Comments on: Lynn Brewer on Enron and Ethics http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/04/06/lynn-brewer-on-enron-and-ethics/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:13:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Zoli's Blog http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/04/06/lynn-brewer-on-enron-and-ethics/#comment-961 Zoli's Blog Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:15:10 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=891#comment-961 <strong>The Day I Flew The Enron Corporate Jet to Meet Jeff Skilling</strong> Actually I didn’t.  But Ken Norton did, and he provides a fascinating account of the “due diligence” trip to Enron’s facilities.  In his own words: “I was a 28 year-old kid from Buffalo, New York.  I'd never been on a private ... The Day I Flew The Enron Corporate Jet to Meet Jeff Skilling

Actually I didn’t.  But Ken Norton did, and he provides a fascinating account of the “due diligence” trip to Enron’s facilities.  In his own words: “I was a 28 year-old kid from Buffalo, New York.  I’d never been on a private …

]]> By: Conn McQuinn http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/04/06/lynn-brewer-on-enron-and-ethics/#comment-900 Conn McQuinn Fri, 07 Apr 2006 15:17:03 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=891#comment-900 Hi, Wesley - Thanks for transcribing this. A powerful presentation! I have one comment and a reference. First, I'd disagree with the statement "I say Enron employees are not victims- they chose to invest 100% of their retirement in Enron as employees." The documentary about this mess ("The Smartest Guys in the Room" is the title, I think) includes an interview with a middle-aged man that had worked his entire life for a long-established power company in Oregon. That company was taken over by Enron, and the subsequent collapse wiped out the pension (not stocks) of everyone that had worked there. The reference is to yesterday's posting at <a href="http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/04/when_only_the_g.html" rel="nofollow">Creating Passionate Users</a>. It's about listening to your gut, and it parallels a lot of what you wrote here today. Ok, one more comment. The presenter was right on in regards to regulation. People are opposed to regulation because it costs money. Well, <i>not</i> regulating Enron cost around $90 billion, so there are two sides to that coin! Conn Hi, Wesley -

Thanks for transcribing this. A powerful presentation! I have one comment and a reference. First, I’d disagree with the statement “I say Enron employees are not victims- they chose to invest 100% of their retirement in Enron as employees.” The documentary about this mess (”The Smartest Guys in the Room” is the title, I think) includes an interview with a middle-aged man that had worked his entire life for a long-established power company in Oregon. That company was taken over by Enron, and the subsequent collapse wiped out the pension (not stocks) of everyone that had worked there.

The reference is to yesterday’s posting at Creating Passionate Users. It’s about listening to your gut, and it parallels a lot of what you wrote here today.

Ok, one more comment. The presenter was right on in regards to regulation. People are opposed to regulation because it costs money. Well, not regulating Enron cost around $90 billion, so there are two sides to that coin!

Conn

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