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“Everybody Wants To Do The Right Thing.” Really?

A growing number of people these days do not seem to want to “do the right thing,” but rather “what they can get away with.” Celgene’s Calvin London discusses the significant effect this behavior can have on compliance culture. I wish I had a dollar for every time I have heard someone say, “everyone wants to do the right thing.”...

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3 Ways to Address the Growing Democracy of Ethics

A single tweet or viral video can do irreparable reputational harm to a company. GAN Integrity’s CEO, Neil Lustig, discusses the democratization of ethics and how it impacts companies – take, for instance, the billions in fines Facebook faced recently. There are virtually no closed doors in businesses anymore. We have more transparency into businesses than ever before because of...

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How the EU Whistleblower Directive Can Help Enhance a Culture of Integrity

Following an April vote by the European Parliament, potential whistleblowers in the EU member states can expect greater protections. GAN Integrity’s Pauline Blondet discusses what businesses should do now to strengthen their ethics and compliance programs accordingly. The European Parliament recently approved an enhanced and unified whistleblower protection across the European Union’s member states. In order to be ready for...

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Ethics is Key to Filling Growing Gap as Technology Outpaces Regulation

Thomson Reuters’ Henry Engler shares insights from an interview with L’Oreal Chief Ethics Officer Emmanuel Lulin on the corporation’s approach and commitment to ethics. Leaders from all industries could take a cue from L’Oreal with respect to how to embed ethics into the fabric of the organization. Rapid innovation in the business world and an inability for regulation and law...

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The Positive and Negative Mix of Corporate Compliance Trends

Findings from recent studies on compliance trends and developments are a mixed bag; some positive, some negative. Michael Volkov shares an uncharacteristic view of corporations and their failures to embrace E&C strategies. We all like to believe in straightforward and consistent trends and developments. For example, compliance programs are improving, budgets are increasing and CCOs are embracing new technologies. Everything is just...

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Empowering Employees to Speak Up Against Unethical Behavior

Effective ethics and compliance training are more than just formalities in the onboarding process. Skillsoft’s John Arendes and Convercent’s Katie Smith explain how to ensure ethical behavior is rooted in company culture. Speaking up in the face of unethical behavior takes a great deal of courage, and your company needs employees who feel empowered to share their concerns without repercussion....

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When it Comes to Ethics & Compliance, Don’t Just Train… Advertise!

People need reminding more than they need instruction. Compliance training expert Ronnie Feldman stresses that instruction isn’t enough. Think like an ad man to influence workplace behavior and corporate culture. A very wise and important person once said, “people forget stuff.” I can’t remember who said it first, but I know most recently… it was me! “People Forget Stuff” Most...

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What Happens When Managers Misbehave?

GRC professionals in particular know the importance of tone at the top. When a leader has an ethical lapse, the ramifications can be far-reaching. Michael Volkov discusses the potential fallout of managerial misdeeds. Company managers are the linchpin of a corporate compliance program. Without belaboring the “Tinker to Evers to Chance” baseball analogy, a corporate culture of compliance requires an important...

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Goodbye Tone at the Top, Hello Ethical Leadership

Meaningful ethical leadership drives cultures of integrity and trust at modern workplaces. Gatekeepers need to forget “tone at the top” and educate, coach and hold CEOs, boards and management to a higher standard than a checklist and catchy phrase. In 2014, I decided to put the greatly overused phrase “tone at the top” on my banned list. I did that...

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