Extraordinary Circumstances

Outstanding! This page-turning account of the WorldCom fiasco reads like a suspense novel. I was on the edge of my seat to the last page. When pressure to meet market expectations collided with Cynthia Cooper's ethical values, she made the brave decision to do the job she'd been entrusted to do as an auditor. We need more leaders like Cynthia. If the free enterprise system is to survive, companies need to take corporate values and ethics checks seriously. This book should be required reading for leaders everywhere. Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager (R) and Self Leadership and Leading at a Higher Level Reading this book will help all business people prepare for their own Extraordinary Circumstances and give them the courage to act as Cynthia did. Dennis R. Beresford; Former Chair of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, Former MCI Audit Committee Chair, Professor of Accounting at the University of GA An excellent read! In Extraordinary Circumstances, Cynthia Cooper paints a picture of WorldCom's journey down the slippery slope of corporate ethics. The message is uplifting and inspiring. This is a must read for those interested in establishing good governance and ethical values in their organization. This book will be required reading for our students. Glenn E. Sumners, Director LSU Center for Internal Auditing Extraordinary Circumstances is a terrific read. Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA, Founder and chairman Association of Certified Fraud Examiners .,. with the publication of her new book, Extraordinary Circumstances: The Journey of A Corporate Whistleblower, we finally get an inside account of what really happened at WorldCom. It's a powerful tale. Cooper's story has been partially told before, most notably in the Wall Street Journal and in a report prepared for WorldCom's board of directors. But her adventures at WorldCom come to life in this first-person account. ( USA Today, February 15, 2008) Readers of Cooper's book, Extraordinary Circumstances: The Journey of a Corporate Whistleblower, will find it easy to identify with both the employees who manipulated the telecommunications giant's financial statements and those who caught them. ( Reuters.com, February 7, 2008) .,. it's a fascinating study of the quantum changes in character that accompany the accumulation of unimaginable wealth as well as an uncomfortable reminder of how, faced with an ethical fork in the road, just how easy it is for some to take a wrong turn. ( WebCPA.com, February 2008) This is a heroic, often exciting tale of a person who, in the course of doing her job, stumbles on a big lie and pushes on to get to the bottom of it. ( CFO.com ; 1/25/08) Extraordinary Circumstances details the struggle to get management to take internal audit seriously. The story of the investigation comes to life through Cynthia's words. I found myself drawn into the story. Congratulations, Cynthia, on a successful first book. And many thanks for being willing to stand up to the truth and fight to expose the WorldCom fraud. ( bloggingstocks.com, 4/3/08) Cooper's story is personal and interesting...it's a cautionary tale for corporate executives. The book is an interesting story of how Cooper ended up as a major player in a very important business story. ( TexaxLawyer.com, 3/31/08) Extraordinary Circumstances is a must read for anyone who wants to understand the dynamics of an accounting fraud. It tells the story of how that fraud was uncovered and of the ugly manipulation and deceit she encountered along the way. ( Bloomberg.com, 2/28/08) .,. blow-by-blow detail is what makes Cooper's Extraordinary Circumstances well worth reading. Cooper's willingness to reveal her innermost thoughts as she dug makes for gripping reading. ( BusinessWeek, February 25, 2008) .,. with the publication of her new book, Extraordinary Circumstances: The Journey of A Corporate Whistleblower, we finally get an inside account of what really happened at WorldCom. It's a powerful tale. Cooper's story has been partially told before, most notably in the Wall Street Journal and in a report prepared for WorldCom's board of directors. But her adventures at WorldCom come to life in this first-person account. ( USA Today, February 15, 2008) Readers of Cooper's book, Extraordinary Circumstances: The Journey of a Corporate Whistleblower, will findit easy to identify with both the employees who manipulated the telecommunications giant's financial statements and those who caught them. ( Reuters.com, February 7, 2008) .,. it's a fascinating study of the quantum changes in character that accompany the accumulation of unimaginable wealth as well as an uncomfortable reminder of how, faced with an ethical fork in the road, just how easy it is for some to take a wrong turn. ( WebCPA.com, February 2008) This is a heroic, often exciting tale of a person who, in the course of doing her job, stumbles on a big lie and pushes on to get to the bottom of it. ( CFO.com ; 1/25/08)