View the video The Big Lie: Inside the Rise and Fraud of WorldCom.

This CNBC news documentary exposed the extent of the WorldCom fraud and the smoke-and-mirrors behavior that prevailed not only at WorldCom but throughout the industry as a whole. What occurred at WorldCom was among the corporate scandals that sparked the emergence of the authentic leadership movement (which places focus on trust). Next, listen to the podcast Ebbers Testifies He was Unaware of Worldcom Fraud on NPR. Please examine Ebbers from the point of view of the authentic leadership framework (including his insistence that they were unaware).

Part 1: Discuss the implications for leaders today, how does leading authentically help leaders to steer clear of scandalous crisis and ethical breaches?

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4517539