FCPA Compliance Report

A kaizen event is uniquely suited to facilitate incremental growth in a compliance program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The only thing constant in compliance is change. Embrace it and embrace agile to help you innovate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a two week absence, Jay and I return for a wide-ranging discussion on some of the top compliance and ethics related stories which happened while we were off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What will be the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in compliance going forward? LawTech had disrupted the legal profession and how it is reshaping many areas of private practice. I found the article had multiple implications for the compliance function. Indeed, I believe there will be a ComTech industry lurking down the road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is your Board's protocol for considering climate impact risk and broader strategic risks? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Matt Kelly and I take a deep dive into the good, bad and ugly of Hurricane Harvey for the compliance professional. We discuss what lessons may be drawn from the storm and its aftermath for the greater compliance, ERM and business communities and the need to take a much greater holistic approach to the consideration of your risk management strategy. Learn more about your ad choices...

How do you see a pattern in raked leaves which allows you to then step in and take a deeper and broader look at an issue, either through an audit or investigation? This is where compliance practitioner can step back and literally keep an eye on the big picture and longer term as opposed to just the immediate numbers and information in front of them. It may also be the best hope for finding that ki...

Next we consider the introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the compliance profession. One thing is certain however and that is technology that will improve the efficiency of compliance and will assist in the operationalization of compliance into fabric of every business which embraces it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the upcoming 2017 Compliance and Ethics Institute, which is one of the primary education and networking event for professionals working in the Compliance and Ethics profession across all industries around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The key to success for an innovation strategy in compliance is something that every CCO should take to heart; a compliance practitioner must be able to lay out an innovation strategy for compliance that details the efforts will support the overall business strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the August edition of One Month to More Effective Continuous Improvement I have considered some of the techniques to create continuous improvement in your compliance program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Continuous improvement also requires you to consider the backbone of your compliance program, your written Code of Conduct, policies and procedures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The concept of the Mock Audit is one that can facilitate continuous improvement. As it is a process designed to help your employees do business in a more compliant manner it is a tool that should not be overlooked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the ways that you can engage in continuous improvement for your compliance program is based upon the two-way use of social media. Social media can be used not only to communicate with your employee base but also for your employee base to communicate with you, most particularly if you are prepared to listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does a Board of Directors need to facilitate an unstructured dialog with management? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Email sweeps can be a timely and cost effective tool for continuous improvement of your compliance program through ongoing monitoring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most companies miss a key compliance risk metric by failing to measure and monitor the financial health of their third-parties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the intersection of the PCAOB, auditing and compliance? Matt Kelly and I explore in this week's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Voluntary monitoring can perform multiple functions in a compliance program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the leadership lessons to be drawn from the fifth President of the US, James Monroe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another mechanism for continuous improvement of your compliance program is through risk-based monitoring. Under Prong 5 of the DOJ’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, is the following topic and question Manifested Risks – How has the company’s risk assessment process accounted for manifested risks? I found this to focus as much on continuous improvement as it did with risk assessment th...

In this episode, I visit with Mike Skopets, from Miller & Chevalier on the firm’s Summer 2017 FCPA Report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The new by-word from the Evaluation is operationalization but a key in determining operationalization is determining your compliance program effectiveness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The week's top FCPA and compliance related events and stories; all in one podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I continue my discussion of continuous improvement using big data in a best practices compliance program, with some thoughts on how to use it going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices