Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

The company's performance measurement and incentive systems, and the degree to which risk management is considered, will also have a profound impact on employee behavior. Jeff Skilling, as a condition of his employment at Enron, insisted the company adopt mark-to-market accounting. That meant Enron was able to report $3.3

Management 14

Management Banking Committee Risk Management 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Right now, yesterday's organizations — from corporations to Congress — have a gaping, yawning disclosure gap: the how, what, why, how and when of disclosure simply isn't good enough for markets and communities to be able to allocate and utilize resources productively or efficiently.

GDP 16

GDP Hypercompetition IPO Information 16

Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

The Bush cuts also gradually raised the estate exemption and lowered the estate tax from 2001 until 2010, when the estate tax disappeared for that year only. Barring any Congressional action to change this law, taxes were set to revert back to their pre-2001 rates on January 1, 2011. What’s in the Tax Bill?

Press Release 178

Press Release Discount Insurance PR 178

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

The Enron scandals of 2001 and 2002 focused only upon cooked books audit committees and deal making. Enron did not demand enough accountability, fairness, ethics and operational autonomy from its outside auditor. In their marketing, accounting and auditing firms claim to be full-service business advisors, in order to get business.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57