What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Crises come in all shapes and sizes. Most are self-inflicted by brands and companies, either through lack of leadership, planning or action. Even if a crisis ignites from the outside, companies often add fuel to the fire in how they respond. Below is a list of situations companies should consider as they plan for the future. If you need help turning this list into a workable crisis plan, contact me via the link on the home page.
Accidents
Acquisitions
Active Shooters
Activists
Activist Investors
Acts of God
Accusations
Advertising Mishaps
Alcohol Use / Abuse
Ambush Interviews
Analyst Reports
Annual Meeting Disruptions
Animal Rights Campaigns
Antibiotics in Food Supply
Arrests
Automobile Accidents
Bankruptcy
Bomb Detonation
Bomb Threats
Boycotts
Bribery
Child Labor
Civil Unrest
Commodity Costs
Competitive Intrusion
Competitive Misinformation
Contamination (Product)
Cost Overruns
Crime Against Business
Crime Against Employee
Crime By Employee
Customer Complaints
Cyber Security Breach
Death of Customer
Death of Employee
Death of Executive
Deforestation
Depositions
Discrimination
Disgruntled Employees
Downsizing
Drug Abuse
Drug Sales by Employee(s)
Earnings Reports
Embezzlement
Employee Felony Record
Employee Injury
Employee Misbehavior
Employee Mistreatment
Environmental Issues
Equipment Malfunctions
Executive Compensation
Executive Misbehavior
Executive Termination
Extortion
False Accusations
Falsification of Documents
Federal Investigation
Fees (Hidden, Illegal)
Fire
Flood
Food Safety
Food Tampering
Foreclosure
Fraud
Government Intervention
Hazardous Materials
Health Inspections
Human Rights/Labor Practices
Hostages
Hostile Takeover
Image Distortion
Inappropriate “Selfies”
Incompetence
Indecent Behavior
Indictments
Ingredient Issues
Infectious Diseases
Injuries
Insider Activities/Trading
International Issues
Investigations
Involuntary Turnover
Labor Issues
Lawsuits
Layoffs
Leadership
Leaks
Legislation
Lying
Mergers
Misconduct
Mismanagement
Murder
Natural Disasters
New Product Failure
Pandemics
Plagarism
Planning (lack of)
Plant or Store Closures
Policies
Political Issues
Pollution
Premature Disclosure
Price Increases
Product Recalls
Product Tampering
Product Traceability
Protests
Public Testimony
“Quiet Quitting”
Quotes - In Context
Quotes - Out of Context
Racism / Racist Activities
Restaurant Cleanliness
Riots
Rumors
Sabotage
Safety & Security Issues
Scandals (Financial, Sexual)
Sex Crimes
Sexual Harassment
Shareholder Unrest
Social Media Campaigns
Social Media “Trolls”
Special Interest Groups
Store Cleanliness
Strikes
Tax Shifts
Technology
Terrorism
Turnover (Excessive)
Unethical Behavior
Unfair Labor Practices
Union Efforts/Unrest
Vandalism
Videos
War
Waste Recovery/Recycling
Water Usage
Whistle Blowers