Extraordinary Circumstances (ePub)

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. Provocative, moving, and intensely
personal, Extraordinary Circumstances is a wake-up call to
corporate leaders and an intimate glimpse at a scandal that shook
the business world.