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What do you do when you are asked to stonewall on a public health issue?

EthicalVoices - September 28, 2020 11:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Sam 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?

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Setting Ethical Boundaries

EthicalVoices - September 21, 2020 12:29 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Joining 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 bu...

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Top Ethics Challenges in Healthcare Communication, Patient Engagement and Collaboration

EthicalVoices - September 14, 2020 11:30 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Kelli 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 ch...

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What to do when you are asked to make inflated claims

EthicalVoices - August 31, 2020 11:30 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Erin 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 misinform...

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Unexpected ethics lessons from Tonya Harding

EthicalVoices - August 24, 2020 11:30 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Dianne 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 ...

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Ethical Issues in Investor Relations and ESG

EthicalVoices - August 17, 2020 11:30 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Joining 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)...

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The ethical trap of enabling toxic, abusive high-performers

EthicalVoices - August 10, 2020 11:30 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Lisa 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”

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What is the one ethics question every agency owner needs to ask before taking on a new client?

EthicalVoices - August 03, 2020 11:30 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Dan 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...

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If It’s Not Painful at Times to Stand by Your Core Values, You’re Doing it Wrong

EthicalVoices - July 27, 2020 11:30 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Tara 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 an...

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What to do when you are asked to make your company seem more diverse than it is

EthicalVoices - July 20, 2020 11:30 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
This 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...

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Do organizations that make mistakes on race and systemic injustice deserve help

EthicalVoices - July 13, 2020 11:30 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Kelley Chunn, the principal of Kelley Chunn and Associates discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: 1) What to do when your employer and you have diametrically different ideas? 2) Do organizations that make mistakes on race and systemic injustice deserve help? 3) Advice for ...

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Own It and Fix It: Ethical Media Training Advice

EthicalVoices - June 29, 2020 11:30 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Melody Kimmel is one of the nation's leading media presentation and methods trainers. In this interview, she provides insight into a number of key issues including: 1) Ethics and media interviews 2) How to conduct ethical media training 3) What to do when you make a mistake 4) The perversio...

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How to Make Sure Codes of Ethics Are Not Worthless

EthicalVoices - June 22, 2020 11:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Michael Meath, the retiring interim chair of public relations at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University discusses a number of important issues, including: 1) How to make sure Codes of Ethics are not worthless 2) Why taking the critical 10 helps you make more ...

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Healing the Fracturing of Humanity By Moving From Impact to Consequence

EthicalVoices - June 15, 2020 11:30 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Jim Olson, the former global corporate communications lead for Starbucks and US Airways and CCO at African Leadership University, graciously shared his insight and observations on a number of topics including: 1) How did Starbucks find a new, ethical option about how to deal with the presence ...

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Keeping Your Values When Others Compromise Theirs

EthicalVoices - June 08, 2020 11:30 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
John Walker, the founder and managing partner of Chirp PR, discusses a number of important topics, including: 1) Keeping your values when others compromise theirs (a.k.a. How to survive a dot-com boom) 2) How to build trust in a time of uncertainty 3) The ethical pitfalls of “guaranteed” m...

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What Do You Do When Your Boss May Have Broken the Law?

EthicalVoices - June 01, 2020 11:30 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In this personal interview, Tami Nealy, the vice president of communications and talent relations for Find Your Influence shares some great advice and insight, including: 1) What do you do when you have an abusive boss and he may have broken the law? 2) The importance of mentors 3) Ethics an...

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Truth, trust and why to practice the pause

EthicalVoices - May 18, 2020 11:30 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Nicky McHugh, the senior vice president, global content and community at the RepTrack Company discusses: 1) What to do when your boss is abusive and you need to speak truth to power 2) Two little words with a disproportionate impact – Truth and trust 3) Why we need to practice the pause

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Truth, trust and why to practice the pause

EthicalVoices - May 18, 2020 11:30 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Nicky McHugh, the senior vice president, global content and community at the RepTrack Company discusses: 1) What to do when your boss is abusive and you need to speak truth to power 2) Two little words with a disproportionate impact – Truth and trust 3) Why we need to practice the pause

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Why Silence Kills Ethical Behavior

EthicalVoices - May 11, 2020 11:30 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
On this week’s EthicalVoices, BJ Whitman, a PR professional with more than 30 years of public relations expertise in the education, maritime, and hospitality management fields joins me to discuss a number of ethics issues, including: 1) Life, death, ethics and a photograph 2) Why silence is a...

