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April 2015

Leadership and career
April 28, 2015

Is Trust an Effective Control?

“You have to learn the rules of the game.  And then you have to play better than anyone else”  –  Albert Einstein You may not follow stock markets or politics in Europe but you may be aware of the economic turmoil in the European Union and the recent elections in…
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April 23, 2015

An Honest Discussion About the Role of Ethics in Business

By Jim Nortz This article previously appeared in the Rochester Business Journal and is republished here with permission. After an unending parade of corporate scandals, tightening government regulations and zealous prosecutions over the last two decades, it has become fashionable for business executives to publicly tout the virtues of ethical…
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April 20, 2015

Adopting a Blended Learning Strategy Improves Ethics and Compliance Program Effectiveness

Education and communication vehicles are cornerstones in the transformation of global workforce culture. Advancing ethical corporate cultures starts with designing effective education programs that promote awareness, impart knowledge, and breed an organizational sense of ownership and responsibility around business conduct. With today’s business paradigm requiring the integration of legal compliance…
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Leadership and career
April 20, 2015

How Wall Street Should Define Culture

“Culture,” the new buzzword of the financial recovery, has transformed from an ethereal, abstract otherworldly word to a blunt instrument for finding fault on myriad qualitative matters affecting the organization. When an individual, merger, or organization fails, culture takes the blame. We use the word fairly arbitrarily, citing it to…
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April 13, 2015

Questions CCO Candidates Should Ask Prospective Employers

By: Maurice Gilbert, Managing Partner of Conselium Executive Search •  Are ethics goals reasonable, clear, measurable and achievable? •  Is there an existing code of conduct? •  Do you regularly conduct employee surveys that include rating the ethics in the corporate culture? •  Can you cite an example of when a leader…
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April 8, 2015

An Honest Discussion About the Merits of Ethics in Business

By Jim Nortz This article previously appeared in the Rochester Business Journal and is republished here with permission. After an unending parade of corporate scandals, tightening government regulations and zealous prosecutions over the last two decades, it has become fashionable for business executives to publicly tout the virtues of ethical…
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April 7, 2015

Leadership: Instilling Discipline

By: Maurice Gilbert, Managing Partner of Conselium Executive Search Some leaders misguidedly think that they can infuse discipline within their team like an anesthesiologist introducing anesthesia into a patent.  I did look in the dictionary, and it reinforces this concept, describing discipline in these terms: “control gained by enforcing obedience or order,…
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