Released on = August 31, 2006, 4:39 pm

Press Release Author = SOHO Prospecting

Industry = Management

Press Release Summary = Ethics among consultants in modern-day business will the
topic to be discussed at the IMC monthly dinner meeting; September 19 in Hawthorne,
CA.

Press Release Body = The importance, requirements and legal and moral obligation of
professional ethics in consulting will be the subject of a two-part presentation to
be offered by leading ethics ground rules authorities, Linnea McCord and Gene
Siciliano, at the September monthly dinner meeting of the Institute of Management
Consultants' (IMC) Southern California Chapter to be held on Tuesday, September 19,
at the Ayres Hotel (14400 Hindry Avenue, I-405 at Rosecrans) in Hawthorne. A one
hour afternoon workshop will begin at 4:30 p.m. and the dinner meeting will start at
6:00 p.m.

Ms. McCord, an attorney, professor and lecturer, will make a presentation at the
evening dinner ethics ground rules meeting titled "Essential Ethics for Survival and
Success in the 21st Century" which will analyze the legal and business consequences
of unethical behavior. Attendees will learn why using proper business ethics is not
optional, what the rules of ethical conduct are and why ethical conduct can provide
consultants with a competitive advantage in today's hyper-competitive global
economy.

A professor of Business Law in the Graziadio School of Business and Management at
Pepperdine University, Ms. McCord has nearly three decades of experience teaching
business ethics and law. A noted professional speaker who has addressed a myriad of
forums for corporations, government entities, business and nonprofit associations
nationwide, she has served as General counsel for a division of a high-tech Fortune
Global 500 multinational corporation.

During an afternoon interactive ethics ground rules workshop, Siciliano will address
the subject of "Ethics for Consultants, a Slam Dunk or a Moral Dilemma?" He will
examine ethics and their place in the "real world" in terms of such factors as:
selective use of professional ethics; are ethics appropriate at some times and not
others; used with one type of audience and not another; used by some types of
consultants and not others; are there shades of gray or is the use of business
ethics strictly a "black and white" proposition.

Siciliano, a Certified Management Consultant and Certified Public Accountant, is the
founder and President of Western Management Associates, a financial management
consulting firm based in Los Angeles, CA. A nationally recognized speaker and
author of numerous books on finance and management issues, he also provides
executive coaching in finance for senior executives as well as financial management
advisory services, workshops and training programs.

Institute of Management Consultants is an international professional association and
certifying body dedicated to promoting excellence and ethics in management
consulting. IMC provides certification, education, and professional resources to
management consultants. For more information on IMC, the professional ethics
program, ethics ground rules or event registration, visit www.imcsocal.org. For
more information on IMC programs, please contact Mike Grimshaw, IMC Program
Chairman, at mikegrimshaw@cox.net.

Web Site = http://www.imcsocal.org

Contact Details = Mike Grimshaw
Institute of Management Consultants
mikegrimshaw@cox.net
14400 Hindry Avenue
Hawthorne, CA
866-644-SOHO