IMC Philly - Recognizing & Tackling Ethical Issues in Consulting

11/9/2012

When: 11/9/2012
07:30
Where: Plymouth Country Club
888 Plymouth Road
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania  19462
United States
Contact:
 Michael Moore (Sign in to view e-mail address)

Event Details
Recognizing &
Tackling Ethical Issues in Consulting



Executives do not hire untrustworthy
management consultants, regardless of their skills or experience. That earned trust comes from your ability to
convey your commitment to professionalism, independence and objectivity and
your demonstration of considerable skills in consulting ethics.



Ethics is a skill that is not so much
learned as it is instilled. Like any
skill, ethics must be tested, evaluated, worked on and refined. When presented with an ethical dilemma, you
rarely have time to read, research or consult. You must develop most of your
applied skills through regular, intensive discussion with your peers and
clients.



In the wake of recent serious, high
visibility ethical breaches by a small number of consultants, clients are
beginning to consider management consulting as a third party risk to be
managed. What used to be an afterthought
to clients and consultants has been elevated to a serious issue, for example in
the mainstream media with Showtime's popular "House of Lies" series
about sleazy management consultants.



This session addresses what a consultant
needs to know - and be - to leverage his or her reputation for integrity. In addition to reviewing recent consulting
ethical failures and their fallout, we will cover when it is appropriate to
raise ethical issues and when discretion can be dangerous. We will describe two different approaches to
creating value for your clients. Consider
the first "defense" - assuring delivery of high integrity and
professional consulting services. Consider the second "offense" -
actively working with your client to positively enhance their ethical culture
and practices. You’ll leave with a
practical approach to deliver deeper services and to generate greater
confidence in your services by your clients. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Mark
Haas is Founder and President of Research and Organization Management, a Washington, DC
strategy and performance management consulting firm. He advises executives and boards in a wide
range of industries, including biomedical research, human services, education,
trade and professional associations, vital records and engineering. He has facilitated high profile sessions such
as national health security, World War IV strategy, STEM education, recovery
from nuclear terrorism and CEO retreats. He is an author, invited speaker, seminar
leader, expert witness, and former Baldrige examiner. He earned degrees from Colgate and Harvard
Universities.



Mark is a Certified
Management Consultant, Fellow of IMC, and past National Board Chair and CEO of
IMC USA. He currently serves as IMC’s Ethics Committee
Chair, wrote the current IMC Code of Ethics and enforcement procedures, and
serves as IMC representative to the Ethics and Compliance Officers Association.