Transparency Archives - Ethical Voices

Mike McDougall discusses ethics issues around plant closings and fake news

Unexpected Ethics Challenges With Plant Closings and Fake News: Mike McDougall, APR, Fellow PRSA

Posted on January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 by Mark McClennan, APR, Fellow PRSA

Joining me on this week’s episode of Ethical Voices is Mike McDougall, APR, Fellow PRSA, the president of McDougall Communications, and the former global vice president of corporate communications with Bausch and Lomb.
In this fascinating and practical interview, Mike provides outstanding advice for dealing with difficult issues, including:
• Unexpected issues with plant closings
• Dealing with real ‘Fake News’ issues (i.e. when your client makes things up)
• Data privacy
• The best ethics advice he ever received

Joseph Cohen, CCO of AXIS Capital and President of the PRSA Foundation discusses ethical challenges he addressed early in his career.

How to Ethically Address Harassment, Unconscious Bias and Disclosure – Joe Cohen, APR

Posted on January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 by Mark McClennan, APR, Fellow PRSA

In this week’s Ethical Voices interview, Joe Cohen, APR, CCO of AXIS Capital and President of the PRSA Foundation, shares insights and examples of a few ethical issues he faced early in his career, before he joined AXIS Capital.

Specifically, Joe discusses:

The importance of disclosure
Responding ethically when an employee is harassed
The challenges of being “Healthy”
Fighting unconscious bias

Philip Tate Discusses Ethics, Transparency and When to Invest in Business

The Importance of Ethical Action Even if it Costs You Money and Business – Philip Tate

Posted on January 7, 2019January 9, 2019 by Mark McClennan, APR, Fellow PRSA

Joining me on this week’s episode of Ethical Voices is Philip Tate, APR, Fellow PRSA, a Senior Vice President with LGA in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of the Southeast’s leading creative and public relations agencies.

In this week’s episode, he discusses:

His process for evaluating potential clients
How and why LGA did crisis comms pro-bono
Ethics advice for young professionals
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