Ron Klain as Ebola czar — Right person for the right job at the right time

By Lanny J. Davis – October 20, 2014 So does anyone doubt that if President Obama had appointed a medical expert to become the Ebola “czar” to manage the Ebola virus crisis, many Republicans would have criticized him for not appointing someone with experience in crisis management, media and political communications? Or if the president […]

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October 20, 2014

In defense of Roger Goodell

CNN By Lanny J. Davis – September 16, 2014 Editor’s note: Lanny Davis, a Washington attorney and former special counsel to President Clinton, specializes in legal crisis management. He is executive vice president of Levick Communications and the author of “Crisis Tales: Five Rules for Coping with Crises in Business, Politics, and Life” (Simon and […]

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September 17, 2014

Lessons from LeBron — How the GOP can use crisis management

By Lanny J. Davis – 07/16/14 LeBron James’s surprise announcement last Friday that he planned to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Miami Heat offers important lessons for effective crisis management. Indeed, the most important lesson might be applicable to House Republicans as they plan new hearings on Benghazi this fall. The first and […]

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July 21, 2014