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Joe co-authored the first book in the field.
He's an attorney and a Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP).
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Self-Forgiveness (Karen's Compliance Corner)
An Interdepartmental Compliance Committee: Is it a Good Idea or Not?
An Interdepartmental Compliance Committee: Is it a Good Idea or Not?
As a compliance professional, you made a mistake. You missed some hints, overlooked some evidence, ignored some clues.
It’s never happened before. At least not this bad.
An Interdepartmental Compliance Committee: Is it a Good Idea or Not?
An Interdepartmental Compliance Committee: Is it a Good Idea or Not?
An Interdepartmental Compliance Committee: Is it a Good Idea or Not?
As part of your compliance & ethics (C&E) program’s structure, should you have a management-level, interdepartmental C&E committee?
A Tribute to Jeff Kaplan (Retiring)
An Interdepartmental Compliance Committee: Is it a Good Idea or Not?
With Jeff Kaplan’s recent retirement from the practice of law, we wanted to share some reflections on his remarkable contributions to our field.
The Journalist (Karen's Compliance Corner)
Indra wrote. Always. All her life. She could not remember a time – ever in her life – when she was not writing. Her first real story poured from her by age 10.
Learning from Case Studies: The Fraud Triangle & What it Means to Your Business
Learning from Case Studies: The Fraud Triangle & What it Means to Your Business
This case study is part of the chapter about “Why Good People Do Bad Things” and discusses the classic motivation for misconduct – the fraud triangle.
Review of The Dark Pattern – An Important Book for C&E Professionals
Learning from Case Studies: The Fraud Triangle & What it Means to Your Business
The Dark Pattern: The Hidden Dynamics of Corporate Scandals, by Guido Palazzo and Ulrich Hoffrage, is an important book you should read and discuss.
Liar (Karen's Compliance Corner)
Herb lied. He lied as easily as some people breathed. Lying came easily to him. He could not even recall a time he didn’t lie.
Compliance Week’s 20th Annual Conference: Gelato & Insights
I had the good fortune to attend Compliance Week’s 20th Annual Conference in DC. It was just what I was looking for – a rich source of useful material for our readers. It was also rich for another reason – the opportunity to network with my professional colleagues.
Codes of Conduct: Actual, Apparent & Potential Conflicts of Interest
Codes of Conduct: Actual, Apparent & Potential Conflicts of Interest
Preventing and mitigating conflicts of interest (COI) is a mainstay of many corporate compliance and ethics (C&E) programs. And because there is no all-embracing COI legal regime (the way there is for, e.g., antitrust), particular attention should be paid to drafting and enforcing COI provisions of codes of conduct.
No! I Don’t Go! (Karen's Compliance Corner)
No! I Don’t Go! (Karen's Compliance Corner)
Codes of Conduct: Actual, Apparent & Potential Conflicts of Interest
I’ve been so full of doubts and fears. I felt I’d totally failed. At the job I love. At the tasks facing me. At the staff counting on me.
The Code Behind the Culture
No! I Don’t Go! (Karen's Compliance Corner)
The Code Behind the Culture
An organization’s code of conduct often serves as the foundation upon which other elements of the compliance program—such as employee training and communications—are built. More than just a tool for establishing baseline compliance, a strong code can help shape behavior, clarify expectations, and reinforce ethical values across the organization.
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