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At Olympus and Goldman Sachs, Two Very Different Whistleblowers

Harvard Business Review

In 2011, Woodford was asked to lead the Japanese maker of optical equipment, first as president (in April) then as CEO (in September). No doubt they added incremental pressure to Goldman's efforts to untangle its conflicting roles and to build client confidence, but, without specifics, any general impact is hard to assess.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Lessons to be Learned from the Enron Scandal

Strategy Driven

Business development. So were professional development programs, rewards for random acts of kindness and other empowerment initiatives. The audit committee of the board would not sign off on behalf of the deals, which just kept happening and developing secret lives of their own. Running the business. Body of Knowledge.