N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 26, 2023
A proficient board is a guiding light, offering leadership and oversight to fuel the realization of organizational objectives. This code should lucidly define ethical standards, such as conflicts of interest, confidentiality, and fair decision-making processes. How can a board be high-performing?
Nathan Magnuson
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
It can seem like a conflict of interest. Who better to donate consulting hours to a new humanitarian organization than a consulting firm? One of my favorite organizations, Chick-fil-A, places a high value on organizational leadership as well as chicken sandwiches. Make Money. But can I point out the obvious?
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Great Leadership By Dan
MAY 21, 2015
It can easily lead to and be construed as conflict of interest and/or bring about doubt in confidentiality boundaries. A title may warrant authority and respect, but it’s not necessarily genuine; respect is earned through consistent words and actions that exemplify leadership. Don’t hold special private meetings in your office.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 31, 2011
The data seem clear on David Sokol's conflict of interest in the Berkshire/Lubrizol deal. Auditors who want to be rehired, who want to sell consulting services to their clients, and who may even consider job offers from those same clients, are motivated to overlook the corruption of these parties.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 4, 2013
From directors, executives, and specialists whom we have witnessed, worked with, and interviewed, and from our own search and consulting experience, we draw ten principles for executives and directors to guide the executive-succession process. Review outside consultants carefully to prevent conflicts of interest.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 21, 2016
Building on existing research and my own consultancy work, I’ve concluded that complete transparency in today’s organizations may actually decrease constructive, reciprocal behavior between employees. Consider, for example, research I and several collaborators published in Leadership Quarterly.
Strategy Driven
MAY 2, 2013
With more than twenty-five years of human resource and management consulting experience, Wendy has spent most of her career at the University of Michigan. A member of the Society of Human Resource Management, she received a leadership award in 2002 from the Midwest College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.
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