Latest Socialethics Podcast Episodes
What to Do When Your Friend Acts Unethically?
EthicalVoices - February 24, 2020 12:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn this week's EthicalVoices, Karen Swim, APR, the President and CEO of Words for Hire discusses: What to do when your friend (who you manage) acts unethically What to do when your organization values results over ethical behavior Why every PR person needs to step up and be an ethics champi...
FEELing is an essential part of ethical decision-making
EthicalVoices - February 17, 2020 12:30 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDeirdre Breakenridge, an author, speaker, professor, and communication professional shares some great ethics insight, including: What to do ethically when two supervisors give you conflicting orders Why FEELing is essential to ethical behavior How Millennials, GenZ, GenX and Boomers FEEL di...
What's Legal Isn't Always Ethical: Keeping Your Company on the Right Path
EthicalVoices - February 10, 2020 12:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsGarland Stansell, the Chief Communications Officer for Children's of Alabama, and the 2020 National Chair of PRSA, shares his insight on a number of key ethics issues, including: Why sharing the bare minimum is often not the best course Why you must address issues head on when you are conside...
What's Legal Isn't Always Ethical: Keeping Your Company on the Right Path
EthicalVoices - February 10, 2020 12:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsGarland Stansell, the Chief Communications Officer for Children's of Alabama, and the 2020 National Chair of PRSA, shares his insight on a number of key ethics issues, including: Why sharing the bare minimum is often not the best course Why you must address issues head on when you are conside...
The Rising Threat of Disinformation for Hire
EthicalVoices - February 03, 2020 12:30 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoining me on this week's episode is Craig Silverman, a reporter at Buzzfeed, who along with two of his colleagues in January wrote one of the most chilling articles I have read in a while, “Disinformation for Hire: How a New Breed of PR Firms is Selling Lies Online”. I wanted to have him as a ...
What to Do When Your Boss Asks You To Spread Dirt on A Competitor
EthicalVoices - January 27, 2020 12:30 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJessica Graham, president of Fionix Consulting discusses what to do when you boss asks you to spread dirt on a competitor, how to ethically handle a public health crisis, what we can learn from the Rotary Club and other ethical issues.
Ethical Challenges with the Growing Cancel Culture
EthicalVoices - January 20, 2020 12:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPaul Omodt, the principal of Omodt and Associates and crisis expert, discusses a number of key ethics issues, including: 1) Why speed is not always your ally 2) Ethical challenges with the growing “cancel culture” 3) How to seek forgiveness for an ethical lapse 4) How one man gained forgive...
What to Do When You Are Asked to Protect a Large Donor’s Reputation
EthicalVoices - January 13, 2020 12:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsShonali Burke, a growth strategist and social expert discusses a number of ethical challenges. Including: 1) What to do when you are asked to protect a large donor’s reputation 2) Will public relations ever overcome its legacy of spin 3) New challenges with transparency and disclosure 4) Ho...
Ethical Issues in Healthcare PR and the Challenges of Data Permanence
EthicalVoices - January 06, 2020 12:30 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsErica Sniad Morgenstern, the vice president of marketing communications of Welltok, discusses a number of important ethical issues, including: 1) Challenges of talking a tough stand with senior executives to keep your organization on message 2) Data permanence and one thing to never do if you...
Being an Effective Counselor During Difficult and Heart-Wrenching Ethical Situations
EthicalVoices - December 16, 2019 12:30 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMichelle Egan, the chief communications officer of the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company discusses a number of key ethical issues including: • Who owns the work you create at a company? And what do you do when a former co-worker asks for it? • What to do when your company’s equipment causes the...
The Most Ethical PR Professionals Don't Just Fight Fires, They Prevent Them
EthicalVoices - December 09, 2019 12:30 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMelanie Ensign the head of security, privacy, and engineering communications for Uber discusses: 1) Why the best PR pros focus on stopping fires before they begin, rather than responding to a crisis 2) The ethical and cognitive challenges of marketing with FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) ...
Ethical Issues With Product Recalls and Cannabis
EthicalVoices - December 02, 2019 12:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsLoring Barnes, APR, Fellow, PRSA, an independent practitioner and Chair of her town’s Selectboard, discusses a number of key ethical issues including: Tough ethical decisions during product recalls How communicators should approach ethical issues around cannabis The quickest path to redempt...
The Danger of Deplatforming and Relative Ethics
EthicalVoices - November 18, 2019 12:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTim O'Brien, the founder of O'Brien Communications and host of the Shaping Opinion podcast, discusses a number of key public relations and communication ethics challenges, including: Putting your job on the line to do the right thing The danger of relative and situational ethics The ethical...
Why saying "That's unethical" is not enough
EthicalVoices - November 11, 2019 12:30 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMarisa Vallbona, the founder and president of CIM, Inc PR and co-founder of the PR Consultants Group, discusses: Marisa Vallbona, the founder and president of CIM, Inc PR and co-founder of the PR Consultants Group, discusses: Going beyond “that’s unethical” to understand the issues and better ...
How to Effectively Counsel the C-Suite on Ethics
EthicalVoices - November 04, 2019 12:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJim Lukaszewski, one of America's most respected crisis and ethics counselors for the C-Suite at global brands, discusses:Jim Lukaszewski, one of America's most respected crisis and ethics counselors for the C-Suite at global brands, discusses: How to most effectively counsel senior executives ...
