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According to stories that have been released on major media outlets – James Arthur Ray has been sentenced to two years in prison for his involvement in several deaths in a sweat lodge incident.  Excerpts from a CNN report are shared below: (CNN) — A judge sentenced a self-help expert to a total of two years in prison Friday for his role in the deaths of three people in a 2009 sweat lodge ceremony in the Arizona desert. The judge instead imposed three two-year terms, to be served... Read Full Story

Randy Gage is a dynamic speaker and excellent thought leader.  He posted a blog that deserves repeating.  To give him credit here’s the link:  http://www.randygage.com/blog/shut-it-down-now-penn-state/    or otherwise you can read it in it’s entirety below.  The thoughts are his and for that he is given credit, but I agree with his conclusion and thought it worth sharing!  Your comments are welcome Okay we don’t talk sports or even news much in this space.  We’re usually looking at... Read Full Story

From time to time when you read about the challenges and issues of the day…a story rises up from nowhere that touches the heart.  So…here’s the question.  What choice can you make today out of love that might impact positively the life of someone else. I try not to be biased, but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie. His placement counselor assured me that he would be a good, reliable busboy. But I had never had a mentally handicapped employee and wasn’t sure I wanted one. I wasn’t sure how... Read Full Story

Shock, disbelief, gut-wrenching fear, feeling of vulnerability all ran through me on 911.  I felt violated as a person and as a country.  I longed to be with my family somehow finding reality and safety with them.  I was to fly that day.  My flight was later in the day.  My daughter calls frantically knowing I was to fly but did not remember where or when.  When she finally reached me she was sobbing and scared.  Relief went through her knowing I was safe and yet despair because of what... Read Full Story

This blog is about transformation and originally was posted in Change Through Transformation where I’ve been writing about standing in my truth.  Today I write about Chaz Bono as he has transformed his life to stand in his truth.   Because it also relates to Second Chances, I choose to share it here as well. I enjoy watching Dancing with the Stars.   I don’t always have the time to watch but it is one of those reality shows I enjoy.  I look forward each season to see who are the season’s... Read Full Story

News Release The University of Arizona announced the launch of the Center for Leadership Ethics, which brings existing education, research and outreach programs into one group at the Eller College of Management. The goal of the center is to cause “a fundamental change in the way we do business,” said Executive Director Stephen Gilliland. He said he hopes future business leaders will study ethics as seriously as they study accounting or other business topics. The center will invite the... Read Full Story

What is the impact when a fraud is perpetrated and the possibility of recovery is dismal?  How do people deal with the emotional impact of distrust created when scammed?  Those questions are central in the recent sentencing of Thomas Mitchell who ran a 15 year Ponzi scheme targeting 150 retired train and bus drivers in L.A.  Sentenced to 9 years in prison, Mitchell will be facing his consequences, but what about his victims? Excerpts from a CNN article state the following: Even after the... Read Full Story

FEATURED IN CANADIAN BUSINESS – NEW BOOK NEWS RELEASE reprinted from CANADIAN BUSINESS One December day in 2008, Eleanor Squillari’s boss was arrested for securities fraud. The next day, the secretary arrived at her office to find it a scene of utter chaos: phones ringing, faxes spewing paper, FBI agents strutting around and a couple of dozen red-faced investors in the lobby demanding blood, or at least an explanation. Squillari didn’t know what to tell the clients of the man for whom she... Read Full Story

Talking about going from “FAN” to folly…Nevin Shapiro is squealing like a stuck pig in his allegations regarding his actions and wrong doing in the University of Miami football program. Feeling abandoned by the U of M program in his conviction for his massive Ponzi Scheme…Shapiro is now speaking out loudly from his Atlanta prison cell suggesting the U of M program might face the “death penalty” as his hand.  The question is – is any of this real? In an interview: Shapiro said for the... Read Full Story

This new book manifests the importance of accounting ethics by looking at the role that some ethical failures played in recent scandals, particularly AIG’s role in bringing the world’s financial system to the brink of collapse. After establishing the vital importance of ethical accounting, the book goes on to give a thorough analysis of what ethical behavior means for accountants and shows them what can be done to embody that ideal. Pakaluk and Cheffers… have tackled every major ethics... Read Full Story