Crisis Intervention Pillows

Good News/Bad News: Crisis Control Center

"Forget five-year plans. Let's just figure out how to make it to lunch."

"I invited a few friends over who think you should see a psychiatrist."

'I see everyone got the memo.'

"For most people, the sense of panic will be mild."

"What's important is that we learn from what we must never admit happened."

COVID-19 Stops Economy

'This is Martins, the office I was telling you about. She's got a real knack for texting people down from window ledges!'

Workers are running out of one door labeled 'Reactive Business Intelligence,' while another worker in the next room sits calmly behind a door with a sign that reads, 'Proactive Business Intelligence.'

"I'm an expert in crisis management, I've got three daughters!"

"I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down because I don’t want to create a panic."

The inevitable conflict of interest facing every crisis manager.

Save the world together

Tsipras and Merkel

"My God, now what?"

"Has our apologist been alerted?"

"Is there a spin doctor in the house?"

"Your job will be to make these results look Stellar."

More Money for Greece.

Emergency Firebreaker

Coronavirus: People Dying/People Losing Money

"Get me someone in Apologies, someone in Walkbacks, and send up the whole Scapegoating team."

Coronavirus and Atlas

"Speechmaking during a pandemic can be unnerving.. just pretend there's an audience!"

'We've simplified the control to 2 buttons - snooze and panic.'

'What a great day! I spent the morning burning bridges and the afternoon putting out fires!'

"Typing and shorthand will be useful but how are you at handling the unexpected?"

We need bold action to raise morale, yet not make people think there's a problem.

She left him to go find herself. It only took 20 minutes, which was sort of embarrassing, so she decided to hang out at the mall for a while.

"Dear economists, we need a decision!"

'He's not finished his media training!'

Lady leaving a crisis management office past an emergency panic button.