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High Cost of Ethics Lapses, Part ?

The Consultants Peer Group

I had written several blogs regarding the high cost of ethic lapses in consulting, in particular in June of last year Consulting Ethics Challenges , which addressed the very public nature of PwC Australia’s ethics problems. The high costs of those ethics problems are now very visible and quite frankly ugly.

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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 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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The High Cost of Ethics Lapses in Consulting

The Consultants Peer Group

In my one of my previous blogs, Consulting Ethics Challenges , June 14, 2023, I wrote about the major problems PwC’s government advisory services was having in Australia. The cost ethics lapses is now clear. Simply guiding a consultant to do the right thing. And, it was a mess; now it is worse. Read these five.

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Five Ways to Raise your Game in Consulting - Part 2

The Consultants Peer Group

practice) in a deeper, more meaningful way – How you consult, in addition to What you do. practice) in a deeper, more meaningful way – How you consult, in addition to What you do. As you are likely aware, there are enumerable media articles on ethics lapses in management consulting. Yes, equivalent to $0.70

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Tailoring the ISO 20700 Checklist to Your Consulting Projects

Effective Managers

In the dynamic world of management consulting, the ability to adapt and customize tools to the unique demands of each project is crucial. The ISO 20700 checklist, a pivotal tool for consultants, is designed with this flexibility in mind. Adapting to Industry Specifications Different industries have unique challenges and requirements.

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McKinsey, Opioids, & Ethics

CaseInterview.com

That said, just because something is legal doesn’t mean it is moral, ethical, or advised. Over the past few years, I think McKinsey has lost its ethical and moral compass as a firm. I do think the vast majority of those who work at McKinsey have strong ethics. What I think McKinsey did was worse. That is the problem.