EthicalVoices
181 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsReal ethics stories from real communication pros
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The five most dangerous words in the world
August 16, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutes - 8.22 MBLinda Recupero, the Senior Vice President and Global Head of Enterprise Communication for Assurant discusses: 1) What to do when a colleague lies 2) The evolution of ethics globally 3) The five most dangerous words in the world
Transparency and the industrialization of disinformation
August 09, 2021 11:30 - 22 minutes - 12.3 MBMichelle Olson, the 2021 national chair of PRSA and the managing director and head of the Phoenix office for Lambert discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: 1) How to fight the constant little drips of ethical challenges we face every day 2) Transparency and the industrialization of disinformation 3) The importance of universal key messaging
Ethics, data privacy and looking back
August 02, 2021 11:30 - 19 minutes - 11.3 MBWendy Glavin, the founder of the Wendy Glavin Agency, discusses several important ethics issues, including: 1) Ethical issues of giving notice 2) What to do when you are asked to change something that is factually correct 3) Ethical failures in data use and privacy 4) Why we need to look back
What to do when you are faced with nearness and drinking bias
July 26, 2021 11:30 - 23 minutes - 14.3 MBMelissa Vela-Williamson, APR, an award-winning public relations expert, national columnist and host of the great Smart Talk Series podcast discusses: 1) What to do when you are pressured to inflate numbers? 2) What to do when you are faced with nearness and drinking bias 3) The ethics issues of multicultural appropriation
What can PR professionals learn from the open source community?
July 19, 2021 11:30 - 16 minutes - 9.38 MBLaura Kempke, the Vice President of Communications for Acquia discusses several important ethics issues, including: 1) What to do when executives lie frequently? 2) Dealing with misinformation and the increasing need to take a stand 3) What can PR professionals learn from the open source community?
What to do when your boss doesn’t value honesty as much as you do?
July 12, 2021 11:30 - 16 minutes - 9.56 MBGary McKillips, a freelance writer, broadcaster, and correspondent for AP Radio Sports and MLB on Sirius XM. discusses: 1) What to do when your boss wants you to fire a high-performing employee they do not like 2) What to do when your boss doesn’t value honesty as much as you do 3) Ethical issues with SpiderTech and sports public relations
Truth is a Negotiated Reality
June 28, 2021 11:30 - 19 minutes - 11 MBJeff Hahn, the owner and principal of Hahn Public, discusses ethics and his new book - Breaking Bad News: The Definitive Crisis Communication Guide for Brands. He also discusses several important ethics issues, including: 1) Why truth is just a negotiated reality 2) How to successfully nudge people into their proper swim lanes 3) Demystifying crisis communication
How Can We Improve Fashion Industry Ethics?
June 21, 2021 11:30 - 13 minutes - 7.88 MBJessica Kelly, the Founder and CEO of THR3EFOLD, a leader in the ethical fashion space, discusses several key ethics issues, including: 1) Where should we start in improving fashion industry ethics? 2) Why all auditing bodies aren’t created equal 3) What everyone can do to improve ethics in the fashion industry 4) How can you maintain your moral compass when there is be pressure to succeed at all costs?
Respond, Don’t React to Unethical Behavior
June 14, 2021 11:30 - 21 minutes - 13.3 MBKami Huyse, the CEO of Zoetica, a social media agency, who for me was first and best known as @kamichat discusses a number of important ethics issues including: 1) Why you need to respond and not react to unethical behavior 2) What one question should you ask friends facing difficult situations? 3) Why ethical PR people act like ombudsmen 4) What is the best thing PR pros can do in difficult situations?
Best Practices in Internal Communications Ethics
June 07, 2021 11:30 - 16 minutes - 9.51 MBElizabeth Pesci, APR, Fellow PRSA, discusses a number of key ethics issues including: 1) How to handle a reporter friend asking you to disclose confidential information 2) Best practices in internal communication ethics 3) What ethics challenge spans the past, present and future?
