Pushing the Envelope: How Transparent Should Organizations Be?

Guest Speaker: Michael Meath, Adjunct Professor Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communications. When organizations are facing sensitive or crisis situations, how transparent must they be? This discussion will explore the tension of business ethics and crisis communications, with some real-life examples. Michael Meath is a crisis communications consultant and educator with over 35 years of experience working with CEOs, boards, and legal counsel on sensitive matters in healthcare, energy and education. He has managed public relations, legislative, regulatory, legal, and communications’ issues for over 500,000 customers.

Conversations in Conflict Studies is a weekly educational speaker series for students, faculty, and the community.  The series draws its speakers from Syracuse University faculty, national and international scholars and activists, and PhD students. Pizza is served. Follow us on Twitter @PARCCatMaxwell, tweet #ConvoInConflict.
Sponsored by the Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC) of the Syracuse University Maxwell School.