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Topic: Enron Corporation

  
PHILANTHROPY   |  Comment

Life After Enron's Death

BY John Ellis
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:33 AM

Preventing another Enron means understanding what really went wrong. That means understanding transparency, opportunity, and speed.READ»

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT   |  Comment

The Enron Syndrome

BY Greg Selker
Relevancy Score: 100
Sun Mar 29, 2009 at 4:39 PM

The names, dates, and companies have changed, but like the gerbil on a wheel we're right back where we were in 2001. Corporate policies that reward executives for behaving badly, all with seemingly no connection to stated company values. You see, true values-based behavior is the key and until we all demand otherwise, the Enron Syndrome continues.READ»

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The Enron Effect: Scandal As Sequel

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:42 AM

A retrospective on past business crises that asks, Can old ideas prevent new scandals?READ»

ETHICS   |  Comment

Tyco Mistrial Set a Dangerous Precedent


Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Apr 7, 2004 at 1:41 PM

Even as debate rages on about whether Ruth B. Jordan, Juror No. 4 in the case against former Tyco execs Dennis Koslowski and Mark Swartz, did or did not flash an "okay" sign to the defense (they're just after the "Polack and the ...READ»

GUEST HOST: GARY WILLIAMS   |  Comment

Executives on Trial


Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Jul 12, 2004 at 2:32 PM

Since the release of "The 5 Paths to Persuasion" in April, much of my consulting work has focused in two areas: 1) Helping clients hire the right executive for their company in terms of decision-style (Charismatic, Thinker, Skeptic, ...READ»

LEADERSHIP SKILLS   |  3 comments

Are All Consultants Corrupt?

BY Alan M. Webber
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:34 AM

That's one possible conclusion in the wake of the Enron scandal. According to David Maister, who's been studying professional-services firms for more than 20 years, it's time to clear the air.READ»

LEADERSHIP   |  Comment

Behind the Scandals: Men at Work

BY Shoshana Zuboff
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:45 AM

Recent business scandals have less to do with corrupt individuals than a narcissistic--and male--organizational culture.READ»

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Conspiracy of Fools


Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Mar 14, 2005 at 10:05 AM

Kurt Eichenwald's new book on the Enron scandals, Conspiracy of Fools, is being published today. It's richly-detailed and highly illuminating. Eichenwald portrays the debacle as an explosive combination of crime and incompetence. He ...READ»

TEAMWORK   |  2 comments

Untangling the Email Maze

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon May 23, 2005 at 1:10 PM

This Sunday's New York Times snuck a wonderful article into the Week in Review section -- "Enron Offers an Unlikely Boost to Email Surveillance" addresses a Johns Hopkins University study of about a half million email messages sent ...READ»

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Facing Up to Enron, Facing Up to Risk

BY the founding editors
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:34 AM

A letter from the founding editors.READ»

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The Blame Game

BY The Spy
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:33 AM

A Spy in the House of WorkREAD»

ETHICS   |  1 comment

One Down: How Many More to Go?


Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Sep 11, 2003 at 10:13 AM

In getting ex-Enron treasurer Ben Glisan to plead guilty yesterday, the feds nailed the first Enron crook. Glisan, 37, was sentenced to five years in jail and three years of probation. How many more Enron thieves are likely to go? ...READ»

GENDER RELATIONS   |  1 comment

The Women of Enron

BY Jennifer Reingold
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:43 AM

Four women, four experiences: before, during, and after the Enron debacle.READ»

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Here's an Enron story nearly as intriguing as the saga of the company itself.

BY Andrew Moesel
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:42 AM

During the past year, the publishing world has anticipated a battle royal between competing accounts of Enron's demise from journalists variously credited with unearthing the scandal. Now, one publisher has quietly jumped the gun.READ»

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Going Once, Going Twice ...

BY Fara Warner
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:41 AM

An Enron rubber ducky. An unopened code of ethics. A copy of "Money in Motion," a 401(k) booklet printed in 1999. Those are just a few of the Enron relics we bought on eBay following the company's bankruptcy filing. View the aftermath auctions here.READ»

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Let's Fix What's Broken

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:33 AM

Letter from the editors.READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Wall Street's Den of Thieves

BY John Ellis
Relevancy Score: 98
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:34 AM

If you follow the trail of deceit from Enron to its natural lair, it only leads to one destination: Wall Street. Here's why.READ»

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The Women of Enron : A New Calling

BY Carleen Hawn
Relevancy Score: 97
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:42 AM

Deborah Perrotta was an executive assistant for 25 years. When Enron fell, she lost her job -- and found a new voice.READ»

BOOK PUBLISHERS   |  Comment

Former Enron Exec Shares Her Experience In New Book

BY Tate Publishing
Relevancy Score: 96
Wed Nov 5, 2008 at 1:57 PM

Colorado resident and former Enron Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Community Relations, Cindy Kay Olson, shares both the keys to many of Enron’s successes while revealing details of the scandal from her point of ...READ»

LEADERSHIP SKILLS   |  1 comment

What If You'd Worked at Enron?

BY Charles Fishman
Relevancy Score: 94
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:34 AM

We've all heard the same Enron story: executives at the top behaving badly, victims at the bottom losing their savings. But the truth is in the middle.READ»

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The Best (and Worst) of Business

BY the founding editors
Relevancy Score: 94
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:34 AM

A letter from the founding editors.READ»

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The Women of Enron : Corporate Cassandra

BY Carleen Hawn
Relevancy Score: 93
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:43 AM

Margaret Ceconi grew up believing that if you do bad things, you'll burn in hell.READ»

LEADERSHIP MENTORING   |  Comment

Bill Seidman: The Enforcer

BY Bill Breen
Relevancy Score: 93
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:41 AM

According to Bill Seidman, the federal janitor hired to mop up the 1980s SL scandal, the Enron debacle will ultimately benefit the marketplace. Here, the author of "Full Faith and Credit" draws parallels, points fingers, and offers advice for enforcers to come.READ»

SOCIAL PROBLEMS   |  Comment

Madoff Scam May Be Worse Than Enron: Two Things You Can Do

BY Shel Horowitz
Relevancy Score: 93
Wed Dec 17, 2008 at 9:33 AM

Some experts say the Madoff meltdown will be worse than Enron.Are you as sick and tired of this as I am? Enron fell apart in 2001. Michael Milken was indicted in 1989--that's almost 20 years ago! And now we find out that Bernard ...READ»

LEADERSHIP MENTORING   |  4 comments

Jonathan Cohen: The Analyst

BY Linda Tischler
Relevancy Score: 93
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:42 AM

Jonathan Cohen was branded a killjoy when, in late 1998, he issued an analyst report suggesting that Amazon.com was overvalued by several billion dollars. Since Amazon's fall from grace, he has gained a little vindication but much insight into why most analysts don't deliver bad news when they should.READ»

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