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The Consulting Ethics Situation

Tonia is your new junior consultant. She’s brilliant and brings a new level of energy and excitement to your team. 

As you review Tonia’s latest report for the Brinkstone project, it’s brilliant! Again, she’s crafted an insightful take on the client project, its status, and the next steps. The report is well formatted, concise, and simply a pleasure to read.

You send the report to the client. Next, you send Tonia an interoffice message congratulating her on another terrific report. 

Tonia promptly sends a reply: “Thanks! I’ll tell Chad (i.e., ChatGPT),  😉!”  

(Editor’s note: Learn why ChatGPT is called Chad here)

What Would an Ethical Consultant Do?

Is there an ethical question or potential violation of the IMC USA Code of Ethics? 

What, if anything, would you do?

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About the Author

The author of this post, Liz Weber, is a Strategic Leadership Advisor, Certified Management Consultant® (CMC®) and Certified Speaking Professional (CSP). Liz currently serves as IMC USA’s Ethics Chair. Liz holds an MBA in International Business. She has taught for Johns Hopkins University’s Graduate School of Continuing Studies and Georgetown University’s Senior Executive Leadership Program. Liz has supervised business activities in 129 countries and consulted in over 20 countries. She has written ten leadership books and currently writes a monthly blog and posts on social media daily. For more information visit her website and connect with Liz on LinkedIn.