Juan Posada ToroCustomer Success Manager| Rockwell AutomationEnvigado, Antioquia, Colombia
When a personal relationship or activity collides with the best interests of the company, we are confronted with a conflict of interest. You should know how to recognize situations that could cause a conflict of interest and take the appropriate action. There are many interests that can create a conflict between your duty to the organization and your duty to the other person.
I recently received a call from a PM asking for advice. My colleague works for a small company and informed me that one of the partners was working closely with him in a high value deal. He received a gift card for $1,000 as a token of appreciation for his help on the deal. Since there is no code of conduct in my colleague's company, he didn’t know what to do and asked my advice. I told him that allowing conflicts of interest to influence his decision-making would damage his reputation for fairness and transparency and could create legal problems for the company.
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