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Consulting Ethics Concern, Once Again

The Consultants Peer Group

Lack of consulting ethics once again. Over the past week both NPR and Wall Street Journal have reviewed the book, The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens Our Businesses, Infantilizes Our Governments, and Warps Our Economies , by authors Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington in which they skewer the consulting industry.

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Consulting Ethics Challenges

The Consultants Peer Group

Where’s the lead sentence of my March 28, 2023 Blog, Consulting Ethics Concern Once Again , “Lack of consulting ethics once again. I went on to describe some recent consulting ethics lapses and proposed fixes. Peter Westlund CMC® showed a path to avoid these ethical traps through professionalism.

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Consulting Industry vs. Consulting Profession

The Consultants Peer Group

The consulting industry is a broad, inclusive term that refers to all companies and individuals that offer consulting services, or sellers of expertise. These can range from large multi-national firms to boutique firms that specialize in specific industries or functions and to individuals, all together make the industry.

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Fight Ageism, Fuel Growth with Inclusive Hiring & Retention

Harmonious Workplaces

Studies show that employment rates sharply drop after the age of 45 (OECD/Generation, 2023). In 2023, at the age of 47, I attained a role in a family-owned business after shaving my beard prior to the interview. They wanted practice experience with a substantial understanding of their clients’ industries — CHECK!

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How to Succeed as a Management Consultant

The Consultants Peer Group

Yesterday I was a presenter on a national Zoom ‘webinar’ on the ‘High Cost of Ethics Lapses’ in the management consulting profession. IBISWorld report Management Consulting in the US of October 2023 for NAICS #54161 (management consulting) and subsections states annual revenue of $366.6bn, 2mn employees, 1mn firms with $23.5bn profit and a 6.4%

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Leading by Lending a Hand to Others

Harmonious Workplaces

The researchers state that servant leadership may not have a clear definition across all organizations, but the concepts provide a framework of ethics in leadership from which organizations can derive value. Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) & Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). 6 (8) Gallup.

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3 Steps Toward Getting Your Workforce Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Right

Organizational Talent Consulting

There is a growing interest and concern with ethics associated with AI models. Every industry (except one) increased AI-related postings year over year, even those that are not directly associated with AI. The 2023 Stanford AI Index: Demand for AI skills continues climbing. The AI Index 2023 Annual Report. and Yee, L.