Do you want to work in a corrupt office, with corrupt coworkers? Do you like having to choose between doing the right thing, and losing the ability to provide for your family? If you had to make such a choice, do you ever wonder what you would do?

In today's episode of "Why It Works," International Tax lawyer and whistleblower Charlie Middleton, reveals some of the hidden mechanisms behind why Honesty works. We explore how against all odds most corruption stays hidden, why true believers are so dangerous, and the role that businesses can play in really fighting corruption.

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MEET OUR GUEST

Charles Middleton is an international tax lawyer in West Palm Beach FL with a practice focused on whistleblower advocacy and startups. Charlie led tax teams at GE, Caterpillar, Walmart and Oxbow (a Koch brother company) for twenty years. At Walmart, Cat Financial and Oxbow, Charlie was responsible for all tax planning globally. Charlie was a regular speaker at national tax conferences until he turned his focus to whistleblowing. Charlie is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder. He attended Alabama School of Law and received an LLM in tax law from New York University.

Connect:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-middleton-8a362b3/

More Info:

Article on whistleblowers

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/whistleblower-v-anti-whistleblower-dont-sue-me-its-true-middleton/

https://www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com/stop-blackballing-whistleblowers/

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CLIPS

Kurt Vonnegut appearance on Jon Stewart

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/1q89v2/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-kurt-vonnegut

MUSIC

Opening features the song "Morning" by Cambo Smith, available under a Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial License.

Promo features the song “Corporate Business" by scottholmesmusic.com.

Closing book promo features the song “Suicide express for 2 Pianos" by Bladiator, licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

Closing features the song "Siesta" by Jahzzar under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.

40.0 Why It Works: Charlie Middleton on Honesty