Leadership and Career

Under pressure from a public no longer satisfied with the status quo, organizations are being challenged to enhance their diversity and inclusion efforts. Emtrain Founder and CEO Janine Yancey discusses the compliance officer’s role in this process. Since the death...

The compliance profession offers ample learning opportunities for practitioners at every career stage – from newbies to veterans. Mary Shirley offers insight into the lessons she’s learned from 10 years on the road. In 2010, I packed one suitcase to...

These days, difficult decisions abound – Is it time to reopen? How do we do that safely? – and they’re made tougher when complicated by cognitive dissonance. Linda Henman explains how to reduce dissonance and discusses a sure-fire way to...

Changing your perceptions and your own behavior can be key to overcoming a challenge. Linda Henman encourages leaders to turn off behavior “autopilot” to make sure what they’re doing is really working. Too often discussions of attitudes, values and beliefs...

Many businesses are currently planning to make remote work a permanent option as they transition back into a post-coronavirus climate. Replicon CEO Raj Narayanaswamy discusses the importance of automation in making that jump. Companies, customers and employees have been subject...

The mistreatment and death of George Floyd has shone a bright light on abuse of power by the police. Sandy Erez comments on injustice and our nation’s collective awakening. It is June 2020, and the violated Lady of Justice lies...

As companies have begun making deep cuts, several examples have emerged of how to make and communicate tough decisions in a crisis – laudable ones and regrettable ones alike. Kearney’s John Kurtz discusses corporate leadership, behaviors and ethics in troubled...

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 13, the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program. No one has forgotten that part of history, but we would do well to revisit the lessons we learned 50 years...

Every decision starts with a belief. That is, we base our decisions on what we know to be true — what we believe. As Linda Henman writes, sometimes, however, we believe something that isn’t true.  Both intellectual and emotional, beliefs...

It often happens that a person’s career is over when he or she blows the whistle. Charles Middleton posits that if increasing compliance and minimizing fraud is the goal (and it is), then blackballing whistleblowers is counterproductive. Secrecy is essential...

We are a nation divided, and not just by politics. When run-of-the-mill conflict has us viewing our opposition as the enemy, the business consequences can be dire. Linda Henman offers a way forward. During the Vietnam War, Americans experienced polarization...

Michael Toebe writes about how one executive seeks out different viewpoints to get the best out of his employees, reducing all manner of organizational risks and improving decision-making significantly along the way. When confidence becomes excessive ego, it creates a...