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The Big Picture of Business – Each Role Matters. The Value of Support Staff

Strategy Driven

Therefore, our loyalty to the company rises, and we are more productive. Those vital employees in the business world might include the IT guy, the receptionist, the mailroom manager, the ethics adviser and the secretary to the Board of Directors. In the business world are those staff people who make us feel more like family.

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We Shouldn’t Always Need a “Business Case” to Do the Right Thing

Harvard Business Review

I’ve been a consultant for almost 20 years, advising companies on complex challenges in ethics, risk, and responsibility. Happily fading from memory is the cliché that ethics and compliance teams effectively constitute a “business prevention department.”

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Mentoring and Lifelong Learning

Strategy Driven

The public is fickle and quick to jump on the newest flavor, without showing loyalty to the old ones, especially those who are truly original. Truth and ethics must be woven into how you conduct business. This too is your challenge to frame how they see you and your company. Fame is fleeting and artificial.

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