Don’t Confuse Doing the Right Thing with Being Seen Doing the Right Thing
May 17, 2021 11:30 - 22 minutes - 12.6 MBJim Hoggan, a bestselling author, president of Hoggan & Associates, and founder of DeSmog discusses a number of key topics including: 1) Don’t confuse doing the right thing with being seen doing the right thing 2) Why even if you are right, you can be in the wrong 3) The ethical dangers of tribalism 4) The heart vs. the mind
When National Security Is On The Line, How Do You Ethically Handle Public Relations?
May 10, 2021 11:30 - 16 minutes - 9.58 MBRobert Johnson, the host of the PR Nation Podcast, discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: 1) When national security is on the line, how to you handle public relations ethically? 2) The state of truth today 3) Why PR Pros should take a different approach when a reporter asks you about confidential information
What to do when someone calls you a liar
April 26, 2021 11:30 - 17 minutes - 8.51 MBJanelle Guthrie, APR, Fellow PRSA, the communication director for the Building Industry Association of Washington, discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: What to do when you realize you have given out false information and admitting it will hurt What to do when someone calls you a liar How to ethically work through difficult situations Why Voices4Everyone is the solution to our next ethics challenge
How to Speak Up Effectively When You Are Asked to Compromise Your Personal Ethics
April 19, 2021 11:30 - 16 minutes - 9.22 MBSherry Feldberg, a seasoned healthcare communication professional who is now the principal of Leadership Journey, discusses: 1) What to do when your boss asks you to burn bridges? 2) How to speak up effectively when you are asked to compromise your personal ethics 3) The importance of building trusted relationships 4) The need to show vulnerability as a leader
Civility, Truth and Hope
April 12, 2021 11:30 - 13 minutes - 7.21 MBEmmanuel Tchividjian, the principal of the Markus Gabriel Group, and one of the top thought leaders on ethics and communication in the world, discusses: 1) Where your duty lies when you are asked to reveal confidential information 2) The importance of civility and civil discourse 3) How the absence of truth leads to the absence of trust 4) The guiding light of hope
Licensing and Ethics in Puerto Rico Public Relations
April 05, 2021 11:30 - 19 minutes - 11.4 MBKaren Garnik, the president of Global Vision Marketing and Communications and the president of Asociación de Relacionistas Profesionales de Puerto Rico and a licensed public relations practitioner, discusses a number of important ethics issues including: 1) How apathy is threatening ethical behavior 2) Porque ser Relacionista es cosa seria – Why being a PR pro is a serious thing 3) Licensing and ethics in Puerto Rico 4) How Puerto Rico’s Licensing compares to the APR
Why ethical organizations need to look back as well as forward
March 29, 2021 11:30 - 15 minutes - 8.92 MBKrista Terrell, APR, the acting president of the Arts and Science Council for Charlotte Mecklenburg County, discusses a number of important ethics topics, including: 1) The best approach to convince executives to report historic inequities 2) Why ethical organizations need to look back as well as forward 3) How organizations can think beyond their whiteness 4) Why we need to think like gardeners, not gunslingers
Ethical Issues in Diversity, Battle Rap, Cancel Culture and Asian-American Hate Crimes
March 22, 2021 14:27 - 24 minutes - 14.7 MBJoining me on this week's episode is Jen Cho, the founder of Pivot and Swerve. She discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: 1) Where should businesses start first in diversity initiatives? 2) How to most effectively deal with microaggressions? 3) Ethical issues with Battle Rap – what to do when your ethics and the industry’s standards diverge? 4) How far back should we go with regards to cancel culture? 5) The rise of Asian American hate crimes
Rationalization Leads to Ethical Failures
March 15, 2021 11:30 - 19 minutes - 10.1 MBDonald Singletary, the president at Singletary Group Communications and an adjunct professor at a number of universities, including Syracuse University and Baruch College, discusses: 1) Ethics of expense reports in the Mad Men Era and today 2) How societal changes are impacting ethical practices 3) How rationalization leads to ethical failures 4) Are we really making progress against systemic racism?
