Leadership and Career

Like it or not, your company’s code of conduct ‘talks’ about your company — it tells a story about what the company believes it and cares about. For this reason, a company should pay close attention to the story it is telling through its code.

Q&A with Moore & Van Allen’s Valecia McDowell CCI’s Maurice Gilbert chats with Valecia McDowell, Co-Head of the White Collar, Regulatory Defense and Investigations practice at Moore & Van Allen and a recent addition to the firm’s management committee. Valecia discusses her new role, some of the biggest risks facing companies today and what makes a good leader. About You...

Q&A with Charles Weeden, Managing Partner at 17a-4, llc Charles Weeden is Founder and Managing Partner of e-communications compliance technology firm, 17a-4, llc. Last month, we shared a piece by Charles on how technology can be used to streamline compliance. Today, we share details on Charles’ background, as well as his thoughts on behavior analytics, competition and “sunshine policies.” Maurice...

Q&A with Rajeev Gubbala, Co-Founder of AppZen CCI’s Publisher, Maurice Gilbert, chats with Rajeev Gubbala, Co-Founder and Head of Engineering Operations and Compliance at AppZen. The company’s is a leader in automated audit technology, offering the first artificial intelligence (AI) solution for back-office automation. Maurice Gilbert: How did you get started on a career in compliance? Rajeev Gubbala: Well, at...

Q&A with Rick Schroeder of Jones Walker Rick Schroeder, leader of the Corporate Compliance & White Collar Defense Practice at Jones Walker in New Orleans, discusses whistleblower laws and protections with CCI’s Publisher, Maurice Gilbert. Maurice Gilbert: What is the most important challenge for compliance officers relating to whistleblower laws, in your opinion? Rick Schroeder: A common problem we see...

Go Beyond Training to Imbue the Company’s Values Starbucks has been in the headlines lately as its corporate leaders work to show real commitment to change through racial bias training for staff at more than 8,000 stores nationwide. But a single day of training isn’t enough. Piyush Patel, an expert in corporate culture, discusses how leaders can affect real, lasting...

5 Basic Steps to Get Started Michael Volkov shares five ways a new chief compliance officer can start his/her new role out on the right foot. Congratulations on your new position as the chief compliance officer. You successfully interviewed with the company, met the senior executive team and the audit committee chair and negotiated a nice compensation package. You are feeling “pretty,...

Surefire Tips to a Speedy Exit Plenty of paths lead to firing, and lackluster (or even poor) performance isn’t the fastest by any means. Linda Henman outlines some of the more egregious ways you can bring about a quick end to a good job. Almost every year, a senior person in one of my client companies gets fired. Sometimes I’m...

A strong code of conduct offers real value to a company. With a little foresight and focus, a company can develop a new code or enhance an existing code to reap the numerous benefits it can provide.

Using the GROW Model to Resolve Issues What if you were send to the “Principal’s office” every time you were involved in a disagreement at work? According to corporate culture expert Piyush Patel, that’s actually not a bad way to handle office conflict, and it could save your company a ton of money every year. This approach allows employees in...

Q&A with Dan Kinsella, Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory Partner Deloitte recently released the results of its third-annual Global Extended Enterprise Risk Management (EERM) survey, "Focusing on the Climb Ahead." Dan Kinsella discusses with CCI’s Maurice Gilbert the findings from the survey, the evolution of EERM over the years and how organizations are going about optimizing their EERM programs. Maurice...

There is no better time to prepare for an economic downturn than when business is good. With the severity of the 2007–2008 financial crisis still fresh on the minds of many directors and executives, how should companies prepare for an economic downturn in the cool of the day rather than reacting in crisis mode in the heat of the moment?...