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Commentary From Crisis Management Expert Edward Segal, Author of the Award-Winning  Crisis Ahead: 101 Ways To Prepare for and Bounce Back from Disasters, Scandals, and Other Emergencies  (Nicholas Brealey) Peloton 's response to an emerging crisis situation underscored an important crisis management best practice: Don't wait to respond to a crisis. The sooner you react to the situation, the sooner you can put the emergency behind you. Peloton did just that in December. Twice What they did, why they did it and how they did it provides important crisis management lessons for business leaders. Crisis No. 1 According to the New York Times , Peloton removed its online ad featuring actor Chris Noth after The Hollywood Reporter published an article in which two women accused the actor of sexual assault. In a statement, Peloton said, "Every single sexual assault accusation must be taken seriously. We were unaware of these allegations when we featured Chris Noth in our re

A survey of leading Medicare insurance professionals finds the vast majority now offer both Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement solutions.   The survey was conducted by the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance. "It's hard to overlook the fact that 26 million Americans now opt for Medicare Advantage plan coverage," states Jesse Slome, director of the Medicare advocacy organization.  "The number is growing by roughly 2 million a year while Medicare Supplement policies in force remains rather stable at around 14 million. The Association surveyed the nearly 1,000 Medicare insurance professionals listed on the organization's online directory.  The directory connects consumers with local Medicare insurance agents. The vast majority of responding agents (95.9 %) now sell both Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Supplement (Medigap) solutions.  "Only 4.1 percent indicated they now only offer Medigap solutions," Slome shares. "

Charlotte Howard Collins  is an Award Winning Business Growth Expert, Speaker, Best Selling Author, Publisher and Entrepreneur who helps WOMEN build successful and profitable businesses doing what they love. Known as the Business Breakthrough Strategist, she teaches things that are beyond college education.  Her journey from working as a full-time licensed hairstylist employee to becoming a successful female entrepreneur has inspired more than 5000 women globally to build their own businesses through her Heart Centered Women Publishing, Wealthy Women Enterprises, Wealthy Women Inner Circle, Hair Artist Association and Wealthy Women Entrepreneurs Network. She has received numerous awards during her entrepreneurial career, including the Top Transformational Women Leader Award, Best Entrepreneur Award and ICONIC Writer Influencer Award. She is a loving wife and mom to four beautiful children. Get Free Business Breakthrough resources at www.iamcharlottehoward.com Adblock test (Why?)

For Immediate Release: Dateline: East Greenwich , RI Your Legacy is Now Life is not a search for meaning from others, it’s about the creation of meaning for yourself. For over 30 years Alan Weiss has consulted, coached, and advised everyone from Fortune 500 executives, state governors, non-profit directors, and entrepreneurs to athletes, entertainers, and beauty pageant contestants. That’s quite an assortment of people, and they run into the thousands. Most of them have had what we euphemistically call “means,” and some of them have had a lot more than that. Others have been aspiring and with more ends in sight than means on hand. Alan Weiss states: I’ve dealt with esteem (low), narcissism (high), family problems, leadership dysfunctions, insecurities, addictions, and ethical quandaries. And I’ve talked about them through the coronavirus crisis. But don’t get the wrong idea. About 95% of these people have been well-meaning, honest (to the best of their knowledge), and interes

Lauren Fix, The Car Coach®, is a nationally recognized automotive expert, sector analyst, journalist, author, keynote speaker and television host.  A trusted car expert, Lauren provides an insider’s perspective on a wide range of automotive topics and aspects, energy, industry, consumer news and safety issues.  Her analysis is honest and straightforward. Lauren is the CEO of Automotive Aspects and the Editor-in-Chief of Car Coach Reports, a global automotive news outlet. She is an automotive contributor to national and local television news shows including Fox News, Fox Business, CNN International, The Weather Channel, Inside Edition, Community Digital News, Local Now News, NewsMax and more. Lauren also co-hosts a regular show “His Turn - Her Turn” on ABC.com; “Total Car Score” podcast and hosts a weekly radio segment on GCN Radio. Lauren is honored to be inducted into the Women’s Transportation Hall of Fame and a Board Member of  is the Buffalo Motorcar Museum and Juror / President

