Extraordinary Circumstances: The Journey of a Corporate Whistleblower
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The longer WorldCom Chief Audit Executive Cynthia Cooper stares at the entries in front of her, the more sinister they seem. But the CFO is badgering her to delay her team's audit of the company's books and directing others to block Cooper's efforts. Still, something in the pit of her stomach tells her to keep digging. Cooper takes readers behind the scenes on a riveting, real-time journey as she and her team work at night and behind closed doors to expose the largest fraud in corporate history.
Whom can they trust? Could she lose her job? Should she fear for her physical safety? In Extraordinary Circumstances , she recounts for the first time her journey from her close family upbringing in a small Mississippi town, to working motherhood and corporate success, to the pressures of becoming a whistleblower, to being named one of Time's 2002 Persons of the Year. She also provides a rare insider's glimpse into the spectacular rise and fall of WorldCom, a telecom titan, the darling of Wall Street, and a Cinderella story for Mississippi.
With remarkable candor, Cooper discusses her struggle to overcome these challenges, and how she has found healing through sharing the lessons learned with the next generation. This book reminds us all that ethical decision-making is not forged at the crossroads of major events but starts in childhood, "decision by decision and brick by brick. " At a time when corporate dishonesty is dominating public attention, Extraordinary Circumstances makes it clear that the tone set at the top is critical to fostering an ethical environment in the work-place.
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- Höfundur: Cynthia Cooper
- Útgáfa:1
- Útgáfudagur: 2008-02-13
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- Format:Page Fidelity
- ISBN 13: 9780470246733
- Print ISBN: 9780470443316
- ISBN 10: 0470246731
Efnisyfirlit
- Title Page
- Contents
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: A Dark Cloud
- The Slippery Slope
- Chapter 2: Graduation Day
- Real Friends
- There’s A Fiddler on the Roof
- A Lady Called Lillian
- A Job Well Done
- Chapter 3: New Beginnings
- Chapter 4: Hotlanta
- Chapter 5: The Turnaround
- Chapter 6: Coming Home
- A Place to Heal
- Chapter 7: Building A New Life
- No Strings Attached
- The Other Telecom Company
- Chapter 8: King of the Resellers
- A Game of Leap Frog
- Every Team Needs a Cheerleader
- The Richest Man In America
- A Non-Believer
- Chapter 9: The Hottest Company in Town
- Should We Sell Or Should We Buy?
- Another Company Steps Over the Line
- Adding Some Sweetener
- First Impressions
- WilTel Heartburn
- Chapter 10: Nowhere to Go But Up
- Chapter 11: A New Era
- Head of the Class
- The Crown Jewel
- Clinton’s Cinderella Story
- The Dinner Speech Heard Round the World
- Chapter 12: The Glass Sieve
- Polish Your Shoes, Boys
- Our Own Boys’ Club
- Chapter 13: The Tide Comes In
- Chapter 14: The Minnow Swallows the Whale
- A Good Marriage?
- Chapter 15: Finding Balance
- Miss Oseola McCarty
- Stay-At-Home Dad
- Chapter 16: Top of the Mountain
- Build It and They Will Come
- A Hole in WorldCom’s Strategy
- Chapter 17: A Double-Edged Sword
- I Don’t Need This
- A Symbol of 21st Century America
- Retirement Planning—Gunslinger Style
- Chapter 18: A Titan Stumbles
- Analysts on the Hot Seat
- The 92nd Street Y
- One Too Many Acquisitions
- Bernie’s Hand Gets Called
- Line of Fire
- More Margin Calls
- Penny Wise and Pound Foolish
- Conflicts of Interest
- Chapter 19: The Rule of Ten
- The Wireless Train Wreck
- Chapter 20: What is Prepaid Capacity?
- Chapter 21: Growing Suspicions
- Chapter 22: A Surprise Visit
- Chapter 23: The Confrontation
- Chapter 24: A Desperate Search For Counsel
- An Urgent Message
- Take Your Vitamins and Hire a Washington Lawyer
- The Press is Here
- Chapter 25: Washington Attorneys Visit the Deep South
- A Personal Toll
- We Each Have Our Doors
- Independence Day
- Fried Green Tomatoes
- Chapter 26: Navigating the Storm
- A New Sheriff
- The Journal's Article
- An Inspiring Meeting
- The Whistleblower Phenomenon
- Back and Forth to Washington and New York
- A New Team
- Chapter 27: A Visit to Federal Court
- Walking Through a Graveyard
- Preparing to Testify
- The Bridge Builder
- Raise Your Right Hand
- A Sense of Peace
- Chapter 28: United States of America Versus Bernard J. Ebbers
- The Government’s Case
- Bernie Takes the Stand
- The Summation
- Chapter 29: The Judgment
- The Verdict
- The Sentencing
- A New Beginning
- Epilogue: Shaping the Next Generation
- Notes
- Index
- EULA
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