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StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective – No Free Lunch

Strategy Driven

If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. StrategyDriven leaders should therefore take the actions necessary to create and promote accountability throughout their organization.

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The Steep Psychological Price of Starting Your Own Company

Harvard Business Review

The researchers chalk it up to an unconscious desire to please the client in an effort to open up future employment opportunities — a mind-set that, the researchers argue, exposes their employers to significant risk from both inaccurate work and the appearance (if not the fact) of a conflict of interest. —Andrea Ovans.

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

Strategy Driven

When goals are only in financial terms, the company is disproportionately lopsided. There was a conflict of interest in alliance with Enron…not objective enough. Exorbitant bonuses and side ‘consulting fees’ for executives were the goals…and what were most aggressively pursued. Accounting.