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When Passion Meets Ethics

PRSay

This pretty much frames most ethical dilemmas, doesn’t it? Real ethical dilemmas are more nuanced, with deep roots, long histories, serious ramifications and lots of gray areas. In PRSA we have a Code of Ethics , and for some there is the assumption that it exists to tell us how to be ethical. That’s not how I see it.

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Hate Speech and Ethics: A 3-Dimensional Issue

PRSay

Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). This year’s theme is “Ethics Every Day.” Please join the discussion via #PRethics, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, webinars and Twitter Chats throughout the month.

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How Can Businesses Create A More Ethical Environment – Erica Salmon Byrne

Ethical Voices

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? It has a couple of component pieces.

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To Improve Crisis-Response Plans, Bring in a Red Team

PRSay

Just skim the headlines and you’ll notice everything from fraud and deadly cyberattacks to ethics violations, faulty products and tone-deaf commercials bringing down the mightiest of organizations. Such exercises invite a diverse array of ideas, opinions and feedback. Invite diverse feedback and open communication. Spark new ideas.

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Book Review: A Century of Spin

Wadds Inc.

A Century of Spin critiques the public relations industry's role in facilitating corporate propaganda and undermining democracy. It is itself an exercise in public relations. Ethics in public relations practice can be a challenging issue. It’s a polemic takedown of public relations practice.

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PR Ethics … “You CAN Handle the Truth”

Waxing UnLyrical

It most often bubbles up when I find myself confronted by a situation that presents an ethical challenge. As those of us who have been doing this exercise since, seemingly, the beginning of time, the quick answer is, “It depends.”. The post PR Ethics … “You CAN Handle the Truth” appeared first on Shonali Burke Consulting.

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Good News for Leaders, Here’s What #Millennials Like About You

Deirdre Breakenridge

As a result, businesses are actively working on becoming more socially conscious by placing organizational purpose over corporate mission and profits. I LIKE a leader who …” Speaks up more and shows a lot of corporate activism. Here’s what Millennials said when I asked, “Please fill in the blank.

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