The Ethical Importance of Discernment in Public Relations
EthicalVoices - October 28, 2019 11:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsBlake Lewis, the Principal and Founder of Three Box Strategic Communications. Discusses a number of key ethics topics, including: Ethical traps for Millennials and Gen Z The importance of discernment How to make ethics training a regular part of your culture How compromise can destroy who...
Global Ethics and Technology Issues - How Public Relations Can Move A Company From Where It is to Where it Wants to Be
EthicalVoices - October 21, 2019 11:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTorod Neptune, the chief communications officer at Lenovo discusses a number of key global and technology ethics issues including: How to move companies from the organization they are today to the one they want to be Living brand values globally and locally Why addressing ethics issues with...
The Three Biggest Threats to Ethical Behavior in Public Relations
EthicalVoices - October 14, 2019 11:30 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMark Dvorak the executive director of Golin Atlanta and an expert independent consultant, discusses the three biggest threats to ethical behavior in public relations. During the interview he also shares his insight on a variety of topics, including: What ethical guideposts to use when you ar...
Ethical Issues with Behavior Change, Leaks and Transparency
EthicalVoices - October 07, 2019 11:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis week on Ethical Voices, Robin Schnell and Stacey Smith, senior counsel and partners at Jackson, Jackson & Wagner discuss a number of key PR and communication ethics issues, including: What to do when a client asks you to anonymously leak information Ethical issues with transparency and i...
Ethics, Sexism, Racism and Research
EthicalVoices - September 30, 2019 11:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAngela Sinickas the CEO of Sinickas Communications, discusses a number of key issues, including: What to do ethically when you realize you work at a company rife with sexism and racism Ethical missteps in the PR proposal process How ethics mistakes can haunt you for years (and how to overco...
How to Save Your Soul as a Public Relations Professional in an Unethical Company
EthicalVoices - September 23, 2019 11:30 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDr. Joe Trahan, a 30+ year PR pro, retired Lt. Col and media trainer for more than 3,000 people a year, shares his ethics insights in a captivating interview. He discusses: How to save your soul when you are in an unethical company How fake news is eroding public trust Why public relations ...
Building an Ethical Agency Culture
EthicalVoices - September 16, 2019 11:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsKim Sample, president of the PR Council discusses a number of key ethics issues, including:Kim Sample, president of the PR Council discusses a number of key ethics issues, including: How to handle unethical client requests Best practices for building an ethical agency culture Ethical challe...
Ethics, Communications and Technology - Avoiding Techlash
EthicalVoices - September 09, 2019 11:30 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsBrandi Boatner, the Social and Influencer Communications Lead global markets for IBM addresses a number of communications ethics issues including: How can public relations professionals prepare for techlash? What questions should PR pros ask to help avoid unconscious bias in campaigns and AI?...
How PR Pros Can Act Ethically When Managers and Competitors Overpromise
EthicalVoices - August 26, 2019 11:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMike Neumeier, the CEO of Arketi Group, shares his insight on how PR pros can deal with ethics issues, including: What to do when a manager or competitor overpromises How and when to disclose Unexpected challenges with paid media
It's Time to Stop PR's Addiction to Fake Newswire Metrics
EthicalVoices - August 19, 2019 11:30 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAdam Ritchie, the principal of Adam Ritchie Brand Direction, discusses a number of controversial ethical issues, including why it’s time to stop PR’s addiction to fake newswire metrics. Other topics include: A lighting round of four ethical dilemmas he faced The insidious practice of double...
PR Ethics and Artificial Intelligence
EthicalVoices - August 12, 2019 11:30 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsChris Penn, the co-founder and chief data scientist for Trust Insights, is one of the most insightful communications professionals I know. In this Ethical Voices interview, he discusses: What to do when your personal ethics conflict with your company's ethics Ethical issues PR people will f...
Ethics and PR Measurement
EthicalVoices - August 05, 2019 11:30 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsKatie Paine, the CEO of Paine Publishing and the Queen of Metrics, discusses a number of ethical issues around public relations measurement and analytics, including: How to respond to pressure to fudge numbers How public relations success is creating new challenges Ethical issues with Autom...
The Ethics of Time Sheets at PR Agencies
EthicalVoices - July 29, 2019 11:30 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDarryl Salerno, the owner of Second Quadrant Solutions, which has helped more than a hundred small, mid-sized and large agencies improve their performance and profitability, discusses a number of key ethics issues, including: Why you can't buy your clients televisions The ethics of time sheet...
PR Ethics Advice for the Future is Found in The Past
EthicalVoices - July 22, 2019 11:30 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsScott Monty, a neoclassical digital executive who led Ford's digital and social media, discusses: The perils of obfuscation The top ethics challenges facing communicators today How many tech companies are ethically challenged Ethics advice from the classics that is still relevant today
Ethical Issues with Celebrity Foundations and People Plagiarizing Your Mother's Obituary
EthicalVoices - July 15, 2019 11:30 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJoining me on this week's episode is Bonnie Upright, the vice president of corporate communications for Coldwell Banker Vanguard. She is a former agency owner who has done outstanding work with celebrity foundations. Bonnie discusses a number of key ethics issues including: - Grappling with ...
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