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Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:13 PM

Published 11/06/2009 by BusinessWeek


Asking for Help Without Looking Stupid

Inhibitions about requesting assistance on the part of SEC staffers partly accounted for the Madoff disaster. Don't let similar blunders happen at your workplace

Last week, more evidence emerged in the Securities and Exchange Commission's debacle over the mishandling of the Bernie Madoff über-fraud. While the...

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...a tale of "unseasoned people uncertain about what to do and unwilling to ask for help."
Asking for Help Without Looking Stupid [BusinessWeek - 11/06/2009]
...boss's feedback: "I'm thinking of sending out a mass email to the brokers but I'm not sure if that's the most effective format...what do you think of that approach?"
Asking for Help Without Looking Stupid [BusinessWeek - 11/06/2009]

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