Ethical Bankruptcy: Gradually, then Suddenly
“Someday in your career, you will be presented with a choice – are you going to do the ethical thing, or the expedient thing?
It’s not a question of ‘if’ this is going to happen – it’s only a question of ‘when.'”
Randy tells a story of real-world, first-hand experience with ethical dilemmas, the difficulty of making the right decision, and the consequences of making the wrong one.
Students
The ideal audience for a powerful message on business ethics – students that haven’t had to make that difficult choice yet – but will.
Professionals
Professionals know that ethical choices have to be made – and know how hard it can be to make the right one. Randy’s story reminds them of what can go wrong when you choose expedience over ethics.
Corporate Events
Rather than giving just another presentation about the business, use your all-hands event to deliver a powerful message about ‘doing the right thing.’
Professional Education Credits
This lecture is eligible for both CPE and CLE credits.
A powerful message
Randy presents the audience with a real-world ethical dilemma and invites them to choose between doing the ethical thing, or doing the expedient thing. It’s a meaningful moment that points out how hard it can be to make the right choice, and how devastating it can be to make the wrong one.
Meet Randy
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Randy Green is a proven technology leader, speaker and consultant, with over 40 years’ experience in the industry. Randy’s background and experience make him an effective, impactful, sought-after speaker and consultant.
As a speaker, Randy uses his experience in industry to motivate and encourage ethical business behavior. His experience with the Enron bankruptcy and the collapse of Arthur Andersen gives him a unique perspective on how and why ethical failures happen. His message, entitled “Ethical Bankruptcy: Gradually then Suddenly” delivers a powerful message to students and professionals on why ethical behavior is so important, and what can happen when you fail to ‘do the right thing.’
Mr. Green recently retired from his role as Chief Technology Officer at Simmons Bank, a $27B regional bank, where he was the architect and driving force in implementing a ‘cloud-first’ strategy for all Bank systems. Before ‘getting a real job’ in the financial services industry, Mr. Green built and led technology consulting practices at firms such as Arthur Andersen, Hitachi Consulting, Grant Thornton, Slalom Consulting, and Alverez and Marsal. In the leadership role, Mr. Green led engagements for companies of all sizes, from defining technical strategies for small start-ups, to serving as the Program Manager for the global implementation of SAP at one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies.
Before he retired, Mr. Green decided to use his experience to promote his passion – the importance of ethical business behavior. His ‘Ethical Bankruptcy: Gradually then Suddenly’ lecture was initially developed as a training class for Simmons Bank – where it is now a required class for all Associates. Since then, he has presented the lecture to college classes, professional services firms, business groups, and other organizations, with the singular goal of helping people avoid that first small mistake – that inevitably leads to a disaster.
What does the audience say?
“Probably the most engaging speaker / presenter I have listened to for a training ever. Definitely recommend this training to anyone who has any interest in the topic.“ – Professional Services Firm
“This is one of the best and most genuine presentations on Ethics I have seen in my career and I am in my late 60s.” – Accounting Firm
“By far one of the most impactful and engaging trainings I have attended. Great message and story.” – Business Organization
“Randy deserves some recognition and this should be a recurring training for future new hires before they get into any actual client work. To lead while also remind people of these ethical decisions will truly make an impact for the future of our workforce.” – Accounting Firm
“The highest rated speaker we’ve ever had in this series.” – University Graduate School
More excerpts from
Ethical Bankruptcy: Gradually then Suddenly
How do you transform a dog into a duck? If you’re willing to game the system, it’s easy.
“This is going to happen to you, if it hasn’t happened already.”
Randy Green 