SEC Sends Letter to Financial Services Firms: No Cutting Compliance
As the U.S. economy continues to struggle, financial services firms across the country have engaged in cost-cutting measures to salvage as much of their bottom line as possible. According to the...
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Coaching in the Majors: Advice from the Cardinals’ Hitting Coach
Aspen Photo / Shutterstock.com When it comes to accepting direction, star performers, especially those in the major leagues of their industries, show caution and restraint. They offer raw talent,...
View ArticleBenedict Arnold and How To Be a Game Changer In Compliance
This article was republished with permission from Tom Fox’s FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog. Last week marked the anniversary of the birth of one of the most notorious Americans of all time: Benedict...
View ArticleYour Second Worst Nightmare: The Idiot with Initiative
I have often said that a smart sociopath is a leader’s worst nightmare. These snakes in business casually generate more havoc in a shorter period of time than anyone else—and they often make doing so...
View ArticleA Possible Cure for the Hardening of Corporate Arteries
This article appeared previously in the Association of Corporate Counsel’s ACC Docket and is published here with permission from the journal. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), since...
View ArticleWorkplace Bullying: From the Playground to the Office and Beyond
For children, bullying is something that happens in school, on the playground or even in cyberspace. But as the Miami Dolphins bullying scandal involving lineman Jonathan Martin and teammate Richie...
View ArticleWho Was Occam? And Why Did He Need a Razor?
In April, as decreed by the Church of England, we commemorate the life of William of Ockham, an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher who has influenced modern organizational theory—but...
View ArticleExcuse Me. Do You Mind if I Deliver Inferior Performance?
New excuses for inferior performance crop up just as fast as one can whack them down—reminiscent of Whack-a-Mole, a game that involved forcing individual plastic moles back into their holes by hitting...
View ArticleDon’t Get Testy with Salespeople
People frequently ask me about the advisability of testing sales people for pre-employment or succession planning. Don’t do it! I discourage the practice for several reasons. First, the skill set of...
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Optimize Business Performance by Becoming a “Conscious Capitalist”
I’ve got some really good news that may or may not surprise you: In business, good guys not only finish first, but way ahead of the pack. In their book “Conscious Capitalism,” Raj Sisodia and John...
View ArticleThe Danger of Playing the Blame Game
We live in a blame culture. Watch a news program on any given night, and everyone from political pundits to sportscasters to anchormen will point the finger of blame at one villain or another....
View ArticleJust Say “No” to Interim CEOs
In September, Chief Executive Jeff Smisek and two senior officials of United Airlines stepped down in response to a federal investigation into whether the airline had traded favors with the chairman of...
View ArticleCharacter, Trust and Behavior Key to Organizational Performance and Innovation
New Global Study from LRN Underscores Imperative for New Ways of Doing Business New York – April 27, 2016 – Organizations that deliberately focus on purpose, values, trust and behavior outperform those...
View ArticleQuestions Leadership Should Ask the Compliance Officer
This piece was originally shared on The Compliance & Ethics Blog and is republished here with permission. Below are some questions leadership should ask the compliance officer and a suggestion...
View ArticleAgile Performance & Goal Setting
SilkRoad’s TalentTalk Podcast, Episode 13 Sharlyn Lauby of HR Bartender joins us to discuss agile performance management and goal setting. We discuss how to pitch transitioning from traditional to...
View ArticleHow to Fix the Internal Audit Talent Gap
There is a limited pool of skilled auditors to fill the needs of internal audit roles today. Compounding that challenge is the pressure for the profession to adapt a work environment that aligns with...
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