Is Your Professional Reputation "Scandal-Proof"? Take an Instant Quiz!

No organization is out of sight of a dawn-raid, a whistle-bower or adverse media attention. Being well-prepared to handle delicate situations can save your business.

The risk function mainly focuses on business and operational risks, but reputational risks can ruin a business. The effort to manage your reputation risk will not cost you a leg and an arm, it is more a matter of keeping control over a few prevention topics and preparation of mitigation action and roles.

Take an instant quiz and evaluate your readiness. Do you have the following in place?

• Prevention

  • Reputation Risk Policy

  • Communication Policy

  • Compliance and Control

  • People culture

  • Traceable proofs, procedures and instructions

• Detection and Preparation

  • Dawn Raid procedures and management

  • Data & information sharing preparedness

  • Social media/Press screening

  • Communication rules

  • Whistleblower protection

• Crisis Management

  • Crisis Management preparation

  • Data and information sharing preparedness

  • Crisis communication plan and execution

  • Investigative collaboration

  • Back-to-normal plan

• Restoration Management

  • Lessons learned management

  • Continual improvement

  • Restoring the damaged reputation plan

  • Whistleblowing protection

  • Crisis as cultural change booster

MSD Partners can help you with the assessment and guide you through implementing practical low-hanging-fruits for safeguarding your reputation.