Jolie Balido, CEO of NewStar Media in Coral Gables. Jolie Balido, CEO of NewStar Media in Coral Gables.

The crisis communications and strategy surrounding the recent resignation of David Drummond, top lawyer of Google parent company Alphabet, form a compelling case study of what companies should not do in a crisis.

In my experience managing all types of crises for corporate giants in a spectrum of industries including technology, law, financial services and health care, I have been consistently amazed how well-pedigreed professionals can lack a fundamental ingredient in crisis management: common sense.

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