Paul Malinauskas, Ben Carroll, and Chris Minns Perhaps the new Victorian Premier has done that. There's a reason Chris Minns and Peter Malinauskas win elections.…
Peter Wilkinson10 August 2026
Canada's response to President Trump's behaviour is completely different from Australia's. Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech in Davos is also a masterclass in effective communication…
Peter Wilkinson25 January 2026
Two possible take-outs for leaders and corporate affairs specialists from the ABC chaos.
Peter Wilkinson27 September 2018
Transparency in leadership can be confronting, especially when it’s forced out of you by a royal commission.
Peter Wilkinson22 May 2018
This week, Peter Greste, while being awarded the Australian Press Council’s 2018 Press Freedom Medal, announced the formation of an organisation to fight for journalist…
Peter Wilkinson3 May 2018
The Bell Pottinger catastrophe is a harsh reminder of the value of values. The British firm co-founded by Lord Tim Bell, to whom the New…
Peter Wilkinson6 February 2018
The great challenge of the decade for leadership is to work out how to lead rapid change; for employees, how to accommodate it. The phrase…
Peter Wilkinson19 December 2017
Effective crisis PR for sex abuse and bullying allegations starts with a hard truth: we are now entering a painful period for many people, mainly…
Peter Wilkinson20 November 2017
I struggled with the concept for years. It seemed to imply that I should, a) spend less time doing the work I loved while fighting…
Peter Wilkinson28 October 2017
Ian Narev (Commonwealth Bank), Ahmed Fahour (Australia Post), Deb Thomas (Dreamworld) are all defined by events in which they lost control of the narrative. Their…
Peter Wilkinson21 September 2017
There are four common fail points in a crisis The narrative. If the behaviours and key messages aren't convincing, the response fails. The spokesperson. If…
Peter Wilkinson4 September 2017
James Ashby (Hanson’s chief-of-staff) was caught on tape describing a way to describing a way to ‘skim’ money from taxpayers and the party’s candidates. There…
Peter Wilkinson24 May 2017
Watching Trump carries lessons for us all, especially for practitioners in Crisis PR. If your boss doesn’t have values grounded in solid foundations, beware. That…
Peter Wilkinson16 May 2017
It’s 20 years since I produced a 60 Minutes story, wonderfully reported by Tracey Curro, on Pauline Hanson’s explosion onto the Australian political and leadership…
Peter Wilkinson24 November 2015
Do you wonder if you are setting the right path? Is the balance of 'what you do' versus 'how you are perceived' correct? A personal…
Peter Wilkinson17 July 2015
I think apologies are now overrated, simply because they have become overused in Crisis PR, even if the apology contains all the required elements (see…
Peter Wilkinson11 May 2015
I do Crisis PR; don’t ask me to sell booze or lipstick! Want a consultant, or a new employee? One of the hardest parts of leadership…
Peter Wilkinson13 March 2015
Struggling with creativity in your office? This slide show ‘How Google Works’might give you some ideas. Describing one of the impacts of the Information Revolution…
Peter Wilkinson12 November 2014