by brandirichardthompson | May 22, 2026 | Communications Strategy, Crisis Leadership
When an organization releases a document designed to look like accountability but engineered to produce none, that’s not an election autopsy. That’s a press release wearing a hard hat. The Democratic National Committee’s release of their 2024...
by brandirichardthompson | May 18, 2026 | Crisis Leadership, Executive Coaching & Career
What the UK’s leadership meltdown teaches every executive about knowing when to go On May 11, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom stood at a podium and told his country he was staying. Behind him, figuratively and literally, his own party was walking out....
by brandirichardthompson | May 13, 2026 | Crisis Leadership, Executive Coaching & Career
When the person in crisis is you — and you are still expected to be in charge “I’m leading a team through a significant organizational change. The process has been rocky, and I’ve heard that some team members are questioning my judgment. I still...
by brandirichardthompson | May 4, 2026 | Communications Strategy, Crisis Leadership
Saturday, Spirit Airlines told 17,000 employees their jobs were gone. An email. Between 6 and 7 p.m. on a Friday night. One hour before the public found out. No town hall. No transition plan. No dignity. And this morning, thousands of travelers are waking up in...
by brandirichardthompson | May 1, 2026 | Courage & Culture, Crisis Leadership
What the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Decision Reveals About Institutional Failure, Civic Preparedness, and What We Owe You remember the last…or the current government shutdown. Maybe you remember the lines at the airport, TSA agents working without pay, their...
by brandirichardthompson | Apr 13, 2026 | Crisis Leadership, Executive Coaching & Career
What Katrina’s aftermath still teaches us about the leadership failure hiding inside every protocol In August 2005, the United States federal government had a 426-page plan for a catastrophic hurricane striking New Orleans. The plan was called the Southeast...
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