For Immediate Release: Dateline: Los Angeles , CA New Behind-the-Scenes Story by FOX-5 NY Sheds Light on the Meticulous Process by Scott Lorenz Westwind Communications How the New York Times Selects Books for Review As a book publicist , I talk to authors and clients on a daily basis. Many have one goal in common: To become a New York Times bestselling author. One way to do it is to get reviewed by the New York Times Book Review. This is no surprise as the New York Times Book Review is one of the most prominent book review publications out there. It’s a weekly paper magazine that comes with the Sunday New York Times, which has a circulation of 1.5 million. A one-fifth page ad in the Book Review will cost a whopping $8,830 for small presses. You can expect to dish out even more if you’re a major publisher. Check out the 2020 rate sheet here . If your book gets reviewed by the New York Times Book Review, you’re almost guaranteed an increase in sales and publicity. So, how doe

For Immediate Release: Dateline: East Greenwich , RI Your Legacy is Now Life is not a search for meaning from others, it’s about the creation of meaning for yourself. For over 30 years Alan Weiss has consulted, coached, and advised everyone from Fortune 500 executives, state governors, non-profit directors, and entrepreneurs to athletes, entertainers, and beauty pageant contestants. That’s quite an assortment of people, and they run into the thousands. Most of them have had what we euphemistically call “means,” and some of them have had a lot more than that. Others have been aspiring and with more ends in sight than means on hand. Alan Weiss states: I’ve dealt with esteem (low), narcissism (high), family problems, leadership dysfunctions, insecurities, addictions, and ethical quandaries. And I’ve talked about them through the coronavirus crisis. But don’t get the wrong idea. About 95% of these people have been well-meaning, honest (to the best of their knowledge), and interes

As we approach the start of another new year, one thing is for certain: We just can't predict what's coming next. Just when we thought it was safe to move to some sense of normalcy after the pandemic, we are hit by yet another highly contagious variant. Helluva way to force us to learn the Greek alphabet. Yet through all of this, we see some people who seem to be doing well--in spite of all this craziness. What's their secret? Seems to me that these are the people who are able to roll with the punches. To look at what's put in front of them, assess the situation, then pivot to take the best possible steps. It may not be what they planned or even want--but it's what's needed. Here's my prediction for 2022. Those who are able to be flexible and reinvent themselves, their businesses, and their personal lives will continue to do well. Those that are waiting for things to settle down--for the pandemic to be totally over, for life to return to "normal&q

Commentary From Crisis Management Expert Edward Segal, Author of the Award-Winning  Crisis Ahead: 101 Ways To Prepare for and Bounce Back from Disasters, Scandals, and Other Emergencies  (Nicholas Brealey) Bullying, discrimination, sexual harassment and other forms of workplace misconduct can create a crisis for any company—and trying to ignore or cover it up will make a bad situation worse.  In addition to costing an organization its image, reputation and credibility, misconduct in office and other settings can impact their bottom line. The financial hit to U.S. businesses in the past year was an eye-popping $20.2 billion, according to a new study by Vault Platform , a workplace misconduct reporting platform. The company explained that the multi-billion figure is based on what the Society of Human Resource Management said in 2016  was the average cost ($4,129) to hire a new worker to replace one who left because of their experience with misconduct at their place of work. That co

For Immediate Release: Dateline: Springfield , MA December 2021 PPM Data – Information for the December 2021 sweep has been released for Washington, DC; Boston; Miami; Seattle; Detroit; Phoenix; Minneapolis; San Diego; Tampa; Denver; Baltimore; and St. Louis. Nielsen Audio ’s December 2021 survey period covered November 11 – December 8. TALKERS magazine managing editor Mike Kinosian provides “Takeaways” for spoken-word stations finishing in their respective markets’ top twenty . Cited as well are each particular city’s #1 station (6+) and loftiest (6+) upticks and drop-offs. All comparisons noted are November 2021 – December 2021 ( 6+ ). WASHINGTON, DC News/Talk: Cumulus Media ’s WMAL “105.9 FM – Where Washington Comes To Talk” ( Washington Football Team ) 3.5 – 3.7, +.2, #13 to #11 News: Hubbard Broadcasting -owned WTOP & WTLP “Washington’s Top News” 7.7 – 6.8, -.9, third to fourth Sports Talk: Audacy ’s WJFK-FM “106.7 The Fan” 1.6 – 1.7, +.1, #17 to #16 Public Ra

