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Ethics & accountability · Balancing user vs business interest

Halfway through a strategy engagement, your analysis points clearly to "don't do the acquisition" — but the recommendation the client is paying to hear, and the follow-on implementation work the firm has scoped, both assume they will. How do you handle the deliverable?

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Halfway through a strategy engagement, your analysis points clearly to "don't do the acquisition" — but the recommendation the client is paying to hear, and the follow-on implementation work the firm has scoped, both assume they will. How do you handle the deliverable?

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