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May 2017

Compliance
May 31, 2017

Who’s Still Worried About Personal Liability?

Compliance Officers, Not as Much. Board Members, More than Ever. So here’s something to chew on today: apparently compliance officers are less worried about personal liability these days (according to a study released Monday), but Board members surveyed say they are more worried about personal liability than they were last year. The survey, DLA Piper’s…
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Compliance Jobs
May 30, 2017

Regional Director Ethics and Compliance in Columbus, Ohio

We are representing a Fortune 1000 firm, operating for over 50 years with over 6,500 employees Why Join this Firm: Growing and dynamic business with revenue of over $4 billion in 2016, projected growth to $7 billion by 2020 Industry leading business with largest network in North America and ambitious…
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Hiring
May 26, 2017

Employee Referrals Remain King, Delivering One-Third of All Hires

SilkRoad, a global leader in talent activation, has released Sources of Hire 2017, its annual report designed to guide companies in finding the best candidates. Analyzing millions of data points collected through the SilkRoad Recruiting Applicant Tracking System (ATS), SilkRoad’s Sources of Hire 2017 delivers the definitive view of talent acquisition sources and strategies for today’s…
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Leadership and career
May 24, 2017

How Companies Can Survive the Baby Boomer Brain Drain

The most senior engineer/accountant/practitioner in the department is retiring today. Co-workers wish her well, buy her lunch, sign her humorous greeting card… and jot down her phone number for the moments in the near future they will need her help. They hope she’ll answer when they call because if she…
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Leadership and career
May 23, 2017

Survey: Compliance Getting Bigger Budgets and More Board Access — But Same Worries About Personal Liability

Second annual survey shows lower, but still high, concern from compliance executives about personal liability May 22, 2017 – Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) are less worried than they were a year ago about personal liability – likely a result of program improvements and increased independence and prominence of the compliance…
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Leadership and career
May 22, 2017

Hey, CEOs: Is Your Compliance Officer Spooked by the Tone from the White House?

You're already familiar with the term "Tone at the Top" as it relates to the important role you have in charting the ethical course of your organization.  But how about the latest tone from the very top -- and by that I'm referring to whatever the latest news is from…
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Leadership and career
May 22, 2017

Winning at All Costs

Big Boss offers a sales contest to increase the customer base. You overhear a colleague on the phone telling all his contacts about the contest and promising if they help him win, they can return their purchases after the contest is over, no questions asked. Your colleague doesn't win, so…
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Leadership and career
May 19, 2017

Boards and Cybersecurity: The Price of Convenience

Did you know there’s a glaring gap between board members’ diligence regarding cybersecurity – and board members’ understanding of cybersecurity? Admittedly, cyber issues are kind of a "new" thing. And board agendas are jam-packed these days. So if members lack knowledge or an appreciation of the complexity of cyber risk management, we…
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Compliance
May 17, 2017

Compliance in Trump Era: More Markers Placed

Compliance officers trying to figure out how your job will or won't change during the Trump Administration, look at two events that happened last week. First, Jeff Sessions was confirmed as Attorney General. Second, the Trump Administration and its henchmen put the Conflict Minerals Rule in their sights. Within those…
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Compliance
May 15, 2017

The Win-Win Argument

This article was republished with permission from Michael Volkov’s blog, Corruption, Crime & Compliance.  My good friend and colleague Dan Chapman, now the CCO at VimpelCom, is a compliance rock star. I have known Dan for years, beginning when he took over at Parker Drilling and implemented a world-class remediation program to…
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