Deirdre Breakenridge

JULY 10, 2019

Don’t follow anyone on social media, and they don’t post anything other than policies and products. Don’t know how to lead; they were just put into a leadership position and have no leadership skills. Don’t know how to lead; they were just put into a leadership position and have no leadership skills.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For example, despite existing platform policies that expressly prohibit the posting of stolen content, Facebook was reluctant to remove stolen content related to anti-vaccination and QAnon conspiracies. But the company also lacks moderators to enforce these policies. This is a great tactic for thought leadership content, in particular.

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Wadds Inc.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The public relations profession will continue to need human skills such as emotional intelligence, ethical reasoning and strategic judgement that technology cannot replicate. This calls for comprehensive training frameworks covering foundations, tool usage, and policies to be developed.

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Ethical Voices

JUNE 6, 2022

I asked them to share insights from a recent journal article they authored titled The Role of Ethical Leadership in Building Influence: Perspectives from Female Public Relations Professionals. . Would you please tell us more about this latest ethics study? Ethical leadership is critical.

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PRSay

MARCH 8, 2021

However, I believe that civility is a question of morality because it is an expression of respect of other human beings and respect is a core ethical value. Emmanuel Tchividjian is the principal and owner of the Markus Gabriel Group , an ethics and communication consulting practice. He is a member of PRSA’s Advocacy Committee.

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Ethical Voices

JULY 24, 2023

This week on Ethical Voices, KayAnn Schoeneman , President of Curley Company discusses: How to determine if a client is right for you Ethical issues in opposition research AI ethics challenges Why don’t you tell us more about yourself and your career? What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted?

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Prowly

MARCH 4, 2025

"With the growing presence of AI tools in our industry, it's essential to adopt an AI Code of Conduct policy to set the standards and expectations for PR pros and clients alike. We have created an AI Policy discussing how we have adopted AI in our business, how we ethically use it, and where we would never use it.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Each September, PRSA recognizes Ethics Month as a way to bring increased attention to the core foundation of the communications profession. Programming this month several webinars, including “ Bots, Misrepresentation and More: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Digital Communication ” on Sept. 27 from 3-4 p.m. Ewing, APR, Fellow PRSA.

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Ethical Voices

MAY 8, 2023

She was one of the first people I interviewed when Ethical Voices launched in 2019, and I figured it was time to have her back, particularly because Ethisphere recently released an updated list of the World’s Most Ethical companies. What are the top ethics issues facing companies? It has a couple of component pieces.

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Cision

DECEMBER 16, 2016

When the press secretary role opened up in the office, I made a case that as a constituent and someone who had spent the last year writing in the Senator’s voice and getting to know his policy positions, I was equally qualified to applicants with actual experience serving as a press secretary.

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Wadds Inc.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It's an idealistic perspective of public relations that responds to both management and leadership opportunities, but also critical sociological and societal perspectives. Participants argued for prioritising real social outcomes like behavioural changes, attitudes, and policies.

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Ethical Voices

APRIL 2, 2025

What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted at work? It felt like we had not behaved in an ethical way, and it bothered me for months afterwards because even the partnership went through that sort of lasting bitterness with some of our employees. Ethical companies, when they make them, they own it, and they fix it.

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5W PR

JANUARY 15, 2024

Shaping public opinion and policy In the public sector, strategic communications are integral to shaping public opinion and influencing policy. Facilitating effective leadership Leadership communication is a key aspect of strategic communications.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Each September, PRSA recognizes Public Relations Ethics Month, supported by programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). This year’s theme, Public Relations Ethics: Strengthening Our Core, guides a special focus on the six core values highlighted in the PRSA Code of Ethics.

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Ethical Voices

MAY 28, 2024

Today, she teaches at the US Naval Academy and may discuss ethics even more than I do. Now I have my doctorate in higher education leadership and policy from Vanderbilt University. What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted? Delighted to be with you today. It’s the little choices.

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PRSay

JULY 14, 2020

But for my team at MediaSource , transparency has been the best policy. I immediately told my leadership team and informed my staff, letting everyone know how I would be running the company and the things that would and would not be changing. Should corporate leaders share their own beliefs?

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PRSay

JULY 20, 2021

Consumers expect company managers to act ethically and responsibly; to deliver consistent, stable performance; and to provide frequent, credible communication. Seventy-three percent said CEOs must support and influence environmental issues, while 65 percent said CEOs should influence health policy.

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Stern + Associates

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

You cannot, and should not, be an ethical engineer if you have not gone through a process in which you have to deal with your impact on the things you’re developing. Social work allows us to have a framework for how we can ask questions to begin processes for building ethical technical systems,” Patton says. “We

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 27, 2019

In this blog I’ve set out each candidate’s statements and blogs to understand their proposed policies. I will continue the excellent work, which has positioned the profession as a strategic management function through active engagement with the business community showing how ethical communication can enhance economic performance.