Ethics and Diversity: I Too, Am America
March 08, 2021 12:30 - 20 minutes - 11.8 MBTroy Brown, the President of one50one, discusses a number of key ethics issues, including: 1) How to respond when people try to marginalize you 2) The unethical myth of we can’t find quality diverse candidates 3) Ethical issues with influencer marketing 4) Ethics of Blockchain and Digital IP
What To Do If You Are In a Toxic Workplace
March 01, 2021 12:30 - 18 minutes - 9.96 MBThomas Bennett III, discusses: 1) What to do when you are stuck in a toxic work culture 2) Why we need more honesty and transparency
The Changing Landscape of Business Advocacy
February 22, 2021 12:30 - 26 minutes - 14.5 MBDr. Holly Overton, Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina and a senior research fellow with the Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication discusses: 1) What to do when you are on a toxic team at work 2) The changing landscape of business advocacy and what it means to PR 3) The rise of corporate social advocacy 4) What we can learn from the Page Principles
Why Hiring Diverse Junior Talent Isn’t Enough
February 15, 2021 12:30 - 25 minutes - 14 MBCedric F. Brown, APR, an independent consultant who uses digital strategy to produce equitable outcomes, discusses: 1) What to do when you see racist behavior at work 2) Why hiring diverse junior talent isn’t enough 3) Why we can’t just look forward
Fighting Sensationalism and Greed
February 08, 2021 12:30 - 15 minutes - 9.17 MBPerry Headrick, the founder of Crackle PR, discusses a number of important ethical issues including: 1)What should you do when you don’t believe in your client? 2) Why we need to fight sensationalism 3) The need for greater diversity in public relations
Ethical Issues of Promoting Vaporware
February 01, 2021 12:30 - 16 minutes - 10 MBEric Berman, an innovative results-focused communications director discusses a number of important issues, including: 1) What should you do when you are asked to promote vaporware? 2) How can you practice ethical measurement? 3) Why you should always look at both sides of the data
Data Ethics Advice for Public Relations Professionals
January 25, 2021 12:30 - 21 minutes - 12.9 MBAdam Blacker, the Vice President of Insights and Alliances at Apptopia, discusses a number of important data ethics issues for public relations professionals, including: 1) When to ethically pass on a media opportunity 2) Why you need to think of the long game when it comes to data 3) How to decide if you have enough data for an accurate pitch 4) The ethics of data collection
Stop Putting Profit Over Ethics
January 18, 2021 13:30 - 21 minutes - 12.8 MBSabrina Ram, the founder and president of Blu Lotus PR discusses: 1) What to do when your boss asks you to do something uncomfortable 2) Why we need to stop putting profit over ethics 3) The need for accountability 4) Just because you are good at something doesn’t mean you have to do it
What Do You Do When Your Client Pulls A Bait And Switch?
January 11, 2021 12:30 - 21 minutes - 13.4 MBCraig Sender, the senior director of public and analyst relations at the Copyright Clearance Center and an adjunct professor at Boston University, discusses: 1) What do you do when your client pulls a bait and switch? 2) The three most powerful words when pushing back on inappropriate requests 3) Why we still need timeouts
What do you do when your work does not align with your personal values?
January 04, 2021 12:30 - 28 minutes - 15.6 MBWelcome to Ethical Voices in 2021. A New year, but the same great content. Since one of the most common New Year's resolutions is to lose weight and improve wellness, I could think of no better guest to kick off the year than Mark Mohammadpour, the founder of the Chasing the Sun Health Coaching for communicators and marketers. I've enjoyed reading his insights in the Public Relations Society of America's Strategies & Tactics, and that's what caused me to reach out to invite him to be a guest...
How Businesses and Executives Fail at Diversity, Addressing Harassment and Humanity
December 21, 2020 12:30 - 44 minutes - 25 MBThis is the 100th episode of EthicalVoices and I am bringing you a very special guest. Mike Paul, the president of Reputation Doctor®, discusses: 1) What executives should do (and many fail to do) when someone reports sexual harassment to them 2) The ethical failures of most businesses to act on diversity, equity and inclusion 3) When personal relationships are more important than safeguarding confidences
Conflict of Interest Issues with Non-Profit Boards
December 14, 2020 12:30 - 12 minutes - 6.95 MBPam Campbell, APR, Fellow PRSA, the Director of Public Affairs at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Oklahoma City Branch discusses a number of important ethical issues, including: 1) Conflict of interest issues with non-profit boards 2) How non-profit board can help prevent ethical issues 3) How to effectively fight disinformation
Your Company is Accused of Making People Sick. Now What?
