How often do you examine your conflicts of interest?

Fundamental Competencies
Written By Stacia Aylward

The Challenge

List all of the projects you're involved in right now. Do you have a conflict of interest in working on any of them?

Why do this?

It's sometimes difficult to recognize when we have conflicting loyalties. Examining our projects through this lens every now and again helps to identify and resolve any conflicts of interest that are present.

Doing this will help you maintain a high level of integrity in your work.

What’s next?

If you identify a conflict of interest when you do this exercise, loop in your manager or another trusted coworker to help you resolve it.

Stacia Aylward

Zelos CEO Stacia C. Aylward is an executive leader and lifelong learner with broad professional experience in envisioning and leading programs, projects and teams; facilitating and teaching adults; conducting research; and developing client relationships using proven methodologies in many government and technical fields, including economics, education, healthcare, housing, non-profit governance, IT and law. Stacia holds a master’s degree in Communication and Information, a bachelor’s degree in English, a Six Sigma black belt certification, and a Coach Approach to Leadership credential.

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