Leadership and Career

In today’s regulatory climate, the Chief Compliance Officer faces increased personal liability. Asking due diligence question in a job interview helps manage risk before Day One on the job...

In order to build and maintain a strong ethics and compliance function, top leadership needs to check in periodically with the head of compliance – and ask the hard questions. While the answers to some of their questions may be tough pills to swallow, awareness of an issue is necessary if improvement is ever to happen. Start the conversation with...

Once the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect, it will have an impact on U.S. multinational employers. Littler Mendelson’s Philip Gordon discusses what U.S. multinational employers need to know in order to comply with the GDPR.

A long-term, global research study to measure work environment, behaviors and leadership of 16,000 employees in 17 countries confirmed that the number of companies that focus on values is on the rise. Michael Eichenwald, senior leader at LRN, identifies eight lessons companies can learn from the HOW Report’s findings.

When instances of corruption and cronyism come to light, it’s easy to point fingers and cluck our tongues at the guilty parties. What’s more difficult is looking inward at our own corporate motivations and business practices and uprooting the malicious or purposefully negligent behaviors therein. What harm are we doing on the long-term in the name of short-term gains?

The cost of failed leadership and a lack of moral awareness is measured not just in monetary terms, but in morale and productivity as well. When a leader’s actions are out of whack with corporate values, there’s a price to pay. Rather than pay that price, wouldn’t it be better to correct the issue?

When executives lose touch with their employees or have no clue what’s going on at the ground floor, the issue can often be traced to disengagement on one or more levels. Engaged leaders are more successful leaders. Steve Goldstein presents his five principles of engagement. How do you measure up?

Contrary to popular opinion, there are real, measureable financial benefits to running a “nice guy” business. Jim Nortz explains what it means to be a conscious capitalist, outlines the four tenets firms practicing conscious capitalism follow and provides a roadmap to the type of success its practitioners enjoy. Starbucks, Honda, 3M -- that's good company to keep.

The responsibility for cultivating and maintaining a culture of ethics rests squarely at the top of the org chart. Given that executives set the tone for doing business ethically, perhaps we should be talking more about HOW leaders can foster ethical business practices. Frank Bucaro jump-starts the conversation ...

Some visions lead to groundbreaking innovation; others end up as no more than dramatic fantasies. And it can be difficult to tell in the beginning whether a new vision will be successful or ruinous. Tunnel vision is often the culprit when visions crash and burn… so how do we detect it while there’s still time to adjust focus and course...

Whatever your company's stance on to whom the Corporate Compliance Officer should report, what's not in question is that the CCO must be able to act from a place of authority. Strip the CCO of his power and influence, and your compliance program is bound to fail. Tom Fox walks us through five key indicators that a company is setting...

Despite their loyal followings, rock star CEOs aren't all they're cracked up to be. Personality can only take you so far when your worth is measured by the results you drive. Rock stars tend to be image obsessed, where truer leaders are more self-confident and know the value of collaboration. When we know the traits of real leaders, why do...