Organizations are depending on internal communicators to prepare personally for crisis, build scalable systems, and help leaders lead their teams.
Having spent a career in employee and customer communications, as well as being a former senior Army staff officer and combat veteran, John Alderman knows a thing or two about crisis management.
In this guide, he outlines 3 key employee communications lessons for managing a crisis event. Helping internal communicators, at all levels, get ready for and lead in crisis situations.
John Alderman
North America Communications Director, Sage
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