‘You cannot force productivity’: Ex-EY consultant issues workplace culture warning

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‘You cannot force productivity’: Ex-EY consultant issues workplace culture warning

Sam Sholli
March 15 2024
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Nahla Khaddage Bou-Diab launched EY’s management consulting division in Beirut in 1997 and was with the firm until 2000

Large firms like EY risk losing staff for good if they track attendance, a prominent former management consultant for the firm has warned

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