EP 15 Teamwork between PIO and Liaison; the perils of releasing info to politicians; coaching writing skills in a JIC; dealing with an underperforming team member; characteristics of a good PIO - with

Send us a text In this episode, we continue our conversation with Adam Wine, a 30-year veteran of the US Coast Guard. We cover a lot of interesting topics in this discussion, including: the relationship between PIO and Liaison Officer during a response; the downside of releasing information to politicians in advance of a press briefing;how to manage a team member who isn't pulling their weight, or has just become exhausted; the type of writing skills needed in a crisis team (...

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Interviews, stories and lessons learned from experienced crisis leaders. Email the show at Tom@leadinginacrisis.com.  Being an effective leader in a corporate or public crisis situation requires knowledge, tenacity, and influencing skills. Unfortunately, most of us don't get much training or real experience dealing with crisis situations. On this podcast, we will talk with people who have lived through major crisis events and we will tap their experience and stories from the front lines of crisis management. Your host, Tom Mueller, is a veteran crisis manager and trainer with more than 30 years in the corporate communications and crisis fields. Tom currently works as an executive coach and crisis trainer with WPNT Communications, and as a contract public information officer and trainer through his personal company, Tom Mueller Communications LLC. Your co-host, Marc Mullen, has over 20 years of experience as a communication strategist. He provides subject matter expertise in a number of communication specializations, including crisis communication plan development, response and recovery communications, emergency notifications and communications, organizational reviews, and after-action reports. He blogs at Blog | Marc Mullen Our goal is to help you  grow your knowledge and awareness so you can be better prepared to lead should a major crisis threaten your organization.Music credit: Special thanks to Nick Longoria from  Austin, Texas for creating the theme music for the podcast.