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Yan Tougas
The Ethical Leader
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Living Your Best Compliance Life
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Ethics & Compliance for Humans
Human in the Loop — or Just Another Rubber Stamp?
Human involvement doesn’t always mean humans were in control
Increased Anonymous Reporting is a Signal Compliance Leaders Cannot Ignore
An alarming number of workers are choosing to report anonymously likely out of fear of retaliation within their organization
AI Is a Stickler for the Rules, but Rules Don’t See Everything
Human inconsistencies and man-made exceptions are often overlooked in AI deployments
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Deferred, Not Ignored: Explaining Unpatched Vulnerabilities to Your Auditor
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Making It Easier to Go Public Isn’t the Same as Making It Easier to Be Public
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When Oversight Findings Lead to More Oversight: An OIG Report on China Exports
Six steps exporters should take to ready their due diligence, documentation and escalation for closer scrutiny
Women Over 50: An Overlooked Workforce Built for the Age of AI
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The Most Radical Act a Compliance Officer Can Do? Delete a Pointless Control
Can AI help clean up the stench of sclerotic compliance?
Is My Job Bullshit? Why AI Might Actually Have the Answer
Five human skills to counterbalance the five “bullshit jobs” categories, if those exist
(This Is a Lie) AI Is Inevitable
The only thing truly inevitable about AI is we can’t stop talking about it
Canaries in the Coal Mine: Law’s Crashout Over AI Is Coming for Everyone
Shadow AI & lack of proper guardrails are problematic combination