ABOUT Otto Thav

Otto Thav
Mr. A. Otto Thav is an Envisioneering Consultant at THAV LLC. Non-Disclosure Agreements prevent him from listing a majority of his clients. They range from large organizations to small startups. He has held full-time management positions at a few companies and been a contractor or consul More...

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Costly white-collar scams with strategies to recognize and prevent them.


Senior managers are sometimes the target of public criticism over their 'golden parachute' severances. But the cost of these deals pales in comparison to the scams and inefficiencies that are perpetrated under the radar by middle management in many companies on an ongoing basis. Based on years of consulting experience and research in the U.S. Military and private industry, ... he details several egregious examples of these white-collar scams and how their perpetrators benefit. He also offers potential solutions to help raise the efficiencies of companies and the accountability of management.” - Financial Executives International Newsletter.

A must read. The dollars add up, from Main Street to Wall Street. Revealing insights into mid-level management. And an entrepreneur’s cornucopia of new business ideas.” – Max Navarro, PhD, Chairman, Operational Technologies Corp.

Reads like micro-novellas with intriguing financial details, humor, satire, and unfolding mystery of the psychology behind middle managers.” - Rob Roy, President, Decision Sciences, Inc.

A masterful linking of finance and psychology. Important reading in this time of financial crises.” - Dr. Ravi Chandra, Stanford MD, Psychiatrist.

A fascinating expose. Mr. Thav provides some practical common-sense strategies." - Dave Stark, Founder & President, Analysis Team, Inc.

It's daunting what goes on behind open doors.” - Former USAF Major Jim Whiteley, PhD.

Costly white-collar scams with strategies to recognize and prevent them. How we can prevent the mini-Bernie-Madoff’s in our everyday lives. . He is not alone. We encounter several mini-Madoff’s every day of our lives at several organizations, including businesses, schools, banks, retail stores, restaurants, government agencies, religious institutions, etc. . The key to prevention is awareness of the personality traits to look out for, the conditions and situations that enable unscrupulous behavior, thinking outside the box to recognize the variety of possible scams, and thinking about any possible preventative solutions that we can practice. . Read about several incidents of everyday scams that plague us in my new Non-Fiction “SILVER PARACHUTES” book. You can preview inside the book for more details at www.Amazon.com or simply click on: . http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0557010624/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link . Or in the UK at www.Amazon.co.uk : http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/reader/0557010624/ref=sib_rdr_fm?ie=UTF8&p=S008&j=0#reader-page . Or in Canada at www.Amazon.ca : http://www.amazon.ca/gp/reader/0557010624/ref=sib_rdr_ex?ie=UTF8&p=S008&j=0#reader-page . Or in France at www.Amazon.fr : http://www.amazon.fr/gp/reader/0557010624/ref=sib_rdr_ex?ie=UTF8&p=S008&j=0#reader-page . Or in Germany at www.Amazon.de : http://www.amazon.de/gp/reader/0557010624/ref=sib_rdr_ex?ie=UTF8&p=S008&j=0#reader-page

Senior managers are sometimes the target of public criticism over their 'golden parachute' severances. But the cost of these deals pales in comparison to the scams and inefficiencies that are perpetrated under the radar by middle management in many companies on an ongoing basis. Based on years of consulting experience and research in the U.S. Military and private industry, ... he details several egregious examples of these white-collar scams and how their perpetrators benefit. He also offers potential solutions to help raise the efficiencies of companies and the accountability of management.” - Financial Executives International Newsletter.

A must read. The dollars add up, from Main Street to Wall Street. Revealing insights into mid-level management. And an entrepreneur’s cornucopia of new business ideas.” – Max Navarro, PhD, Chairman, Operational Technologies Corp.

Reads like micro-novellas with intriguing financial details, humor, satire, and unfolding mystery of the psychology behind middle managers.” - Rob Roy, President, Decision Sciences, Inc.

A masterful linking of finance and psychology. Important reading in this time of financial crises.” - Dr. Ravi Chandra, Stanford MD, Psychiatrist.

A fascinating expose. Mr. Thav provides some practical common-sense strategies." - Dave Stark, Founder & President, Analysis Team, Inc.

It's daunting what goes on behind open doors.” - Former USAF Major Jim Whiteley, PhD.