It has been nearly impossible not to watch and follow Governor Mark Sanford’s on-going sex scandal. The coverage led me to think about the difference between his scandal and the recent scandals faced by other politicians.
While the specifics in each individual case are different the one thing that stands out to me is Governor Sanford keeps talking. In most of the other recent cases the politicians did one press conference, took no questions and got back to work. Some have had to resign but most have weathered their crisis.
One of the most difficult but important lessons one can learn in dealing with the media is when to stop.