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Ethics in the Classroom: When Your PR Student is Accused of Apostasy and Treason

EthicalVoices - May 04, 2020 11:30 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Quentin Langley, the author of Brandjack and an Adjunct Professor discusses a number of fascinating topics related to ethics in public relations. Specifically: 1. What to do if one of your students is accused of apostasy and treason? 2. Can ethical PR pros really follow the "Do not lie" maxim?...

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Ethics in the Classroom: When Your PR Student is Accused of Apostasy and Treason

EthicalVoices - May 04, 2020 11:30 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Quentin Langley, the author of Brandjack and an Adjunct Professor discusses a number of fascinating topics related to ethics in public relations. Specifically: 1. What to do if one of your students is accused of apostasy and treason? 2. Can ethical PR pros really follow the "Do not lie" maxim?...

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How to handle ethical pressure to fudge numbers

EthicalVoices - April 27, 2020 11:30 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Anne Green, a principal and managing director at G&S Business Communications, discusses a number of important ethical issues including: 1) How to handle ethical pressure to fudge numbers 2) Where to find engaging, compelling ethics training and why it matters 3) How to ethically fight back a...

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What to do when a client asks you to launch a product they plan to immediately discontinue?

EthicalVoices - April 20, 2020 11:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Marcy Massura, the CEO of MM & Company. discusses client dishonesty, Wikipedia, PR super powers and how they are misused and inherent ethical biases in the social media infrastructure. Specifically she addresses: What to do when a client asks you to launch a product they plan to immediately d...

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Avoiding Attractive, Insidious Ethical Temptations in Political Communication

EthicalVoices - April 13, 2020 11:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Ethics and political communication. It is an essential topic, but one that is not often discussed. Joining me on this week's episode is Peter Loge, Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs, and director of the project on ethics and political communication at George Washington University t...

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Advice from the Coach: How to Ethically Build Your Business

EthicalVoices - April 06, 2020 11:30 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Ken Jacobs, ACC, CPC, an experienced consultant and certified coach shares his insight on a number of ethics topics including: 1) How to handle abusive clients 2) How to best handle conflicts of interest 3) The difference between coaching and consulting

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What to do when your client is accused of espionage and his life is threatened

EthicalVoices - March 30, 2020 11:30 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Hasan Zuberi, the President of the PR Council of Pakistan, shares great global ethics insights and advice, including situations many of us in the U.S. never have to face including: 1) What to do when your client is accused of espionage and his life and property are threatened 2) The ethical c...

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How thinking like a global citizen can improve your ethical decision-making

EthicalVoices - March 23, 2020 11:30 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Cheryl Goodman, the head of Corporate Communication for Sony Electronics North America discusses: 1) The key communication ethics challenges for today and tomorrow 2) How to fight back against the trend toward unethical vaporware 3) What we can do to move talk about diversity, equity and i...

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How to Thrive Ethically in an Era of Disruption

EthicalVoices - March 16, 2020 11:30 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Ray Kotcher, the former CEO of Ketchum and the Professor of the Practice of public relations at Boston University discusses: How to navigate situations where your values and your organizations values differ Why good managers think of themselves as the mayor of a small town Will GenZ succeed...

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The Growing Ethical Threat of Disinfomation

EthicalVoices - March 09, 2020 11:30 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Col. Ann Knabe, PhD, APR+M, discusses the growing threat of disinformation. She also discusses: 1) Taking a stand for PR ethics – is licensing the answer? 2) The importance of education and accreditation to ethical behavior

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A Global Ethics Perspective: Taking Care of the Truth

EthicalVoices - March 02, 2020 12:30 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
José Manuel Velasco, the Past President of the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management discusses global ethics and taking care of the truth. Specifically, he addresses: 1) How to respond ethically when your company is caught making illegal payments 2) The most import...

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