Ethical Voices

JULY 25, 2022

She discusses a number of important ethical issues, including: Why we need to trust but verify. How to make your employees understand and live your values. Ethics and predatory lending. I started my career at Rubenstein Associates, had a really solid and ethics filled foundation from them. But it’s a good thing.

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Ethics Training Real Estate Agency 81

Ethical Voices

MARCH 24, 2022

Do ethics matter to employees? What is ethical lobbying? This week there were some great stories – and a funny Dilbert cartoon on ethics. A great discussion topic is where do you draw the line in business and is there a line in international relations and war? What is Ethical Lobbying?

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

As PR practitioners, every day presents a new opportunity to reinforce our commitment to ethics. Better yet, what do you do when your allegiance to the company you work for directly contradicts the moral framework of your career? But what happens when you discover that your organization doesn’t share your belief in that commitment?

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Ethics Public Affairs Government System 150

Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 13, 2019

Ethics, employee engagement and wider stakeholder management are the three pillars of the CBI’s report AI: Ethics into practice. UK businesses have an opportunity to lead by example and take an ethical approach to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) according to the CBI.

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PRSay

MARCH 19, 2018

A recurring discussion at Ethisphere’s two-day Global Ethics Summit in New York City was how diversity and inclusion initiatives are changing the way businesses operate, altering everything from hiring practices and internal communications to consumer outreach. Metrics help prove internal D&I successes.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2021

Six in 10 comms pros face ethical challenges. A survey of 1,046 communication professionals in North America found 33% day they faced several ethical challenges in the last year and another 29% faced one ethical challenge. Top challenges in internal communications. The Gray Area of Communicating a Point of View.

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Creativity Study Ethics Publicity 96

Wadds Inc.

MAY 14, 2024

The questions cover topics such as building resilience as a cultural outcome, recognising the importance of internal culture and behaviour, ensuring relationship continuity and prioritising the human imperative in crisis preparedness. Cartwright shared a prepublication draft of the Reputation, Risk and Resilience 2024 with me last week.

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PRSay

MARCH 7, 2022

Through actions and words, many companies are also clarifying their firm beliefs that this horrific situation must end. As you think about what steps your company can take, here are some elements to consider: Start by asking how best you can contribute or add to the conversation. What are your employees saying?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Its implosion was in large part due to first-rate reporting by The Wall Street Journal’s John Carreyrou, yet Carreyrou was originally tipped off a company insider. Just two months ago, luggage company Away grappled with reputation stumbles after employees shared internal slack messages that unpacked a punitive workplace culture.

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Corporate Reputation Policies Employee 272

PR News

JULY 25, 2018

During the winter and summer holidays the PR department of a big pharma company sends employees a note about the company’s views on issues that might arise during conversations with friends and family at social gatherings.

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Ethics Pharmaceuticals Employee Blogging 118

Victorious PR

JULY 11, 2022

Let’s say you run a reputable company. You know it’s reputable because you personally vet and hire each employee; have strong company values that you live by; inspire your employees to live by them as well; and do your best to make sure your company is ethical, moral, and genuine.

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Real Estate Reputation Company Employee 52

Ethical Voices

JUNE 13, 2022

She discusses a number of important ethics issues including: The ethical importance knowing when to saying “No”. How to empower your employees to make tough ethical decisions. I also started an angel investment company, and we do a lot of work in the real estate space. The blurring of paid and owned media.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 24, 2018

In 2000, the company had become part of the DaimlerChrysler alliance, but then Mitsubishi tried unsuccessfully to hide defects in its cars, rather than acting ethically by conducting a mass recall. In 2010, Nissan Motor Company had contracted with Mitsubishi in a joint venture to design and produce minicars. to $3.97) per share.

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Ethics Automotive Technology Conference 261

Reputation Specialist Michael Toebe

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Holmes’ errors in judgment, ethics, risk management and decisions are well known. Holmes and Theranos, like other leaders and organizations, helped dig their own grave, so to speak, by encouraging employees to speak out against wrongdoing. It’s a point Gordon wrote about. “A Instead, the coverup continued.”.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 5, 2019

Mega-agency Edelman recently made waves by resigning a lucrative engagement working with for-profit corrections company The GEO Group, a top contractor for ICE. On closer examination, the Edelman/GEO Group situation is a great example of what not to do when faced with an ethical quandary. But that’s not what happened.

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Industry Reputation Groups Internal 217

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 15, 2018

Social media has redefined crisis response in three important ways: outlet options, messaging speed and employee engagement. The proliferation of new media outlets has changed everything about how companies communicate. Employee evangelists are made, not born. Guest Post by Laurel Kennedy. A Reason to Speak. Messages to Share.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Its implosion was in large part due to first-rate reporting by The Wall Street Journal ‘s John Carreyrou, yet Carreyrou was originally tipped off to irregularities by a company insider. In many companies, especially high-growth technology businesses, there have been different standards of behavior for certain employees.

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Corporate Reputation Policies Employee 156

Landis PR

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

An environmental public relations (EPR) agency can help your company effectively communicate its green initiatives to a broader audience, highlighting your commitment to positively impacting the planet. In the past, profitability and growth were the primary metrics of business success.

