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Is Your Company as Ethical as It Seems?

Harvard Business

The onus for ethical behavior falls first to the employee. Here are five questions to ask: Do your company’s incentives match its policies? Most companies talk a good ethics game and even make their goals public. At first glance, this policy looks reasonable. But it is the employee incentives that really matter.

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Why Ethical People Make Unethical Choices

Harvard Business

Most companies have ethics and compliance policies that get reviewed and signed annually by all employees. “Employees are charged with conducting their business affairs in accordance with the highest ethical standards,” reads one such example. ” Of course, that policy comes directly from Enron. .”

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How AI is Changing the Game for Consultants

Tom Spencer

For example, instead of publishing a report on a business’s supply chain, consultants might publish a series of reports on its individual components, such as sourcing, production, logistics, and distribution. For example, AI could be used to analyse data, such as historical sales revenue numbers.

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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

By not dancing, CEOs cost their companies billions of dollars of lost employee innovation, productivity, and customer service. Among CEO top priorities are sales growth and profit. Customer loyalty generates sales growth and profit. Here are three reasons why CEOs let this happen: CEO priorities upside down.

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8 Reasons that May Cause You to Loose Customers

Tom Spencer

Successful startups grow by building a product or service that meets the needs of customers. It is very easy to state company policy and say sorry we can’t help. You do not have a consistent policy or do not educate employees well. Operate in good faith: Your relationship with your customer does not stop at the point of sale.

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8 Issues that May Cause You to Lose Customers

Tom Spencer

Successful startups grow by building a product or service that meets the needs of customers. It is very easy to state company policy and say sorry we can’t help. You do not have a consistent policy or do not educate employees well. Operate in good faith: Your relationship with your customer does not stop at the point of sale.

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Preventing the Exodus of Quiet Quitting at Work

Rick Conlow

Decreased productivity: Quieting disengaged employees tend to be less motivated, which leads to decreased productivity. When employees witness their colleagues’ lack of enthusiasm or commitment, it creates a negative work environment, dampens morale, and further contributes to a decline in productivity.