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August 2016

Leadership and career
August 31, 2016

When Culture Is the Culprit: Lessons from Toshiba, Hertz and FIFA

By: Richard Chambers In the past few weeks, I have written about governance failings that came to light at three disparate organizations — Toshiba, Hertz and FIFA. These cases, in my view, have two notable things in common: The appearance and indication of a strong and inappropriate tone coming from…
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Leadership and career
August 29, 2016

Excellent Work + Communication = Success

By: Taunee Besson Q: I don’t know what happened. I just finished managing a project that has occupied most my days for the last 18 months. It was on time and within budget. I expected a lot of kudos and probably a raise or even a promotion. None were forthcoming. What…
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Leadership and career
August 26, 2016

6 Tips for Career Change Success

By: Maurice Gilbert A career change is never an easy road. After all, one of the first challenges you have to overcome is convincing your friends and family that you’re not crazy. (A new career? At your age? What are you thinking?) Let’s assume you’ve overcome their objections and are…
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Leadership and career
August 24, 2016

Reflections on a Failure of Leadership

This article appeared previously Association of Corporate Counsel’s ACC Docket and is published here with permission from the journal. In the fall of 1995, I heard a knock on my door, and a colleague spoke the magic words that always get a corporate counsel’s attention: “I need to talk to…
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Leadership and career
August 22, 2016

Pig in a Python Syndrome

Q: I'm in my early 40's.  I spent the first few years of my career in various technical positions and eventually, through job changes, progressed to middle management.  While nothing is wrong with my current job, there's absolutely no room for advancement.  I'm considering a change that would allow me…
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Compliance
August 19, 2016

Due Diligence Questions Chief Compliance Officers Should Ask in a Job Interview

In today's regulatory climate, the Chief Compliance Officer faces increased personal liability for corporate wrongdoing. There are ways CCOs can minimize personal risk on the job – but the process begins before accepting a CCO job offer in the first place. Just as CCOs perform due diligence with third parties…
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Leadership and career
August 17, 2016

5 Ways to Manage Employees Along Their Career Path

Performance reviews are one thing, but they generally only look back. Supervisors can benefit too by looking forward and giving employees guidance and feedback on the future of their careers. There are many reasons for managers to talk to workers about their future. From nurturing their growth and development to…
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Leadership and career
August 15, 2016

Tips for Building (or Severing) a Mentoring Relationship

Q:  I’ve been a mentee for about three months. Both my mentor and I were excited about our new roles and ready to roll when we began. Now I’m not sure it’s going to work out. It took a long time and lots of work for me to find my…
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Leadership and career
August 12, 2016

25 Quick Tips to Make You a Better Boss Faster

Can you become a great leader overnight? No way. Remarkable leaders achieve their skills through years of hard work. But if you’re hankering for a quick list of snappy tips that will inspire you and fuel your desire to do better and be better – then this post is for…
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Compliance
August 10, 2016

3 Ways to Prepare for the New FLSA Regulations

By: Laura Kerekes and Renee Farrell Last month, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced it would be changing the long-standing Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations for minimum salary requirements for "white collar" exempt employee status and overtime pay. These new regulations, which go into effect December 1, raise the…
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