December 07, 2020 12:30 - 34 minutes - 19.3 MBJoining me on this week's episode is Ken Hunter, the President and Chief Strategist at The PowerStation and a part-time lecturer at Rutgers University. He discusses a number of important issues, including 1) What to do ethically when your company is accused of making people sick 2) How to make ethical issues seem less like personal attacks 3) What to do when your boss makes unethical promises 4) Dealing with media bias
Landmines and Fine Lines: Ethical Issues in Public Affairs
November 30, 2020 12:30 - 26 minutes - 14.8 MBKelly Davis, the Public Relations Sequence Head at the University of South Carolina, discusses a number of important issues, including: 1) How to avoid landmines and understand the fine lines in public affairs and lobbying 2) How can nonprofits ethically get their message out when faced with well-funded opponents? 3) Ethical issues with data, media and society 4) How to make sure you are sharing accurate information
When Lite isn’t Lite: Ethical Issues with Misleading Claims
November 16, 2020 12:30 - 24 minutes - 13.3 MBJoining me on this week's episode is Ron Culp, the director of the Public Relations and Advertising Masters Program at DePaul University. Ron discusses a number of important topics, including: 1) What to do when asked to make absurd and misleading claims 2) Why PR professions need the industry to have their back 3) Where companies make mistakes in countering disinformation internally 4) How to make your company attractive to potential employees
When and where do you draw the ethical line?
November 09, 2020 12:30 - 37 minutes - 20.9 MBHelio Fred Garcia, President of Logos Consulting Group discusses a number of important ethics issues including: 1) When and where do you draw the ethical line? 2) How structures and clear protocols make courage less necessary in ethical dilemmas 3) What can we learn from Bernays’ definition of public relations? 4) What are some positive ethics lessons from Goldman Sachs 5) Three key elements in determining the “right” thing to do
Identifying an Ethics Problem is not Enough
November 02, 2020 12:30 - 30 minutes - 17.4 MBNeil Foote, the CEO of Foote Communications, and the President of the National Black Public Relations Society, discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: 1) Why identifying an ethics problem is not enough 2) The power of truth, without embellishment, to drive ethical action 3) How to fight misinformation and disinformation 4) Why celebrating success is not enough to drive diversity
Four Common Reasons for Ethical Failures
October 26, 2020 11:30 - 23 minutes - 12.1 MBKeith Green, assistant professor at Montclair State and former vice president of B2B communications and partnerships at Guinness World Records, discusses: 1) DEFG: Four common reasons for ethical failures 2) The challenge of living in the world of now 3) Ethics issues he observed in sports public relations
What Ethics Lessons Can You Learn from 50 Cases of Beer, Football and Food?
October 19, 2020 11:30 - 23 minutes - 12.8 MBBestselling marketing and CX author, and inspirational speaker Jay Baer discusses the ethics lessons you can learn from beer, football and food. Specifically: 1) How to ethically work for competing companies 2) The rampant issue of IP Theft 3) Restaurants’ ethical dilemma: COVID disclosure
What do ethical PR professionals do when they are faced with conflicting loyalties?
October 12, 2020 11:30 - 21 minutes - 11.8 MBTodd Van Hoosear, the Chief Engagement Officer for Business Breakthrough Network and a visiting instructor at Boston University, discusses a number of important ethics topics, including: What do ethical PR professionals do when they are faced with conflicting loyalties? The ethics challenges of a post-truth era The need for action to change the perception of PR
Why You Should Act Quickly and Decisively on Even Small Ethics Concerns
October 05, 2020 11:30 - 26 minutes - 13.1 MBMark Cautela, the Head of Communications for Harvard Business School, discusses a number of important ethics topics including: 1) Why you need to act quickly and decisively on even small ethics concerns 2) When company and team before self is not ethically appropriate 3) What to do when your boss asks you to fudge numbers on an award
What do you do when you are asked to stonewall on a public health issue?
