Why Learning by Doing Matters
One of the most common questions in education is whether knowledge automatically translates into good decision-making. In my experience, the answer is no. Understanding a concept and applying…
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Recent writing across categories and topics.
What Finance Professionals Need to Know About Fraud
Recently, I revisited a conversation from The bluEPrint podcast, where we discussed a topic that sits at the center of my work: fraud. For finance professionals, fraud is…
How AI Is Changing the Fraud Landscape
Sometimes, the most important conversations happen when research, education, and current events intersect. Recently, I was recording a Becker Professional Education course on social engineering and cybersecurity when…
When Accounting Meets Baking
At first glance, accounting and baking don't seem to have much in common. One is often associated with spreadsheets, financial statements, and regulations. The other brings to mind…
How Do Successful Professionals End Up in Federal Prison?
When most people think about white-collar crime, they often focus on the outcome. The investigation. The conviction. The prison sentence. But what interests me most is everything that…
Why Ethics Lives in the Gray Areas
Many people think ethics is about knowing right from wrong. In reality, ethics is often about navigating situations where the answer isn't entirely clear. Some of the most…
What It Means to Be Under Someone’s Protection
Awards are often symbols of achievement. But every once in a while, an award carries a meaning that goes far beyond recognition itself. Recently, I received a replacement…
Standing on the Shoulders of Teachers
Some lessons come from textbooks. Others come from the people who raise us. When I think about the path that led me to become an educator, entrepreneur, and…
We Are All Capable of More Than We Think
Most people believe they know the type of person who commits a crime. We imagine someone fundamentally different from ourselves—someone with different values, different motivations, or a different…