BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20201202T170000Z DTEND:20201202T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:HFC Safety Council: Crisis Management for Business Leaders DESCRIPTION:Brought to you by the Highland-Fayette-Clinton Safety Council\n\n\nDate: Wednesday\, December 2nd\, 2020\n\nTime: 12PM 1PM\n\nLocation: Zoom! All HFC meetings are free and open to all\, but registration is required - REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/DecHFC2020\n\nAccess: Upon registration\, you will receive access to the virtual meeting\n\n\n\nPresentation: Crisis Management for Business Owners\, Government Officials\, School Superintendents\, Health Care Administrators\, Nonprofit Directors and Other Business Leaders \n\n\n\nOSHA & discrimination complaints active shooter situations employee fraud product defects employee discontent environmental events industrial accidents sexual misconduct stupid Facebook posts trade issues \n\ntransportation problems regulatory issues. \n\n\n\nMeanwhile\, there's a TV reporter in your parking lot looking for comment. A disaster can happen anytime. And when it does\, you may only have minutes to respond. \n\n\n\nIt's a fact: controversies today are tried in the Court of Public Opinion more often than in any Court of Law. Those reputational trials can greatly influence public perception and tarnish an organization's brand. With the rampant use of social media\, that threat has grown exponentially. The result: an organization's most important asset can be significantly damaged before a legal trial even begins. Indeed\, since most legal controversies are settled prior to trial\, the Court of Public Opinion has arguably become the most important battleground not only for good will and market share\, but also for legal bargaining and settlement negotiations. Managing this battleground has become critical for business leaders. \n\n\n\nEven before the Trump era\, news was breaking first on social media\, with traditional media sweeping Twitter\, Facebook\, Instagram and YouTube for leads. Whether your brand is immersed in crisis or dealing with a hot-button issue\, your news can easily "go viral." \n\n\n\nSince it takes a lifetime to build a reputation and only a few seconds to destroy one\, "managing the message" is a necessary skill set for CEOs\, executive directors\, school officials\, health care directors\, attorneys and government officials\, as well as other business leaders. \n\n\n\nThese fast-paced talks by veteran crisis management and communications specialists Bruce Hennes\, Thom Fladung and Stephanie York from Hennes Communications in Cleveland will focus on a highly strategic approach to communicating during a wide variety of situations\, offering methods for establishing and maintaining "control of the message\," enabling you to move your message forward or mount a defense against a sudden onslaught from traditional or social media. \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Stephanie York\, J.D.\, vice president and in-house counsel for Hennes Communications\n\nStephanie York\, J.D.\, vice president and in-house counsel for Hennes Communications\, has over 25 years' experience in law and communications\, most of that time working in as an Assistant Director of Law and spokesperson for the City of Akron and former Mayor Don Plusquellic. \n\n\n\nAbout Hennes Communications \n\nHennes Communications is one of the few agencies in the U.S. focused exclusively on crisis communications and crisis management. Serving corporations\, government agencies\, educational and healthcare institutions and nonprofits that are "on trial in the Court of Public Opinion." Hennes Communications also offers pre-crisis consulting\, 24/7 crisis response\, media training\, tabletop drills and litigation communications support to clients. \n\n\n\nFor more information\, please visit www.crisiscommunications.com. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Brought to you by the Highland-Fayette-Clinton Safety Council

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\nDate: \;Wednesday\, December 2nd\, 2020
\nTime: \;12PM &ndash\; 1PM
\nLocation: \;Zoom! All HFC meetings are free and open to all\, but registration is required - \;REGISTER HERE: \;https://bit.ly/DecHFC2020
\nAccess: \;Upon registration\, you will receive access to the virtual meeting
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\nPresentation: Crisis Management for Business Owners\, Government Officials\,  \;School Superintendents\, Health Care Administrators\,  \;Nonprofit Directors and Other Business Leaders \;
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\nOSHA &\; discrimination complaints&hellip\;active shooter situations&hellip\;employee fraud&hellip\;  \;product defects&hellip\;employee discontent&hellip\;environmental events&hellip\;industrial  \;accidents&hellip\;sexual misconduct&hellip\;stupid Facebook posts&hellip\;trade issues&hellip\;  \;
\ntransportation problems&hellip\;regulatory issues.  \;
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\nMeanwhile\, there&rsquo\;s a TV reporter in your parking lot looking for comment. \; A disaster can happen anytime. \;  \;And when it does\, you may only have minutes to respond.  \;
\n
\nIt&rsquo\;s a fact: controversies today are tried in the Court of Public Opinion more often than in any  \;Court of Law. Those reputational trials can greatly influence public perception and tarnish an  \;organization&rsquo\;s brand. With the rampant use of social media\, that threat has grown  \;exponentially. The result: an organization&rsquo\;s most important asset can be significantly damaged  \;before a legal trial even begins. Indeed\, since most legal controversies are settled prior to trial\,  \;the Court of Public Opinion has arguably become the most important battleground not only for  \;good will and market share\, but also for legal bargaining and settlement negotiations. Managing  \;this battleground has become critical for business leaders. \;
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\nEven before the Trump era\, news was breaking first on social media\, with traditional media  \;sweeping Twitter\, Facebook\, Instagram and YouTube for leads. Whether your brand is immersed  \;in crisis or dealing with a hot-button issue\, your news can easily &ldquo\;go viral.&rdquo\;  \;
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\nSince it takes a lifetime to build a reputation and only a few seconds to destroy one\, &ldquo\;managing  \;the message&rdquo\; is a necessary skill set for CEOs\, executive directors\, school officials\, health care  \;directors\, attorneys and government officials\, as well as other business leaders.  \;
\n
\nThese fast-paced talks by veteran crisis management and communications specialists Bruce  \;Hennes\, Thom Fladung and Stephanie York from Hennes Communications in Cleveland will focus  \;on a highly strategic approach to communicating during a wide variety of situations\, offering  \;methods for establishing and maintaining &ldquo\;control of the message\,&rdquo\; enabling you to move your  \;message forward or mount a defense against a sudden onslaught from traditional or social  \;media. \;
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\nSpeaker: Stephanie York\, J.D.\, vice president and in-house counsel for Hennes Communications
\nStephanie York\, J.D.\, vice  \;president and in-house counsel for Hennes Communications\, has over 25 years&rsquo\; experience in law and  \;communications\, most of that time working in as an Assistant Director of Law and spokesperson for the City of  \;Akron and former Mayor Don Plusquellic.  \;
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\nAbout Hennes Communications  \;
\nHennes Communications is one of the few agencies in the U.S. focused exclusively on crisis communications and  \;crisis management. Serving corporations\, government agencies\, educational and healthcare institutions and  \;nonprofits that are &ldquo\;on trial in the Court of Public Opinion.&rdquo\; Hennes Communications also offers pre-crisis  \;consulting\, 24/7 crisis response\, media training\, tabletop drills and litigation communications support to clients.  \;
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\nFor more information\, please visit \;www.crisiscommunications.com. \; LOCATION: UID:e.1583.10013 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260408T172928Z URL:https://business.wccchamber.com/events/details/hfc-safety-council-crisis-management-for-business-leaders-10013 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR