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Dear Abi, Help! I am a professional service provider. I suspect team members in the HR Directorate in a client firm are sharing my proposal ideas and getting kickbacks from “friendly” firms. What should I do? contracting procedures dear abi kickback professional reputation professional service provider supplier/contractor relationship management whistleblowing policy Sep 23, 2021

Dear Abi,

Help! I am a professional service provider. I suspect team members in the HR Directorate in a client firm are sharing my proposal ideas and getting kickbacks from “friendly” firms. What should I do?

I am self-employed and run a management consultancy practice. I have worked...

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Dear Abi, Help! I have mounting financial pressure due to quality defects and I don’t know if my employees are incompetent or defrauding me. dear abi employee incompetence or corruption governance advice Sep 18, 2021

Dear Abi, 

Help! I have mounting financial pressure due to quality defects and I don’t know if my employees are incompetent or defrauding me. 

I run a small start-up. The production team is making mistakes that lead to quality issues and rework. I have progressively trained them,...

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Dear Abi, Help! My new CEO wants me to ignore due processes for which I am accountable and has threatened me. What should I do? ceo leadership dear abi governance advice Sep 11, 2021

Dear Abi,

Help! My new CEO wants me to ignore due processes for which I am accountable and has threatened me. What should I do?

I am an executive director responsible for the Supply Chain - Contracts & Procurement of a small company which has been reasonably successful and has had good...

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