David Herrick, the managing principal of EthicOne, discusses how the most ethical companies leverage the power of trust, transparency, ethics and values in communications and public relations. Specifically he addresses:
• What are the communication best practices in the world’s most ethical companies?
• The most significant PR ethics challenge on the horizon
• How to avoid ethical greenwashing
• How to determine which societal issues on which to engage
Michael Lasky, the co-chair of the litigation practice group of Davis and Gilbert, shares great insight on a number of topics including:
• The ethics of talent migration
• The intersection of creativity, ethics and legality
In an insightful and thought-provoking interview, Johna Burke, the Global Managing Director for AMEC, the Association of the Measurement and Evaluation of Communications provides commentary on many topics, including:
• The ethics of AVE
• How PR agencies are using ROI Incorrectly
• The importance of a SMARTER measurement framework
• Where PR pros can get ethical measurement frameworks
Marlene Neill, PhD, APR, assistant professor at Baylor University and a top PR and ethics researcher discusses:
• What are the top ethics issues facing public relations professionals
• What are the top ethics KSAs for public relations professionals
• What ethics skills are PR professionals lacking
• How PR professionals can help
This year’s Global Ethics Summit by Ethisphere was an outstanding conference. A panel of CEOs addressed how to build an ethical culture. Panels addressed harassment, #metoo and how to tackle hot-button issues.
Erica Salmon Byrne, executive director of the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance, for Ethisphere, sheds insight on a number of key ethics issues for business and public relations. Specifically she addresses:
• Common characteristics of the World’s Most Ethical Companies
• Best practices in ethics training
• How to be an effective ethics counselor
• Ethics challenges we will face today and tomorrow
Joining me on this week’s Ethical Voices episode is Kirk Hazlett, APR, Fellow PRSA, an adjunct professor of communication at the University of Tampa and a PR pro with 35 years of experience with the federal government and non-profits.
Kirk provides some great advice and anecdotes including:
• How an innocent question can cause a huge ethical challenge
• Why you need to question everything
• The best ethics advice he ever received
Joining me on this week’s episode is Felicia Blow, APR. She is the Associate Vice President for Development and Director of Campaigns at Hampton University in Virginia. Felicia consistently brings great insight and straight talk to every situation.
In our recent conversation, Felicia touched on a number of important topics including:
• How to make the ethical choice when your bosses issue conflicting orders
• What to do when your employer lies to you
• New areas of PR ethics concerns
• The best ethics advice she ever received
Joining me on this week’s episode is Roger Friedensen, a partner at Forge Communications, which is a research and communication strategy firm in Raleigh, North Carolina. Roger is a great PR professional and an even better guitar player.
In this interview, Roger discusses:
• When poor word choice can cause an ethics crisis
• How technology will create new ethics dilemmas
• The power of looking in the mirror
• Practical ethics advice from the Torah
Joining me on this week’s episode is Steve Cody, the founder and CEO of Peppercomm, a purpose-driven, strategic, integrative communications and marketing agency. Frankly, Steve is one of the most incisive and insightful PR pros I have ever met.
In this free-wheeling discussion, Steve addressed a number of key ethical issues including:
• Unexpected ethics pitfalls
• How to build an ethical team
• Where companies and agencies fail ethically
• Ethics in research
• Diversity failures
