Self-Inflicted Crisis

This is a great breakdown of the Komen/Planned Parenthood fiasco from Ann Dwyer.

The 140 takeway:

Please, please, please always include your PR counsel in business decisions.

Ironic after listening to an excellent crisis presentation by former head for PIO with Louisiana State Police at the LaCASE event. Why?

One of Ronnie Jones' key points was in his list of "tactical errors"

Let the attorneys develop and manage the message

I know that Chris Syme is leading development of a crisis management session at CoSIDA and I'll be loaded for bear at the event as well.

ADDENDUM: Ann Dwyer was kind enough to reach out and remind me that it was a guest column in her blog space from Gini Dietrich, so, in that great tradition, we Regret the Error and offer the correction.