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Leading With Ethics During COVID-19

PRSay

Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). Please join the discussion via #PRSAChat and #EthicsMonth, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, webinars and Twitter Chats throughout the month.

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An Ethical Test: Why I Blew the Whistle on Corruption at My Organization

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As PR practitioners, every day presents a new opportunity to reinforce our commitment to ethics. I had been enjoying my time as a public affairs officer at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System (PVAHCS). But what happens when you discover that your organization doesn’t share your belief in that commitment?

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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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Thoughts on Balancing Your Professional Work and Your Activism

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Some of us are fortunate to work for companies that tell employees to bring their whole selves to work, that invest in corporate social responsibility and that act as responsible members of their communities. In this new model, organizations become part of a larger social system. Looking to the past.

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5 Trends Shaping The Future Of PR (And How To Manage Them)

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

First, it’s our obligation – as independent agents and on behalf of clients – to operate within stringent ethical guidelines. We should advise businesses on the systems and processes needed to monitor and detect misinformation. Generative AI is the elephant in the room. At Mod Op, that’s our approach.

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How To Protect Reputation In The Age Of Leaks

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Each of these incidents is distinct, but all except one resulted from information supplied by Uber employees (or a contracted employee, in the case of the video posted by an Uber driver) and all are symptomatic of a corporate culture in dire need of change. But it can also help stem a problem before it becomes systemic.

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A Commitment to Sharing Only Accurate and Truthful Information

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From the beginning of the pandemic, the focus of my employer, a nationally ranked health system, had become safeguarding public health. Educate employees to minimize the risk of spreading false information on social media or other outlets. I couldn’t have agreed more. It can also be life-threatening, as we saw during the pandemic.

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