Guest Column
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | 100 Views |
Reputation and Brand Management: An Afterthought for Many Organisations in Botswana
Imagine waking up to find your organisation on the front page of every newspaper and trending online for all the wrong reasons. The headlines could range from false accusations to the leak of highly confidential information, prompting the Board to convene an emergency meeting to address the crisis.
In such a scenario, how confident are you that your organisation could recover with minimal damage? What kind of reputational and brand management plan do you have in place for emergencies? Which number do you have on speed dial should anything pose a threat to your organisation's reputation?
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...