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A Fuller Picture of Special Services: A Critique of the Big Four

Tom Spencer

When career entrants and university graduates discuss the Big Four accountancy firms, EY, PwC, KPMG and Deloitte, they are most often portrayed as some of the most highly regarded employment opportunities. The recognition is definitely not baseless. PwC held the No. Image: Pexels.

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Speak Out Successfully

Harvard Business

James Detert, a professor at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, studies acts of courage in the workplace. Most people describe everyday actions — not big whistleblower scandals — when they cite courageous (or gutless) acts they’ve seen coworkers and leaders take. His most surprising finding?

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Elite University Scandal

CaseInterview.com

A few days ago, the FBI charged dozens of high profile celebrity and wealthy families with attempting to use bribes to get their children admitted into elite universities, including Stanford and Yale. I think prestigious opportunities and elite university educations have their place and can be quite useful. I have been shocked.

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What’s Going On At FIFA?

Tom Spencer

Football is an international game and universally loved by millions of people from a diverse range of cultures and backgrounds. Being associated with scandal puts the reputation of sponsors at risk, and so the more people who talk about what’s happening the more likely they will be to reassess their involvement with FIFA.

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Circles, networks and the trust layer

Seth Godin Blog

Professors at universities around the world were among the early users. Humans understand that local leadership, sacrifice and generosity build community, and that fights and scandals simply create crowds. Glen Weyl points out that the internet was started by three tribes, as different from each other as could be.

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Uncooperative

Tom Spencer

Firstly, it allows schools to hothouse the best students, thereby increasing the chance that they will get into the best universities. Certain elite high schools believe this, which leads them to hot-house students in order to get them into the most prestigious universities. Image: ZDNet.

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3 Networking Tips for Ambitious Students

Tom Spencer

For example, should you revise your interest in the management consulting industry because you hear of a recent scandal that has made it hazardous to be in the field of consulting? Rhulani (Ruce) Ndlala is an accounting student at the University of Cape Town, and former President of the UCT Consulting Club. Image: Pixabay.