The importance of understanding and adhering to a professional Code of Conduct is critical as you and your behavior, as a consultant, represent more than yourself.

The bottom line is that understanding and adhering to the Framework is to instill confidence in you and your practice.

Understanding and adherence to an enforceable Code of Ethics further differentiates you and your consulting practice from other consultants.

Your commitment to ethical behavior, your understanding of consulting competencies, your professional conduct, earn the gold-standard.

One wrong "REPLY ALL" and the whole thread becomes a never-ending game of ping-pong. Yikes, what just happened?

You praise them for smashing the mole and the cycle repeats, emergency after emergency. Soon, everyone is busy playing Whack-a-Mole or firefighting…

You train your employees, you rely on them, you encourage them, you pay them, and, yet, the inevitable ‘people problems’ surface.

The success of an organization is inversely proportional to the number of secrets it keeps.

Oh my, here we go again.

Here’s the way I see it -- consulting is a profession and those individuals who practice within the industry can do some relatively easy things to ‘up-their-game’ and”

Here’s the way I see it -- consulting is a profession and those individuals who practice within the industry can do some relatively easy things to ‘up-their-game’ and clearly, distinctively, differentiate themselves and their practice as professional.

Dive into the challenges and insecurities faced by entrepreneurs and small business owners. Take a few moments listen for some practical advice, inspiring stories, and strategies to overcome imposter syndrome, embrace your unique talents and succeed in their ventures.

“One can choose to go back to safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.”

One of the key differences between the consulting industry and the consulting profession, I believe, is the focus on delivering value to clients.

Ethics in Consulting With the Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation's series “Consulting Without Borders”.

Active listening is mandatory in organizations, and asking strategic questions to keep the process on track is equally critical…

….questioning is not a one-way process. Questions beg for responses - answers if you will.

“If I’m always providing answers to people, how is that developing them?”

…The Courage of Knowing When.

Often overused, warn-out, abused, and maligned; yet, great companies all had clear core values.