New York, NY —Norman McCombs' screenplay, based on his autobiographical novel A Reason to Be , received semi-finalist honors at The New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition . Showing bi-coastal appeal, in early December McCombs won the Best Sci-Fi Screenplay Award from the Los Angeles Film Awards . The New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition is a Cinema Public House production. CPH is a US based independent festival company that produces festivals all over the world. They want to draw attention to writers so their films might get produced and showcased at festivals such Toronto, Sundance, and Cannes. A Reason to Be also picked up Official Selection honors at the CFK International Film Festival and a Best Script award from the NY Independent Cinema Awards , which is sponsored by New York Arts & Cinema . Equal parts love story, historical epic, and journey to self-discovery, A Reason to Be resonates at the heart of what it means to be human. It inspires us

Lauren Fix, The Car Coach®, is a nationally recognized automotive expert, sector analyst, journalist, author, keynote speaker and television host.  A trusted car expert, Lauren provides an insider’s perspective on a wide range of automotive topics and aspects, energy, industry, consumer news and safety issues.  Her analysis is honest and straightforward. Lauren is the CEO of Automotive Aspects and the Editor-in-Chief of Car Coach Reports, a global automotive news outlet. She is an automotive contributor to national and local television news shows including Fox News, Fox Business, CNN International, The Weather Channel, Inside Edition, Community Digital News, Local Now News, NewsMax and more. Lauren also co-hosts a regular show “His Turn - Her Turn” on ABC.com; “Total Car Score” podcast and hosts a weekly radio segment on GCN Radio. Lauren is honored to be inducted into the Women’s Transportation Hall of Fame and a Board Member of  is the Buffalo Motorcar Museum and Juror / President

For Immediate Release: Dateline: East Greenwich , RI Your Legacy is Now Life is not a search for meaning from others, it’s about the creation of meaning for yourself. For over 30 years Alan Weiss has consulted, coached, and advised everyone from Fortune 500 executives, state governors, non-profit directors, and entrepreneurs to athletes, entertainers, and beauty pageant contestants. That’s quite an assortment of people, and they run into the thousands. Most of them have had what we euphemistically call “means,” and some of them have had a lot more than that. Others have been aspiring and with more ends in sight than means on hand. Alan Weiss states: I’ve dealt with esteem (low), narcissism (high), family problems, leadership dysfunctions, insecurities, addictions, and ethical quandaries. And I’ve talked about them through the coronavirus crisis. But don’t get the wrong idea. About 95% of these people have been well-meaning, honest (to the best of their knowledge), and interes

During the pandemic, many people stayed hunkered down in their jobs for security. As we begin to leave the pandemic and head back to a new normal, however, professionals are quitting their jobs in record numbers. If you are considering leaving your job, have you thought about exactly why you want to leave? Do you have another job lined up or are you just done, burned out, and do you need time to recover without any new employment lined up? Studies have shown that the longer that you are out of work or unemployed, the harder it can be to get hired. Keep this in mind as you think about what to do. Do not just quit without a plan. If you’re ready to quit your job, make sure to have another job secured or lined up to keep yourself employed. I would like you to consider three questions before you quit your job. Did you want to leave your position before the pandemic setting? It is important to look at how you see your future and where you want to be. Before the pandemic, were you happy

The Herman Trend Alert December 29, 2021 2022 Workforce-Workplace Forecast--Part 1 Every year at about this time, I write the next year's workforce-workplace forecast. This year is particularly fascinating because we have been dealing with a global pandemic---unprecedented in our lifetimes. This pandemic has changed the both the workforce and the workplace forever. Many in the workforce have re-evaluated their previous values and attitudes. Over the last year, I have written about this re-evaluation; to read any of the Herman Trend Alerts I have written in the past, you can access the  archive . Today, I have covered the first 5 of the 12 trends I wanted to share for the coming year. Where We Are Today Today, we find ourselves in a unique position with millions of open positions and millions of folks looking for positions. We are still dealing with a raging pandemic and proliferating variants. At this point, both vaccinated and unvaccinated people are testing positive for the

How to Stop Becoming Like Your Parents Announcer: Caregiving can sometimes feel like an impossible struggle. Caregivers may be torn between taking care of loved ones and trying to maintain balance in life. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be that way. The Caring Generation, with host Pamela D. Wilson, is here to focus on the conversation of caring. You’re not alone. In fact, you’re in exactly the right place to share stories and learn tips and resources to help you and your loved ones. So now, please welcome the host of The Caring Generation, Pamela D. Wilson. Lessons Children Can Learn From Aging Parents [embedded content] This is Pamela D. Wilson caregiving expert , speaker, consultant, and guardian of The Caring Generation. The Caring Generation focuses on the conversation of caring. Giving us permission to talk about aging, the challenges of caregiving, navigating the healthcare system, and everything in between. It’s no surprise that needing care or becoming a caregive