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Mindful Marketing

JULY 16, 2022

by David Hagenbuch - professor of Marketing at Messiah University - ​author of Honorable Influence - founder of Mindful Marketing “ Auditors Cheated on Ethics Exams ”—a recent New York Times headline revealed. Who would cheat on ethics?— The Security and Exchange Commission (S.E.C.)

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Stern + Associates

MARCH 15, 2023

From Morgan Stanley and Alphabet, Ping Am, Shell and Airbus, Davenport, co-author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller “ All-in On AI: How Smart Companies Win Big with Artificial Intelligence ” (2023), details the leadership, strategy, and cultural traits that make these companies highly successful with AI. Reid Blackman, Ph.D.

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Presspage

DECEMBER 12, 2017

. “For example, one of our key policy issues is ethical conduct in public relations. A short while ago there was an issue with Bell Pottinger…”[a British PR agency], “which prompted a huge interest spike in ethics in public relations. Connecting time-lines to topics the CIPR already covers, is important.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Data policies have traditionally been the responsibility of a company’s legal counsel or privacy director, but California’s regulations focus on practices typically managed by the marketing department. For further reading: Using Data Ethically to Inform PR Strategies ( Strategies & Tactics , September 2022).

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

High demand for experienced communicators “Corporate communications professionals will continue to advance into top organizational leadership roles as their unrivaled combination of business strategy and stakeholder insight continues to become more essential. .” ~ Jason Brown , PublicCity PR, Principal PublicCity PR 9.

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 29, 2019

She sits on the CIPR Board, has been a Council member for five years and volunteered for ten, most recently as Chair of the Local Public Service and Policy committees. Ethical communication is at the heart of this. Personal aspirations Leadership of a voluntary organisation is a lonely job. How do we overcome this challenge?

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

We’re often the first to know about mergers and acquisitions, major policy developments, and other significant changes. Ethical dilemmas are rarely straightforward, especially in internal communications. Modeling from Sisela Bok’s three-step ethical decision-making process, we need to weigh out: What we know and what we don’t know.

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Wadds Inc.

JANUARY 5, 2024

Implementing policies, strategies and business plans should be delegated to management, with board monitoring progress. With the majority of our global leadership team being in their first leadership role, the consultation from Sarah at Wadds Inc. Get the balance right The makeup of the board is more important than you think.

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Wadds Inc.

MAY 14, 2024

With the right mindset, preparation and action, leaders can use risk management, crisis preparedness and resilience-building to unlock considerable latent value, rather than viewing them as irksome and costly insurance policies,” said Cartwright.

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Solo PR Pro

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

On the fourth Wednesday in February, we held one of our traditional Q&A chats, where top independent communication professionals shared thought leadership, tips and advice in response to questions submitted by the community ( learn how to join us here ). still ethical in the age of transparency?

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Ethical Voices

MAY 6, 2023

She was one of the first people I interviewed when Ethical Voices launched in 2019, and I figured it was time to have her back, particularly because Ethisphere recently released an updated list of the World’s Most Ethical companies. What are the top ethics issues facing companies? It has a couple of component pieces.

Ethics 52

Ethics Training Financial Survey 52

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 8, 2019

People are afraid, for example, and many corporate clients have policies that prohibit such interviews without a permission slip. Marketing also has purse strings that can be creatively – and ethically – spent to appease a specific rep with the right reference. Media references are hard for several reasons.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

Focused on the world of financial and corporate communications, club membership and participation in its SOJC stock index has increased 50% under his leadership. An assignment in her PR Writing class turned her into an advocate for public policy change. Bobby is poised for a career in corporate communications.

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Flatiron Communications

MARCH 13, 2021

It’s been a long-time pet peeve of mine to observe how many reputable firms in the PR industry will accept clients whose business or advocacy goals raise ethical questions. To its credit, B-M had a policy that allowed its staff to decline working on that business if he/she desired.

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Offleash

JULY 23, 2017

Like the Uber fiasco – the allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination that, among other legal and ethical scandals, cost CEO Travis Kalanick his job. Fact: Among the hundreds of startups we’ve represented, it’s rare to find a woman among the executive leadership. Or the U.S. It’s time to stop the madness.

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Solo PR Pro

MARCH 1, 2016

Poor leadership – there is no discernible reporting structure, and there are no clearly defined roles and responsibilities. And there are no mechanisms in place for ensuring accountability or outlining policies and guidelines for behavior. This can provide fertile ground for ethical – and legal – issues to possibly arise.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Public affairs: This involves working with government officials and agencies to shape public policy and advocate on behalf of an organization.”. I wouldn’t have occurred to me to mentioned Edward Bernays as a “thought leader” but what is thought leadership without history? This is reflective of a traditional view of public relations.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This crisis plan should be based on a comprehensive business risk assessment and should be aligned with the business strategy and other company policies. Once this is understood, a crisis plan can be developed to deal with the crisis. A crisis plan should be developed and implemented immediately. The second step is to manage the crisis.

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