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Trends Ethics Journalism Consumer 64

Reputation Us

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

We’ve been advocating that companies hire a Chief Reputation Officer (CRO) for years— but don’t just take our word for it. This past July, the World Economic Forum declared a Chief Trust Officer to be the next C-Suite role that every company needs. By the end of 2023, the International Data Corporation ?predicts?that

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Reputation Corporate Policies Ethics 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 6, 2017

Most companies hire PR agencies to help them get out positive news. This comes after Susan Fowler, who spent an eventful year as an Uber engineer, wrote a blog post detailing a culture of relentless sexual harassment, gender bias, and cutthroat competition at the company. What’s an honest company to do?

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Reputation How To Employee Financial 159

Mindful Marketing

JULY 16, 2022

by David Hagenbuch - professor of Marketing at Messiah University - ​author of Honorable Influence - founder of Mindful Marketing “ Auditors Cheated on Ethics Exams ”—a recent New York Times headline revealed. Who would cheat on ethics?— The Security and Exchange Commission (S.E.C.)

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Ethics Pharmaceuticals Corporate Financial 89

Ethical Voices

MAY 6, 2023

She was one of the first people I interviewed when Ethical Voices launched in 2019, and I figured it was time to have her back, particularly because Ethisphere recently released an updated list of the World’s Most Ethical companies. What are the top ethics issues facing companies?

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Ethics Training Financial Survey 52

PRSay

JULY 10, 2023

Just a few months ago, companies could stay above the political fray. As recent controversies surrounding Bud Light and Target have demonstrated, gone are the days when a company could get by with issuing a belated, carefully neutral statement in response to a political issue. Now, that is no longer true. Ron DeSantis in March 2022.

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PRSay

AUGUST 13, 2020

Some of us are fortunate to work for companies that tell employees to bring their whole selves to work, that invest in corporate social responsibility and that act as responsible members of their communities. Take a fresh look at the PRSA Code of Ethics , especially the core value of “Loyalty.”

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Reputation Specialist Michael Toebe

JULY 14, 2022

Tesla stockholder Solomon Chau is not an enemy of CEO Elon Musk and his company despite filing a lawsuit. If Musk sees Chau's lawsuit in this manner rather than an attack on him personally, he can learn from it and do what is necessary to protect the company and shareholder value moving forward.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Focusing on internal communications allows me to help my organization and clients build their brands. If our employees aren’t sold on our brand promise, how can they deliver it to customers and guests? Employee communications practitioners, by their very definition, have a focused audience. Who’s affected by this dilemma.

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Ethics Tourism Real Estate Privacy 60

Sword and the Script

JUNE 7, 2022

Scale to compete with incumbents; Prowly adds media monitoring; Cision releases internal DE&I report; World’s First-Ever NFT Press Release. I took a business ethics course when I was studying for my MBA. It said these deals were bad for customers, bad for employees, and often bad for investors (LPs, not the fund managers).

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Software Pitching Internal International 85

Ethical Voices

APRIL 3, 2023

What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted at work? The good thing is I had a great leadership team and we were able to sit there for sometimes hours and just talk about what’s not only right and wrong, but what’s ethical and really kind of debate it. We’re not in a technology company.

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Ethics Privacy Data Financial 78

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 2, 2019

These days, business leaders can’t afford to sit on the sidelines and simply run their company with the expectation that their PR team will do the heavy lifting. A C-level executive is the face of the company and often its brand. And a fundamental part of any effective PR campaign is a healthy focus on executive visibility.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2021

When asked about specific functions, respondents overwhelmingly said employee communications (93%) grew in importance compared to pre-pandemic times. Shel Holtz , Director of Internal Communications, WEBCOR Builders and Co-Host of the For Immediate Release podcast. Blog: Code of PR Ethics? Image credit: Unsplash.

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PR in High Definition

JULY 21, 2020

Six former employees of eBay possibly took these messages as direct instructions and all have been arrested. Some might question the integrity of a CEO or a company that would ever allow this sort of behaviour to happen, with so many ex-employees possibly involved. How has eBay responded so far? Where was the CEO in all this?

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Reputation Employee Film Internal 77

Stern + Associates

MARCH 15, 2023

As seen in a recent 60 Minutes appearance , the Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at NYU has emerged as a prominent skeptic not of AI itself, but of the potential path that companies using AI may find themselves on if they do not adequately prepare themselves.

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Technology Ethics Tools Creativity 96

Stern + Associates

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

As we navigate various transitions over the coming months and years, leaders are likely to see employees struggle with anxiety, depression, burnout and trauma. When organizations invest in mental health, it’s better for employees and better for business. Make It Fearless. Fostering Psychological Safety in the Workplace.

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Melissa Agnes

MAY 1, 2014

Most solutions are internal. Be sure employees, shareholders, boards, customers, suppliers, etc. There are exceptions and publicly-traded companies sometimes must inform internal and external audiences simultaneously. Do NOT, however, withhold information in violation of legal, regulatory, ethical, and moral mandates.

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PR in High Definition

JULY 31, 2020

Six former employees of eBay possibly took these messages as direct instructions and all have been arrested. Some might question the integrity of a CEO or a company that would ever allow this sort of behaviour to happen, with so many ex-employees possibly involved. How has eBay responded so far? Where was the CEO in all this?

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Reputation Employee Film Internal 62

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

This can include the media, customers, employees, and the general public. Internal communications: PR practitioners may also be responsible for communicating with employees and stakeholders within an organization. Owned media refers to content that is owned by the organization, such as a company blog or website.

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Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 101

The Hoffman Agency

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We saw the world’s hottest generative AI company fire its superstar CEO, Sam Altman, and then go through three CEOs in just under a week. The whole saga of speculation then ended with the company having the same CEO it started with. Even the best PR people can’t do much if they are simply brought in at the end.

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