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How to Be Generous in Business

Nathan Magnuson

It can seem like a conflict of interest. Obviously marketing campaigns and revenue targets matter. Who better to donate consulting hours to a new humanitarian organization than a consulting firm? Nathan Magnuson is a leadership consultant, coach, trainer and thought leader. Make Money.

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Departed Client Analysis: Opening Formal Channels of Feedback to Improve Customer Retention

Strategy Driven

The source of much of this faulty information is client service personnel, who ultimately are not in an objective position to gather and share unbiased feedback, due to factors such as personal client relationships and potential conflicts of interest. About the Author.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Lessons to be Learned from the Enron Scandal

Strategy Driven

None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). These keep the branches, limbs and twigs (divisions, consultants and vendors) on a growth curve. I would have asked too many tough questions, and that was not what they wanted consultants for.

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The Case for Corporate Disobedience

Harvard Business Review

If your company puts you in charge of developing a foreign market or a new line of business, your challenges are in many ways similar to those facing a startup. And it requires a constant vigilance to make sure that you don’t get into legal or ethical grey areas or lose sight of the company’s interests. When Innovation Is Strategy.

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Making Business School Research More Relevant

Harvard Business Review

Business faculty create a body of knowledge that is scientifically novel, interesting, and important. But far too often, the research doesn’t address the real problems of entrepreneurs, managers, investors, marketers, and business leaders.

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What You Can Do to Improve Ethics at Your Company

Harvard Business Review

Leaders in the study reported having to implement staff reduction targets, dispose of big businesses in major markets, and lead mergers and acquisitions. Some of these activities included inherent conflicts of interest; others simply caused leaders to have to act counter to their values (loyalty, for example).

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Retirement Planning Needs a Better UX

Harvard Business Review

The details of the proposed new rules are sure to raise questions about things like fee disclosures and conflicts of interest. Such a debate is unavoidable. In our digital world, people might look at their investment portfolio far more often, which means they are getting more short-term investing feedback.