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Five Ways to Raise your Game in Consulting - Part 2

The Consultants Peer Group

As you are likely aware, there are enumerable media articles on ethics lapses in management consulting. USD] because of, among others, ethics and conflicts of interest abuses ; When McKinsey Comes to Town argues that the legendary firm has accrued an inordinate amount of influence chasing profits at the expense of moral principle.

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Five Ways to Raise your Game in Consulting

The Consultants Peer Group

Over a short two-day span several consulting related articles caught my attention. First, likely you will develop your marketing pitch/collateral along the lines of your skill set, what you offer. First, Confessions of a Whistleblower by Garrison Lovely highlighted several cultural problems at the consulting firm, McKinsey. Stay tuned.

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How to Vet a Corporate Intelligence Vendor

Harvard Business

But how do you know whether an intelligence vendor aligns with your company’s needs, risk tolerance, and ethics? The authors, from Harvard University’s Belfer Center’s Intelligence Project, have developed a database of 70 vendors that corporate intelligence professionals identified as informing their work.

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Bridging the Gap: From the Consulting Industry to the Management Consulting Profession

Effective Managers

This distinction is crucial, as it separates those who simply sell hours for dollars from those committed to a higher standard of service, ethics, and accountability. While this model has its merits, including flexibility and a wide array of services, it lacks a unified set of standards or ethical guidelines.

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Governance: Transforming Organizational Culture

Tom Spencer

This article aims to shed light on the power of governance and how to create a transformative governance structure. Effective governance also impacts employee commitment to ethical conduct. Foster an environment where ethical decision-making is valued and incentivized, reinforcing a positive culture that upholds integrity and fairness.

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Being an Ethical Business in a Corrupt Environment

Harvard Business

Our research in Egypt , Zimbabwe , and India shows that organizations should view the prospect of building a strong ethical reputation in such environments as an opportunity, and consider the costs of resisting corruption as an investment in building such a reputation. Ethics Can Be a Differentiator.

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Leading by Lending a Hand to Others

Harmonious Workplaces

Additionally, I began a mentee relationship with Alan Landers, from whom I learned much about organizational development and change leadership through a certification course offered by The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. Enable Others to Act  — Build teams, develop others, and make future leaders.