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Winning Isn’t Everything: The Art of Playing Well

Tom Spencer

This idea has been echoed by some of the most influential figures in the business and finance world, including Professor Michael Porter, Michael Lewis, and Warren Buffett. The actions of these players in the financial industry were driven by their desire to win at all costs, rather than a commitment to ethical behaviour.

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Transformational Leadership: Changing Culture to Fuel Financial Success

Organizational Talent Consulting

Inequity and discrimination result from failure, one person at a time, one action at a time (Greenleaf, 2008). These ethical failures are often not the result of one "bad actor" alone but systemic issues. 2008) The servant as leader. link] Doolittle, J. Organizational Talent Consulting. Greenleaf, R. Gregory, B. Harris, S.

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The Leadership Blind Spots at Wells Fargo

Harvard Business

Senior leaders were so focused on financial impact that they couldn’t see the ethical damage. Pushing back against members of Congress last week, he asserted, “the culture of the company is strong” and is “based on ethics and doing what’s right.” ” Deterrents to speaking up. Why risk it?

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Robo-Advisers Are Coming to Consulting and Corporate Strategy

Harvard Business

Robo-advisors, which were introduced in 2008 , are steadily eating up market share from their human counterparts much the way that Amazon and Netflix have taken share from Walmart and Regal Cinemas. Companies in every industry can benefit from making more data and algorithm-based decisions in areas of internal operations and finance.

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Top Consulting Firms

CaseInterview.com

A strong work ethic, multidisciplinary structure, andmeritocratic approach lead to fast development. In 2008, it became the first global management consulting firm to reach carbon neutral status. It is known for strategy, corporate development, and corporate finance consulting in areas including automotive, capital goods, and energy.