September 28, 2020 11:30 - 29 minutes - 15.6 MBSam Villegas, APR, a Senior Consultant with Raftelis shares insight on: 1) What do you do when you are asked to stonewall on a public health issue? 2) When should you act as a whistle blower? 3) How do you effectively respond to disinformation and fear-based attacks?
Setting Ethical Boundaries
September 21, 2020 12:29 - 20 minutes - 11.4 MBJoining me on this week's episode to discuss setting ethical boundaries is Tracy Schario, APR of MITRE. She discusses: 1) How do you set ethical boundaries with your boss? 2) What work can a department ethically claim as its own? 3) Are the unexpected ethics benefits that will come out of businesses reaction to COVID? 4) How do you effectively set ethical boundaries with partners?
Top Ethics Challenges in Healthcare Communication, Patient Engagement and Collaboration
September 14, 2020 11:30 - 22 minutes - 11.5 MBKelli Bravo, the vice president of healthcare and life sciences for Pegasystems, discusses a number of important ethical issues, including: 1) The ethical considerations in admitting an error in your software 2) How do we ethically fix what is broken in the healthcare system 3) Top ethics challenges in healthcare communication, patient engagement and collaboration 4) How do you ethically balance transparency and confidentiality
What to do when you are asked to make inflated claims
August 31, 2020 11:30 - 17 minutes - 8.72 MBErin Callanan, the director of media relations for WGBH, discusses a number of ethics challenges including: 1) What to do when you are asked to make inflated claims 2) Balancing the desire to bring in revenue with the desire to only work with clients you believe in 3) How to combat misinformation
Unexpected ethics lessons from Tonya Harding
August 24, 2020 11:30 - 32 minutes - 20.4 MBDianne Danowski Smith, the president and founder of Publix Northwest, covers a broad spectrum of ethical issues, including: 1) Unexpected ethical lessons from Tonya Harding 2) What to do when ethics and legal opinion lead to different conclusions 3) What to do when employees don’t want to represent a specific client 4) How to handle the ethical challenge of reporters with agendas
Ethical Issues in Investor Relations and ESG
August 17, 2020 11:30 - 16 minutes - 8.91 MBJoining me on this week's episode is David Calusdian, the President of Sharon Merrill Associates David is my first guest who focuses on investor relations. He shares his insight on a number of key topics, including: 1) Should you work with someone when their values do not align with yours? 2) What are ethical issues companies face with ESG 3) Core ethical issues with investor relations
The ethical trap of enabling toxic, abusive high-performers
August 10, 2020 11:30 - 25 minutes - 14.1 MBLisa Gralnek, the Principal and Founder of LVG & Co., has some great insight to share, including: 1) The ethical trap of enabling toxic, abusive high-performers 2) How can companies best live their values? 3) Why you shouldn’t always fall on your sword 4) The perils of “me before we”
What is the one ethics question every agency owner needs to ask before taking on a new client?
August 03, 2020 11:30 - 24 minutes - 12.9 MBDan Tisch, the CEO of Argyle, one of Canada's largest and best agencies, discusses: 1) What to do when you can’t convince others to do the ethically right thing 2)Why reputation matters more than image 3) One ethics question every agency owner needs to ask before taking on a new client 4) How communication professionals must prepare as the risk of deception increases daily
If It’s Not Painful at Times to Stand by Your Core Values, You’re Doing it Wrong
July 27, 2020 11:30 - 16 minutes - 8.63 MBTara McDonagh, the president of Tara McDonagh Communications caught my attention with a LinkedIn post in June, where she stated if it's not painful at times to stand by your core values, you're doing it wrong. During our discussion, Tara highlighted: 1) How do you stay true to your values and not simply chase the money? 2) Why you need to focus on character, not reputation 3) Why you can’t rely on others' moral compasses
What to do when you are asked to make your company seem more diverse than it is
July 20, 2020 11:30 - 26 minutes - 12.5 MBThis week on EthicalVoices, JP Canton, the head of communications and public relations in North America for Polestar discusses ethical issues including: 1) What to do when your boss asks you to make the company seem more diverse than it is 2) Common failings with corporate responses to Black Lives Matter 3) The unethical actions more companies are asking agencies to do and why it is wrong