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Corporate Reputation And The Whistleblower Culture

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Just two months ago, luggage company Away grappled with reputation stumbles after employees shared internal slack messages that unpacked a punitive workplace culture. ” In many companies, especially high-growth technology businesses, there have been different standards of behavior for certain employees. It’s a red flag.

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McKinsey’s Cautionary Tale for Communicators

PRSay

Write every document, email, text and Teams message as if it could eventually show up on the front page of The New York Times. Will you be able to legally, ethically, reputationally defend the advice you gave? How do your words make you look as a person? Voice your concerns — often. Go over people’s heads if you have to.

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We need to tell the hard truths – Ed Harrison

Ethical Voices

It’s funny because I look back at the 22-year-old me, I think the very first difficult press release I had to write was something about pricing in SAP. What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted? We have a responsibility to use data ethically. What other ethics issue did you want to discuss?

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Corporate Reputation And The Whistleblower Culture

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Just two months ago, luggage company Away grappled with reputation stumbles after employees shared internal messages that unpacked a punitive workplace culture. In many companies, especially high-growth technology businesses, there have been different standards of behavior for certain employees. Where does accountability begin and end?

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

Tackling fake news and disinformation: an ethical issue that strikes at the heart of practice 6. Gender diversity in PR is an issue as old as the industry itself Gender issues in the PR industry are well documented. Gender diversity in PR is an issue as old as the industry itself 3. Representing the public that we serve 4.

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10 Tips to Become More Likeable

Cision

Balakrishnan writes that the key to this technique is to be genuine, to maintain a safe environment, and to use open-ended questions. Barker writes that the most important aspect of demonstrating compassion is “doing.” “It is the unspoken ethic of all magicians to not reveal their secrets.” Mirroring.

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Leading Healthy Teams: Lessons from Leadercast 2019 for Solo PR Pros

Solo PR Pro

Start with your employees, giving them the level of information and training to act like owners and they will take care of your customers and your shareholders. Ensure that your employees can truly represent you in every aspect of your business. If I empower my employees, I might lose control. There is freedom in a framework.