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Ethics Lapses Rears Its Ugly Head, Yet Again…

The Consultants Peer Group

Ethics is a crucial aspect of management consulting, as it affects the trust, reputation, and value of the profession. Management consultants are expected to adhere to high ethical standards and principles, such as those set forth by the Institute of Management Consultants USA (IMC USA) in its Code of Ethics1.

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Five Ways to Raise your Game in Consulting - Part 4

The Consultants Peer Group

The new Code of Conduct is over and above the Code of Ethics and is not meant to subsume or replace it, rather to be in addition to the Code of Ethics. If you were to simply refer to the second blog you will likely see how these very public instances were caused by misplaced ethics and/or poor conduct behaviors. legality 1.4

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Proposals, Part 2: The Potential Solutions

The Consultants Peer Group

The consultant, subsequently, spent hours of (unpaid) time writing the proposal, which they emailed, and, in the process of creating ‘credibility’ gave away their time and their intellectual property with no expectation of reciprocity, i.e., paying consulting engagement, from the possible client. This is for your protection.”

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PEST Analysis

Tom Spencer

STEEPLED: Social, Technological, Economic, Environmental, Political, Legal, Ethical, and Demographic. For example, social factors might be quite relevant for a retail business, but political factors will be more relevant for a global munitions dealer. Prohibitions, taboos, and ethical issues. Industry regulation. Technological.

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How the CFO and General Counsel Can Partner More Effectively

Harvard Business

These issues include legislation, regulation, litigation, enforcement, investigations, geopolitical risk, demands for ethical actions, and public criticism, affecting all the functions of the corporation in their interaction with all levels of global governments (central, regional, local).

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Are all your eggs in one valuation basket?

Rod Burkert

We can unzip the intellectual property we use in our 1:1 world and create valuable courses, toolkits, webinars, etc. It’s not a question of your work ethic. For example, how do you come up with the ideas for these kinds of products? Why bother with 1:many. You’ll also likely run out of enthusiasm.

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When Is It Important for an Algorithm to Explain Itself?

Harvard Business

Who should be involved in decisions regarding business impact, regulatory compliance, technical approach, and even ethical values when companies integrate machine learning into business operations? Often, the reason given is to protect intellectual property or prevent a security breach.

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