VW, Enron and the Root of Evil

Beaumont Vance at Risk & Insurance,

"In both cases, there was a strong message from the top: Failure is not an option. While this sounds like a very worthy and American credo, one worthy of being put into book form as a motivation to all people seeking blinding success in business, it is actually a hallmark of corporate fraud.

"When senior leadership says, 'failure is not an option,' what they often mean is 'anyone not reporting success will be fired.'"