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6 Ways to Improve Your Business Expertise and Strengthen Your Ethical Core

PRSay

wrote in the Journal of Public Relations Research in 2012 that to be an “excellent leader in public relations, one must know the organization’s business and its environment, understand the decision makers and decision-making process in the organization, and be proactive in that decision-making process.”.

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Behind the Headlines With Ashley Simmons

Cision

What drew you to the field of public relations and communication? It made sense that I should be in the nation’s capital to study public affairs and obtain more real-world experience, so I moved to D.C. My daily newspaper of choice is…The Wall Street Journal. I’ve never looked back. Images via Pixabay: 1 , 2.

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3 former PR pros who made mid-career shifts and lived to talk about it

Communications Conversations

Former role: Vice president of communications and public affairs with Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE). I resigned my last full-time PR job in December 2014, as vice president of communications and public affairs with Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE). What was your last PR job? Full time, nearly 22 years.

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