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iQuestions Faculty, John D. Beckett 
 
 
Question: 
 
How do I find a balance between corporate and personal values? 
 
Answer:  
 
You know, in the perfect world, there is going to be good alignment 
between a person’s own values and the values of the organization they 
work for—but what happens when that’s not the case? 
 
That really was the situation at Enron, when they got involved in some 
very tricky financial deals. One person within the organization had the 
courage to step forward, speak out, and that was a woman named 
Sherron Watkins—she was the vice president of finance—and when 
she did, she cleared her own conscience. It really didn’t change the 
direction of the organization, but ultimately, she was doing what she 
needed to do: courageously speak out and say, “This is a direction that 
is going to imperil the company.” 
 
Had they listened, it’s just amazing to think that that whole 
organization might have been rescued.  
 
 
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