Organizational Culture & Ethics: An Eyewitness Account to an Iconic Corporate Disaster

Where were you when the Titanic sank? Or when the Challenger blew up? What about when Enron - the darling of Wall Street - imploded in a fiery whistleblowing ball of greed and deception, leaving thousands upon thousands of professional employees on the desperate hunt for a job with completely depleted 401k accounts and a smear on their resume, while economic collateral damage shattered across Houston?  Based on an eyewitness account from an HR perspective, find out how Enron's organizational culture and resulting blindspots created the recipe for an epic ethics disaster inside a respected Fortune 500 giant that shaped policy and created new markets for electricity, natural gas and beyond, all while touting "endless possibilities" around the globe. 

Presented by: 

Dr. Charla Brown
Dr. Charla Brown is currently the Chair for the Business & Public Administration Department at the University of Alaska Southeast and an Assistant Professor of Management. With 18 years’ professional experience in human resource management and organizational behavior, her former employers include Continental Airlines, Enron, Ocean Energy, Devon Energy, and Backcountry.com.  Dr. Brown holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Social Psychology and a Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. She is also the principle of Northern Solstice Advisors offering consultation services to organizations interested in crafting organizational culture or implementing organizational change. Dr. Brown enjoys traveling the world and has had the privilege of visiting 22 countries with hopefully more to follow. Her favorite adventure to date was getting to climb the Great Wall of China and she is also hooked on CrossFit!