No Good Deed

Last week, a freelancer told us he’s involved in a project at a competitor’s agency and he spilled quite a lot of intel on that agency, their work and their clients.

I work in a large communications department that was always pretty collegial, until recently when a new manager was appointed. She plays favorites, holds mini-meetings that exclude some, makes nasty remarks and claims ‘just joking' and has been generally unsettling our workplace.

I’m in healthcare PR and along with my front-line colleagues have been grappling with the scourge of fentanyl for years ... Recently, I’ve learned something about this person that, if made public, would almost certainly force their resignation. It’s personal, not illegal, but getting this elected official ...

I am very tempted to take this job, which offers me significantly more money and opportunity than my current role, but I’m not sure I can fully embrace the philosophy of “responsible gaming.” Should I ignore my qualms and just concentrate on the good that can be done with the money generated?

I don’t know what to do. On the one hand, there doesn’t seem to be any real harm in what he did…but on the other hand, has he done it before, will he do it again and what is my obligation to my employer, his employer and to our long-standing business relationship?

I own and run a mid-sized local PR firm and was vaguely aware that two of my employees have been dating for about a year. We don’t have a formal policy about employees dating, but early in the relationship they told me they were involved and wanted to assure me it would not affect their ability to work tog...

In a bit of a departure from our usual offerings, this month’s No Good Deed column is devoted to introducing our hard-working ethics team.

Recently, the marketing department has proposed a campaign of sponsored content, as well as AI-generated stories populating traditional and social media as well as editing Wikipedia pages. As a supporter of a strong, objective media, I am appalled. But ...

I work in the communications department of a post-secondary education institution and I’m concerned we are getting squeezed in what I’ll call “the vice of political correctness.” Don’t get me wrong: I am squarely in favor of inclusiveness, transparency, honesty and diversity. But recently ...