Compliance Rocks: Adele is Phat (And Teaches Compliance Lessons)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:34:55 -0600

I was watching the Grammy Awards show last night and found my love for Adele Adkins thoroughly validated. She is phat. Not “f-a-t” of course but “p-h-a-t” – i.e., urban slang for very attractive or appealing. I know, I know. It’s a really bad play-on-words in light of the unfair controversy over her appearance. I [...]

Moral Development and Leadership? What a concept!

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:09 -0600

We all make decisions constantly. We decide what to wear, what to eat, whether to answer the phone, which route to take to work and so on. We’re used to making decisions. But the really tough decisions are those where there’s right and wrong on both sides, or where our decisions may cause pain to [...]

ELT, EthicsPoint and Global Compliance to Merge

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:25:50 -0600

Acquisitions to expand The Riverside Company‘s investment in the governance, risk and compliance industry  San Francisco, CA, Portland, OR, Charlotte, NC, Feb.1, 2012 – ELT Inc., EthicsPoint Inc., and Global Compliance Services Inc. announced their intent to merge, forming a leading player in the governance, risk and compliance (GRC) industry with the capacity to meet [...]

7 Things Companies And Their Ethics And Compliance Teams Can Do Better

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:41 -0600

During the past few decades while working in various compliance roles, I have been fortunate to witness the impact of ethics and compliance programs that grew from the dedication and ingenuity of the corporate teams that worked hard to design them. Several factors come to the forefront when looking to implement or, in some cases, [...]