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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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Five Ways to Raise your Game in Consulting

The Consultants Peer Group

Years of experience, references to past clients, testimonials, etc. My colleagues and I see five parts: Adhere to an Enforceable Code of Ethics ; Adhere to an international Consulting Competence Framework ; Adhere to a professional Code of Conduct ; Become a Certified Management Consultant®; and Trained in ISO 20700.

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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. The consulting profession, on the other hand, refers to the skills and expertise that consultants, e.g., humans, bring to their clients. The choice is yours.

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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

Despite putting my own psychological safety at risk over Teams and physical safety at risk later meeting in person with an executive who refers to himself as “the devil” and a “scary dude” and who wields a pistol in the office, I feel I did the ethical thing: It prevented harm to others. References Holiday, R. Ego Is the Enemy.

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Fight Ageism, Fuel Growth with Inclusive Hiring & Retention

Harmonious Workplaces

This bias, predicated on age, undermines the principles of equity and diversity with potential ethical issues. Ageism’s Pervasive Impact Educational and Training Disparities Studies show a direct correlation between lower levels of education and training and decreased employment rates (OECD/Generation, 2023). References AARP.

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Proposals, Part 2: The Potential Solutions

The Consultants Peer Group

I’ve written previously about five things I do to separate my practice: adherence to an enforceable Code of Ethics, adoption of a professional Code of Conduct, certification to an international set of Consulting Competencies, and use of consulting checklists inherent in ISO 20700 training. This is for your protection.”

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Becoming a Data-Driven Organization: What You Need to Know

Epicflow

Data privacy, ethics, and security will be treated as areas of required competency. We can distinguish two major groups of factors that create roadblocks for companies striving to become data-driven – the first group embraces cultural issues, and the second one refers to data challenges. . References . Cultural challenges.

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