Leadership and Career

The portfolio of chief compliance and ethics officers is ever-expanding, growing from traditional duties like managing policies to overseeing modern issues like ESG. Gartner’s Chris Audet gives incoming compliance leaders a crash course in starting off on the right foot.

Forget the Great Resignation. The Great Breakup is underway: Senior-level women are increasingly looking elsewhere for better opportunities. And as entrepreneur Monica Eaton explains, that’s to the great detriment of their previous employers. Since 2015, LeanIn.Org and McKinsey have conducted their Women in the Workplace study to gain perspective on gender diversity in the corporate workforce. The most recent installment,...

Women could reach parity in senior corporate leadership roles by 2030, according to an S&P Global analysis of companies listed on the Russell 3000 index. But the bulk of those gains will come in the boardroom rather than the C-suite. S&P Global models show women reaching parity in senior leadership roles, meaning 50% representation, between 2030 and 2037, due in...

A new survey of HR executives illustrates something of a Catch-22: Companies want employees to return to the office to work, but if they push too hard, they risk losing talent: 71% of organizations that mandate on-site work have a hard time retaining employees. The Conference Board’s survey of nearly 200 HR leaders found that return-to-office (73%) was the second...

Pratt & Whitney’s American jet engine division hit a patch of turbulence earlier this year, and while the company's Canadian operations aren’t immune to challenges, they’ve recently tackled one that’s decidedly more down-to-earth: compliance training. Ina Junona Nicolae, a training leader at Pratt & Whitney Canada, talks about how the manufacturer used microlearning to bridge the gap between knowing compliance...

Science has proven: Traditional networking tends to make people feel dirty, figuratively and literally. CCI columnist and compliance author Mary Shirley offers three cheat codes to unlock effective professional networking. Networking has been a big area of development for me. As a self-described introvert and shy individual, it’s one of the professional skill areas I’ve worked hardest at improving.  But...

Corporations and leaders have long embraced workplace wellness and well-being programs focused on mental and physical health as well as stress management. But as entrepreneur Asim Hafeez explains, an overlooked aspect of well-being may be causing a productivity drain — and leaders should take note. Workers' financial wellness may be worse than most managers realize. According to a survey conducted...

Victoria White started her career as a trainee solicitor at Dentons in London. Now, two decades later, as she becomes the firm’s global compliance officer, White reflects on what she’s learned and what’s next for compliance and risk professionals in this Q&A with CCI’s Jennifer L. Gaskin. Regulations that seem ever-changing. Constant, disruptive technological advances. Combatting the perception that you’re...

A record 50 million U.S. workers quit their jobs in 2022, and the Great Resignation has prompted organizations to reassess their approach to the employee experience. As FDM Group’s Sheila Flavell explains, a research-backed practice known as psychological safety may help leaders boost retention and overall team effectiveness. Employees should feel valued by their organization and free to speak their...

Increasingly, companies are hiring chief data officers and chief data analytics officers to oversee their data environment. But while the need for these professionals is catching on, studies show they tend not to stay long. Manta CEO Tomas Kratky looks at the root causes of abbreviated tenures for CDOs. The chief data officer (CDO) role has spread like wildfire in...

When companies use the lofty goal of eliminating gender-based barriers to enact special opportunities for women only, they risk relegating women to a secondary class of contributor, argues Tigerhall CEO Nellie Wartoft. Everyone should have the same access to educational and work opportunities, regardless of their gender, race, religion, place of birth or other background circumstances. Everyone should be free...

By 2031, Millennials and members of Generation Z are expected to account for about three-quarters of American workers — and today, Millennials alone make up the biggest single block of the U.S. labor pool. As the size and responsibilities of this group continues to expand, it’s increasingly clear that what satisfies and motivates older workers won’t have the same effect...