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Consulting Ethics Concern, Once Again

The Consultants Peer Group

Lack of consulting ethics once again. In my blog entitled, Reputational Damage (February 1, 2023), I highlighted two things that could have been done, and still needs to be done, to likely prevent these, and other grievous and damaging situations. Adopt and adhere to both a Code of Ethics and a Code of Conduct.

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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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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. For the past 35 years, as a Certified Management Consultant®, I have adhered to IMCUSA's enforceable Code of Ethics.

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Fight Ageism, Fuel Growth with Inclusive Hiring & Retention

Harmonious Workplaces

Studies show that employment rates sharply drop after the age of 45 (OECD/Generation, 2023). In 2023, at the age of 47, I attained a role in a family-owned business after shaving my beard prior to the interview. This bias, predicated on age, undermines the principles of equity and diversity with potential ethical issues.

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Consulting Industry vs. Consulting Profession

The Consultants Peer Group

But we all know this and we know it is big business, estimated worldwide annual revenue (2023) in excess of USD 700 Billion. A professional management consultant not only has certain skills that you may need but they also consult differently – they adhere to internationally known consulting competencies and Codes of Ethics and Conduct.

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Leading by Lending a Hand to Others

Harmonious Workplaces

The researchers state that servant leadership may not have a clear definition across all organizations, but the concepts provide a framework of ethics in leadership from which organizations can derive value. Journal of Business Ethics 113 , p. link] EL Nabawy Saleh Dewydar, W.M. The Optimum Relationship between Managers and Employees.

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Holiday Human-Capital Culling Could Cost

Harmonious Workplaces

Everywhere you look online during the 2023 holiday season, you’ll see three things: A ridiculous amount of ads for products you don’t need or want… but might buy anyway. Enter the role of the ethical certified management consultant. Indeed & Glassdoor’s Hiring and Workplace Trends Report 2023.