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Small-ball crisis management elements

I’m currently enjoying a late-summer trip with my golf buddies.  The schedule is hectic:  early-morning Ryder Cup watching, a morning golf round, lunch-on-the-run, an afternoon golf round, high-calorie/fat dinners, no-limit poker and sports talk into the wee hours.  Since playoffs are imminent, Major League Baseball is heavily discussed.

Every year, I contend that the home run is overrated.  Heavy debate ensues.

I provide context for my runs-scored argument in this article of The  Public Relations Strategist, a quarterly publication of the Public Relations Society of America.  The baseball analogy helps me may a point about crisis management:  crisis response gets all the attention, but other elements of holistic crisis management also deserve a share of the limelight.

Check out the article and share your thoughts below, please. 

Does crisis response get too much attention?  Should experts in our industry do a better job of promoting the importance of preparedness and mitigation elements of holistic crisis management?  (Also, baseball fans can let me know if you agree/disagree on my point about the overrated home run!)