By Chai Feldblum … We stand at a moment now in which it is possible to make significant and sustainable change in our workplaces to stop harassment. And we can stop harassment based not only on sex, but on race, national origin, disability, religion, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. The Read more…
By Ed Petry and David Bank … Years ago, before Enron and the avalanche of business ethics scandals that followed, there was a theory that predicted who was most likely to violate company ethics and compliance policies. According to the theory, mid-level employees who had plateaued in their career were Read more…
By Ingrid Fredeen … Sexual harassment is not a new issue. However, awareness of, and tolerance for it has evolved in recent years. What’s different now is that we have reached a tipping point – a reckoning, if you will – for organizations and their leaders. THE POWER IS BEGINNING Read more…
By Matt Kelly If ethics & compliance officers ever needed one more reason to embrace a speak-up culture, here it is: thanks to modern technology, employees are already speaking among themselves more loudly than ever before. The latest vehicle for all this speaking up is a wave of anonymous online Read more…
By Ron Carucci … If eliminating sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace is not already on the list of board action items, our two youngest generations of employees plan to put it there – and quickly. Much has been written about how millennials will affect the modern workplace. The Read more…
By Shanti Atkins … As we’ve highlighted in our ongoing You Can’t Delegate Ethics campaign, sexual harassment is not a compliance issue, it is an abuse of power issue. It can also be a neglect of power issue. It’s what happens when good people in power standby rather than intervene. Read more…
By Carrie Penman Never has it been more critical to create an open and constructive organisational culture, where employees feel the ability to raise issues freely without fear of recrimination, and to have those issues listened to and appropriately addressed. Historically, employees in regions such as Europe have often been Read more…
A strong training program is the foundation of an open, ethical and productive culture. It offers a return on investment by helping organizations prevent misconduct. It also improves employee engagement, retention and recruitment, creates alignment around core values, and helps establish legal defense in the case of compliance failures by Read more…
By Ingrid Fredeen Compliance breakdowns are in the headlines and on every manager’s mind these days. Organizations help manage the risk of becoming the next headline by creating a robust and effective compliance program – and training is a critical part of a successful program. Despite this, many organizations fall Read more…
By Matt Kelly Learn how to have the most productive conversations with the CEO and board while addressing the risk management process that keeps you up at night. Risk assurance executives—whether they work in compliance, internal audit, risk management, IT security, or any other related function—ultimately worry about three things Read more…