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December 2016

Leadership and career
December 23, 2016

Sharing Economy: The Next Frontier for Business Travel?

By: Austin Klein There are many names for the Ubers, Lyfts and Airbnbs of today – common classifications include the sharing economy, gig economy and on-demand economy. These services have paved the way for innovation in everyday travel by reducing the cost for consumers and easing the accessibility of services.…
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Leadership and career
December 21, 2016

Tips to Minimize Risk While Managing Growth

By: Bjorn Reynolds If you're considering global expansion, you're in good company. According to an American Express survey, nearly half of executives polled from businesses sized between $5 million and $1 billion said growing their business was their most important priority. And additionally, with 95 percent of the world's consumers…
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Leadership and career
December 19, 2016

Get More Without Settling for Less

By: Linda Henman Conquerors tend not to enjoy a laudable place in the history books, but they do offer lessons in how to get more without settling for less. Pilots refer to PNR—the point of no return. This technical term in air navigation refers to the point in a flight…
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Leadership and career
December 16, 2016

How to Worry About Your Company’s Reputation with Both Sides of Your Brain

Apologies in advance, as this may sound harsh: if you are worried about your organization's reputational risk profile but are not also worried about the level of talent and training in your compliance department – then you aren't worrying enough. Why am I on this soapbox today? Because two noted GRC…
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Leadership and career
December 14, 2016

Try Improvising to Improve Your Office Relationships

By: Jim Nortz This post was originally shared in the Rochester Business Journal and is republished here with permission from the author. Several months ago, I attended a business ethics conference organized by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics. During the conference, I attended many sessions focused on a…
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Compliance
December 12, 2016

Who Can Fire a CCO?

By: Michael Volkov This article was republished with permission from Michael Volkov’s blog, Corruption, Crime & Compliance. There is something a little surreal about a CCO, while negotiating to join a company, raising the issue of his or her own termination. Not to be maudlin, but it is an important issue to…
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Leadership and career
December 9, 2016

The Key to Thwarting Cyber Risk

By: Stu Sjouwerman To some extent, establishing and maintaining proper information security is a balancing act. It involves formulating security policies to state what assets are worth protecting, how far such protection should go and what kinds of protection should be applied to them. User training helps to address the…
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Leadership and career
December 7, 2016

5 Ways to Avoid Talking Politics at Work

We’ve all heard the basic rule of workplace etiquette: You should avoid discussing politics or religion at the office. And — while it might feel dated in the midst of our intense, 24-hour news cycle — the rule discouraging conversation about contentious topics at work still makes sense. A problem…
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Leadership and career
December 5, 2016

The Siren Song of Social Media

By: Mike Pagani The siren call of social media is nearly irresistible — all that consumer data for targeting, the opportunity to build more nuanced relationships with consumers through outreach, education and responsiveness, and all with a personal touch. Think about the value and convenience of meeting your customers where they…
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Leadership and career
December 2, 2016

Say These 5 Things and Everyone You Meet Will Remember You

As a recruiter, one of my primary job functions is to meet and be met. Is every potential job candidate or hiring authority memorable? Certainly not. But some more than others, and for reasons that are surprisingly subtle. George Bernard Shaw once said, "The problem with communication … is the illusion that it has…
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