Professional PR Development. Why bother?
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Professional PR Development. Why bother?

Let’s talk about professional PR development. Why bother? That’s the question that started the following PR conversation between Kevin Ruck and Heather Yaxley. If you have views on this topic, then add a comment here or on social media. Dr Kevin Ruck Co-founder, PR Academy With PR bodies increasingly focused on the importance of raising standards in professionalism and ethics, why are some (or most?) practitioners not that bothered about career development? I have seen...

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Responsible communication leadership: putting employees first

By Dr Kevin Ruck Following the financial crisis in 2008, management thinkers and others have rightly questioned the role of business leaders in society. Often fingers point at business schools, regarding their failure to incorporate ethics into programmes. In addition, governance is back in the spotlight. As the UK department store British Home Stores (BHS) went  into administration last week (a situation similar to going into “Chapter 11” in the USA), questions are being asked...