chartered Institute of Public Relations ?and to everyone who nominated us for this singular honour. We are hugely grateful.

Most of all we are grateful to you, our members and followers, for being a part of the Network and for supporting us in our mission to promote excellence and share best practice in crisis communications. We love our work but we couldn’t do this without you.

Thank you.

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Curated by Adelaide Arthur , CIPR Crisis Comms Network