{"id":7959,"date":"2017-04-26T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/?p=7959"},"modified":"2018-08-09T13:04:02","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T17:04:02","slug":"code-of-ethics-to-inform-leadership-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/2017\/04\/26\/code-of-ethics-to-inform-leadership-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Code of Ethics to Inform Your Leadership Style [National Assembly Recap]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7940.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7960 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7940-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7940\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7940-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7940-1024x846.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7940-100x83.jpg 100w, https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_7940-200x165.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Session<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Ethical Leadership: Using the Code of Ethics to Inform Your Leadership Style<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Presenters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Jo Ann LeSage Nelson, APR, Vice President, Client Services, Pierce Communications; Heather Harder, Senior Account Executive, Prosek Partners; PRSSA 2016\u20132017 Vice President of Advocacy Andrew Cook; PRSSA 2016\u20132017 Vice President of Professional Development Liz Skeele; PRSSA 2016\u20132017 Vice President of Career Services Sarah Dougherty<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Recap<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trust in the media is at an all-time low, and ethics are more important than ever. During this leadership training session, several National Committee members led us through group discussions and exercises that put our own ethical guidelines to the test. While discussing real-world cases, we were able to better understand the value of honesty and how far a simple apology can go.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While credibility can take years to build, it only takes seconds to destroy. If you lose the trust of your colleagues, you also are losing your ability to succeed. Remember, just because it\u2019s legal doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s right; and the right choice won\u2019t always be the most popular. People will hold you to a standard, and as a leader you must hold yourself to a standard as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethics vary, whether they are personal, universal or cultural. When making tough calls the lines aren\u2019t always black and white, and the PRSA Code of Ethics is here to help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI don\u2019t care how smart you are or how creative you are, if you don\u2019t have integrity, you will not succeed in this career,\u201d said LeSage Nelson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Takeaways<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transparency is key.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work for a company with the same moral code as you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speak up when you think a situation is unethical.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jasmine Larsen is a sophomore at the University of Cincinnati studying communications in public relations. She is a public relations intern at Michael Web Solutions and serves her PRSSA Chapter as a member of the Events and Fundraising Committee.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Session: Ethical Leadership: Using the Code of Ethics to Inform Your Leadership Style Presenters: Jo Ann LeSage Nelson, APR, Vice President, Client Services, Pierce Communications; Heather Harder, Senior Account Executive, Prosek Partners; PRSSA 2016\u20132017 Vice President of Advocacy Andrew Cook; PRSSA 2016\u20132017 Vice President of Professional Development Liz Skeele; PRSSA 2016\u20132017 Vice President of Career Services Sarah Dougherty Recap: Trust [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2895],"tags":[61,2223,2225,15,16],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7959"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7959"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7961,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7959\/revisions\/7961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}