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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Setting the Tone at the Top in Star Trek: Devil in the Dark

In the world of compliance, the tone at the top is paramount. It sets the stage for the organizational culture, influencing every business layer. As an award-winning compliance blogger, I often seek examples from popular...more

The Volkov Law Group

LRN’s Call to Action: 5 Steps Every Company Should Take to Promote an Ethical Culture (Part II of II)

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LRN’s  research consistently paints a picture that every board member, senior executive and middle manager should view — corporate culture is an organization’s most valuable intangible asset and is a significant determinant...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Making Ethics & Compliance Training Memorable: Part 5 – Making Compliance Training Playful

There is not much I enjoy more than sitting down with one of the innovative thinkers in compliance, Carsten Tams, to find out what is on his mind regarding compliance. I recently had the opportunity to make Ethics and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Transforming Culture: Part 5 – Ongoing Monitoring and Continuous Improvement of Culture

Boeing is not the first company to find itself amid a massive scandal. You can think of Siemens’ bribery and corruption scandal, the VW emissions-testing scandal, the Wells Fargo fraudulent accounts scandal, or any other...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Organizational Integrity Shorts: The Importance of Post-Investigation Activities

Aristotle said “well begun is half done.” About 2,300 years later, Mary Poppins shared the same advice with her young charges, Jane and Michael. The adage generally is understood to mean that a thoughtful and disciplined...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Role of Leadership in Culture and Course Correcting

When it comes to leadership, many people focus on qualities like decisiveness, communication skills, and strategic thinking. While these traits are undoubtedly important, there is another aspect of leadership that often gets...more

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Leading the way: Ethics and compliance as leadership responsibilities

To thrive in a complex world of constant change and challenge, firms must continuously innovate by pivoting business models, creating disruptive products, and implementing new technologies. Keeping an organization innovative,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Compliance Lessons from The Adventure of the Crooked Man

One of the great things about having a podcast network is that I get to not only explore topics that I love but I get to tie them into compliance. Perhaps the best example is my award-winning series, Trekking Through...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Leadership Lessons from the President of the Republic of Texas-Anson Jones: Education for the Future

The Republic of Texas holds a unique place in American history as a short-lived independent nation. In this special four-part blog post series, I will be diving into the intriguing world of the presidents of the Republic of...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Adam Balfour on Ethics & Compliance for Humans

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Adam Balfour, author of Ethics and Compliance for Humans. We had a great conversation about his book and the importance of ethics, compliance, and leadership in organizations....more

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ECI’s New Survey – The State of Ethics & Compliance in the Workplace

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The Ethics and Compliance Initiative (“ECI”) is a terrific organization that provides important ethics and compliance insights and leadership.  Starting in 1994, ECI has conducted a longitudinal, cross-section study of...more

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State of R&C Report Key Finding — Mid-Level Management Shows Inconsistent Commitment to Compliance

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Ethics and compliance are two sides of the same coin. Compliance is following the law, while ethics is doing what is right regardless of what the law says. Compliance is typically thought of as something required by the...more

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Navigating employee burnout in a new normal: The role of ethics and compliance

Whether or not you believe the COVID-19 pandemic is over, it is essential for employers to realize we are in a new normal that has created change in the workplace and a surge in employee burnout. The American Psychological...more

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Compliance Titles and Responsibilities

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Let me start with yet another profound grasp of the obvious — leadership requires many important interpersonal and intellectual capabilities.  I do not intend to list the important ones right now but leadership requires an...more

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The Power of a Corporate Mission, Values-Based Leadership and the “S” of ESG

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The ESG movement presents numerous opportunities for organizations to promote and improve overall performance.  By injecting the important focus on “sustainability,” organizations can take a broader view of their respective...more

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Culture and a Company’s Most Valuable Intangible Asset – its Reputation

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Corporate leaders and executives like to mouth the words surrounding corporate culture.  It is part of the code they all use with each other.  Few of them, however, really know what the word means or even dare to understand...more

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The CEO Sets, Defines and Manages a Company’s Performance and Culture

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We always read about the superstar CEO.  The company’s leader who is paid millions and is the rock star of business success.  Board members, shareholders and stakeholders support the leader because he/she has brought...more

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A Basic Question — Where is the CCO’s Office?

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Sometimes compliance issues are simple.  Most times they are nuanced.  This is a simple issue but it carries with it a significant message.  So here goes – where is the CCO’s office?...more

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The Danger of an Out-of-Touch C-Suite

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While billionaires continue to trumpet their excess and competitive desires to fly into space, they may want to take a look around before launching themselves on the next rocket to the edge of space for a ten-minute flight....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Leadership Lessons from Abraham Lincoln (UPDATED)

In honor of President’s Day 2021, I look at some leadership lessons from Abraham Lincoln. In a New York Times (NYT) article, entitled “Lincoln’s School of Management”, Nancy F. Koehn, a historian at the Harvard School of...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

You need to set the tone

I’ve been involved with so many small organizations both profit and non-profit in one form or another as an employee, officer, or client. The one thing that is consistent with each organization is that the leadership sets the...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Have You Thought About ... Ensuring Pandemic Fatigue Doesn’t Decrease Compliance?

Companies have drafted myriad new policies in order to continue pandemic-era operations, whether required by law or to accommodate new ways of doing business. However, simply having a policy is only the first step to...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The CCO: Model for Ethical Leadership in an Organization – Part 2

What is ethical leadership? Do you base it on something as simple and straight-forward as Don’t Do Evil or is it grounded in one of the more well-known philosophers, such as Jeremy Bentham and utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The CCO: Model for Ethical Leadership in an Organization – Part 1

What is ethical leadership? Do you base it on something as simple and straight-forward as Don’t Do Evil or is it grounded in one of the more well-known philosophers, such as Jeremy Bentham and utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Ethics Rising: How Easier Processes Drive a Compliance Culture

Ethical and compliant behavior depends on an ethical company culture: one where employees question decisions when they conflict with organizational values and speak up when facing moral dilemmas. ...more

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