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Joe co-authored the first book in the field.
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Learning about Learning Together: What Real-Time Benchmarking at PLI Tells Us About Training
The First U.S. Law School Course on Compliance: Its Origins & Evolution
She came to me quietly. As if she wasn’t sure if she should. She came after hours. As if she felt hesitant. As if she wasn’t sure she could trust me. As if she felt I might be the enemy.
The First U.S. Law School Course on Compliance: Its Origins & Evolution
Learning about Learning Together: What Real-Time Benchmarking at PLI Tells Us About Training
The First U.S. Law School Course on Compliance: Its Origins & Evolution
This essay traces the origin and development of the first dedicated law school course on corporate compliance and ethics programs in the United States. Responding to legal and practice developments over the last two decades, the course evolved from a traditional law-focused course into a practice-oriented seminar that reflects the interdisciplinary nature of compliance.
Learning about Learning Together: What Real-Time Benchmarking at PLI Tells Us About Training
Learning about Learning Together: What Real-Time Benchmarking at PLI Tells Us About Training
Learning about Learning Together: What Real-Time Benchmarking at PLI Tells Us About Training
One of the more valuable (and perhaps underrated) features of compliance and ethics conferences is the opportunity they create for real-time benchmarking.
Training – Understanding the “Why”
I Am So Fired (Karen's Compliance Corner)
Learning about Learning Together: What Real-Time Benchmarking at PLI Tells Us About Training
A compliance & ethics (“C&E”) program can mean different things to different people. But if you picked one that came to mind first, it would likely be training.
Do I Go? (Karen's Compliance Corner)
I Am So Fired (Karen's Compliance Corner)
I Am So Fired (Karen's Compliance Corner)
Maybe I’m not the person I thought I was.
Maybe I’m not where I thought I would be.
Maybe I got it all wrong.
I Am So Fired (Karen's Compliance Corner)
I Am So Fired (Karen's Compliance Corner)
I Am So Fired (Karen's Compliance Corner)
It wasn’t my fault. Not really. I mean I sort of almost fell asleep. It just happened. I didn’t plan it.
Sony’s Practical Example of How to Measure Your Program
From Compliance Beginner to Compliance and Ethics Best Practices Advocate
Sony’s Practical Example of How to Measure Your Program
Is your compliance program working? Measurement is one of the challenges everyone in our field faces.
Am I Good Enough? (Karen's Compliance Corner)
From Compliance Beginner to Compliance and Ethics Best Practices Advocate
Sony’s Practical Example of How to Measure Your Program
Some nights I wake up. In the middle of the night. And what I’m doing then – is worrying. I ask myself the question. In the late-night hours. Am I good enough?
From Compliance Beginner to Compliance and Ethics Best Practices Advocate
From Compliance Beginner to Compliance and Ethics Best Practices Advocate
From Compliance Beginner to Compliance and Ethics Best Practices Advocate
“So, you came to watch everyone, if we are doing everything right in this company. And if not, you are telling on us to the management board.” said a coworker from the finance department to me at a coffee break just a couple of days after I started my first position in compliance.
Laughter – The Best Medicine? (Karen's Compliance Corner)
Navigating Compliance in Joint Ventures: Building Trust, Bridging Cultures & Driving Innovation
From Compliance Beginner to Compliance and Ethics Best Practices Advocate
Know what I think? I think maybe at work there are people who suspect I’m not serious enough.
Navigating Compliance in Joint Ventures: Building Trust, Bridging Cultures & Driving Innovation
Navigating Compliance in Joint Ventures: Building Trust, Bridging Cultures & Driving Innovation
Navigating Compliance in Joint Ventures: Building Trust, Bridging Cultures & Driving Innovation
Joint ventures (JVs) offer many opportunities to bridge expertise and innovation across industries, but they also bring unique challenges.
“Not my circus, not my monkeys” – A Review of The Art of Ideation: For Culture Building
Navigating Compliance in Joint Ventures: Building Trust, Bridging Cultures & Driving Innovation
Navigating Compliance in Joint Ventures: Building Trust, Bridging Cultures & Driving Innovation
“Is that actually a word?” That was my first question when I attended the program on “ideation” at the SCCE CEI in 2024.
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