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Being an Ethical Business in a Corrupt Environment

Harvard Business

Our research in Egypt , Zimbabwe , and India shows that organizations should view the prospect of building a strong ethical reputation in such environments as an opportunity, and consider the costs of resisting corruption as an investment in building such a reputation. Ethics Can Be a Differentiator.

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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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Staffing and Certified Management Consultant Wayne Outlaw Receives Service Award

IMC USA

Outlaw has been acknowledged by The Wall Street Journal as a "staffing expert" and quoted in publications such as Fast Company, Nations Business, Newsweek, Entrepreneur, and Investor’s Business Daily. He has published numerous articles on strategic staffing, leadership and sales in trade and business journals.

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Leading by Lending a Hand to Others

Harmonious Workplaces

Merging insights from leading consulting firm McKinsey, academic journals, and contemporary cultural references like Ted Lasso , this blog explores the multifaceted nature of leadership to which many, if not most, organizations may wish to aspire. International Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol. McKinsey & Company.

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4 Key Consulting Fit Interview Questions You Must Prepare For

Management Consulted

Select strengths (you should have many) that demonstrate well-roundedness – for example, one on data/analysis/problem solving, one on leadership/motivation/work ethic, one on communication/conflict resolution. Some suggestions are to start reading the Wall Street Journal , The Economist , and Fortune.

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Advisory Board Company Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Running to Criticism: The conviction that exceptional contributions requires an ethic of seeking unbiased feedback and a commitment to addressing, both individually and collectively as a farm, our most critical development needs. Washington Business Journal Fastest Growing Companies in DC Region—2013. Finalist, Jefferson Awards—2012.

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Nurturing Psychological Safety in the Workplace Through an Age-Diverse Lens

Harmonious Workplaces

Baby Boomers , raised in an era of job stability, often value extreme optimism, loyalty, strong work ethic, and respect for authority (Burton et al., International Journal of Human Resource Management, 32 (18), 3777–3804. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies , 19 (3), 341–354. link] Lester, Standifer, R.

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