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Clark Conine

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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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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Leadership and career
May 10, 2017

What is Your Ethical Culture?

This article was republished with permission from Tom Fox’s FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog. The indictments earlier this year of executives from Takata and Volkswagen roiled many in the business world and ethics and compliance arena. Coming on the heels of the Wells Fargo scandal, one might wonder how corporations can stop…
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Leadership and career
May 8, 2017

Why Carrots and Sticks Don’t Motivate

In 2016, Wells Fargo fired more than 5,000 employees who learned the hard way that carrots don't work — at least not in the long run. Decision-makers tied a substantial piece of these employees' compensation to steep sales targets and made reaching them a condition of continued employment. They saw…
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Leadership and career
April 26, 2017

3 Ways Leaders of Color Can Support C-Suite Diversity Through Mentoring

The benefits of having a mentor have been widely studied and discussed. Professionals who have been mentored enjoy higher salaries, more opportunity for promotions and greater career satisfaction as a result of their mentor's influence, experience and protection. Mentors also provide emotional support, helping their protégés find confidence in their…
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Compliance
April 24, 2017

Compliance Expertise Needed on the Board

This article was republished with permission from Tom Fox’s FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog. This week I have been exploring the different types compliance committees an organization can utilize to help effect a best practices compliance program. I have written about compliance committees at the board of director level; at the junction between…
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Compliance
April 19, 2017

Hiding Behind the Privilege

This article was republished with permission from Michael Volkov’s blog, Corruption, Crime & Compliance. CCOs face many challenges in their jobs. One area that is difficult but usually can be solved with common sense is where to draw the line on attorney-client privilege issues. As a practicing attorney, I can attest to…
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Leadership and career
April 14, 2017

10 Lessons Clients Taught Me in 2016

Each year I aspire to teach my clients lessons that will help them improve their personal and professional lives and their businesses. But what many of them probably don't realize is that I simultaneously learn as I teach. And even though I've been consulting for more than 35 years, each year…
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Compliance
April 12, 2017

CCOs Cannot Ignore C-Suite Risks

This article was republished with permission from Michael Volkov’s blog, Corruption, Crime & Compliance. As the headlines continue to point to major misconduct and scandals involving senior corporate executives, compliance officers need to refocus their efforts and address a critical need. All too often, CCOs have difficulty in requiring board members and…
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Leadership and career
April 5, 2017

10 Ways to Tie a Strong Strategy to an Equally Strong Succession Plan

In Henry IV Part 1, Owen Glendover, the leader of the Welsh rebels, joins the insurrection against King Henry. Glendower, a man steeped in the traditional lore of Wales, claims to command great magic. Therefore, mysterious and superstitious, he sometimes acts in response to prophecies and omens. In the play,…
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