The Result
2022 Reflection: The Nortel experience concluded as the second most devastating ethical challenge of my life. I have since dubbed it Anderson II. Without realizing it at the time, it was the second Big Chance for me: a problem to solve, in which I would once again challenge a corrupt system. But this time, I hoped to win. I responded by driving for win-win, but my response was vigorous, and deemed a threat by senior management. That was far removed from my actual intentions. The result was that I became even more distrustful of authority. My problem with anxiety and self-doubt, and even depression, began then. I kept a positive face, because I consider myself at heart, a positive person. But again, I was not aware that any of this was going on in my heart, mind, and soul, until years later. I had attained a commendable position on an upward track in a respected company in a leading corporation in the exploding world of high-tech. I had been ethically tested, and crafted together a s