The COVID-19 pandemic has turned many workplaces upside down, with new demands and expectations from companies and employees alike.
Cam and Ewan dive into the changes underway, how some employees are adapting, and discuss some idea about how to survive this tumultuous time in the office. Don't miss it.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has turned many workplaces upside down, with new demands and expectations from companies and employees alike.
Cam and Ewan dive into the changes underway, how some employees are adapting, and discuss some idea about how to survive this tumultuous time in the office. Don't miss it.
Episode #52: A Politician Finds Himself Naked on Zoom, and Why Vaccines Struggle with PR
Talking Shop Podcast
51 minutes 42 seconds
4 years ago
Episode #52: A Politician Finds Himself Naked on Zoom, and Why Vaccines Struggle with PR
We made a full year! What better way to mark the first anniversary of the PR & Law Podcast than with another humiliating story of a bumbling, high-profile individual and his lack of computer skills. No, it's not Jeffrey Toobin redux -- it's a federal politician in Canada who went out for a jog, returned to his office, launched Zoom for a high-level government Q/A session, shed his clothes, popped into the shower, and then got dressed. It's all pretty routine except for the fact his camera was on the entire time. It's embarrassing, of course, but what should be done? Should anything be done? How does this compare to the Geoffrey Toobin case we discussed in Episode 32? Ewan gives us some answers.
Then Cam, primed and ready for his first dose of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine, discusses the mess Johnson & Johnson has found itself in. The drugmaker had its vaccines suspended in the United States after six women were found to develop blood clots after receiving the jab. It's not the first time a vaccine has run into PR problems (see: AstraZeneca in Episode 48), but the issues facing these companies might be larger and more complex than companies in other sectors. Cam explains some of the psychology behind resistance to the vaccines and how the drugmakers can try and extricate themselves from the powerful news currents that have put their brands at risk.
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Talking Shop Podcast
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned many workplaces upside down, with new demands and expectations from companies and employees alike.
Cam and Ewan dive into the changes underway, how some employees are adapting, and discuss some idea about how to survive this tumultuous time in the office. Don't miss it.