The Human Factor: Corporate Integrity Matters

Today's guest in my integrity talk is Elena Kovaleva. Get insights how compliance supports companies doing business in the legal way and how she challenges corporate compliance standards and silos, and believes compliance should be simple and logical. Elena Kovaleva is a global certified compliance expert with 15+ experience in compliance in large international companies, such as GE, Microsoft, ER...

Today's guest in my integrity talk is Andrew Samuels. Get insights why investing in whistle blowing programs can have very large return on investment and how the international standard for whistleblowing management systems has been developed. Andrew Samuels is the founder and CEO of WislPort and is widely recognised as a thought leader in whistleblowing operations. Prior to founding WislPort, Andr...

Today's guest in my integrity talk is Mohamed Saad. Get insights when we talk about what role corporate integrity plays in his current function as the Deputy CEO at the Casablanca Stock Exchange or what typical situations are when the topic lands on his desk when it comes to corporate integrity. Mohamed is an IT and Digital Expert since 1991 and has 32 years of experience in Industry and Finance S...

The last two years when the world was in the pandemic mode the vulnerabilities in the cyber territory became more obvious than ever before. Often, the overconfidence of the boards and their management teams when it comes to the resistance and resilience of their cyber security put the organisations at risk. In this episode you will learn to understand the root cause. Have a deep understanding of t...

Today's guest in my integrity talk is Marlene Uetz . She is a Swiss-born multi-lingual global entrepreneur, executive coach and board member. She has lived, worked, and studied in Europe, Asia, USA, and Latin America. Marlene Co-founded one of the world’s first Gobal Coaching Boutique in Geneva over 30 years ago – I J. Martin & Co. Limited and she is the Managing Director of the Singapore comp...

In todays episode I talk about why the right team set up will let you achieve outstanding achievements. Whenever you are in the situation to build the best team for a delicate project one of the advice, we share in our peer group is “ don’t look at the obvious data only ”. This is also true when you have to set up your investigations team – no matter whether you plan to perform an internal or exte...

In today's episode Sonja is guest in the podcast «Great Women in Compliance» co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. Sonja talks about her understanding of corporate integrity and gives insights about the challenges she has faced as a female leader and entrepreneur, and also where her own integrity was challenged verly early in her career. Just a few highlights of the interview with Sonja Corpora...

Today's guest in my integrity talk is Werner Schiesser. He looks back to an executive career in the field of professional services for more than 40 years and he now focuses on his different board functions as chairman or member in several - very interesting companies mainly located in Switzerland. Get insights when we talk about the expectations he has when he trusts external advisors and what kin...

The impact on corporate integrity the board has is huge and there are different factors which can positively contribute. Today’s episode reflects on different case studies with the goal that also you identify the advantages and disadvantages of the individual constellations in boards. WHY The most crucial argument why diversity in the borad room is important is that a diverse team - no matter in w...

Would you like to learn about the insights and experiences in external audit and quality control ? Let's do that together with Patricia Bielmann whose professional knowledge and skills to ensure competent service was always a matter close to her heart. Patricia Bielmann has >25 years of experience as Auditor and Advisor for Financial Service Companies. In addition to that she has in depth exper...

In todays episode we talk about how to tell the supplier that he or she puts an organisation at cyber risk and what can be done to to mitigate the exposure. WHY Third-party suppliers take on business operations functions and with that these benefits create significant cyber risks. With outsourcing, the vulnerability increases by generating new access points for cyber fraudsters. The ones responsib...

Would you like to learn about how to successfully implementing and managing programs and structures aligning with international standards and frameworks? Let's do that together Salah Eddine Mahrach . He is a leading, trusted GRC professional with more than 18years of business experience in banking, financial services, and energy sectors. He is also one of the founders of the ISACA Moroccan chapter...

While in episode 48 the human factor and its biases have been outlined let's focus in this episode on the key principles in the interview process. The key principles you will learn in this episode can also be used as the checklist or collection for reflection. WHY Conducting interviews can be one of the most insightful parts of an investigation and – if correctly done – leads to the missing parts...

Would you like to learn about the insights and experiences of a real human resource expert who conducted hundreds of ethics investigations every year for over five years – leading to terminations for harassment, theft, discrimination, etc in public procurement law reform, legislation drafting, ethics and compliance advisory activity? Let's do that together with Melanie Shong . She has over 30 year...

In todays episode we talk about how to deal with our own human behaviour in interviews. When it comes to the art of investigating the facts – interviews are one of the core disciplines with the inherent challenge of human behaviour on different levels. WHY Understanding the power of human behaviour in interviews, is one of the key success factors for individuals in-charge with the interview proces...

Would you like to take a closer look to cyber security? Let's do that together with Vilius Benetis. Vilius is the Director at NRD Cyber Security in Lithuania and brings more than twenty years of relevant experience in his field. He is also serving as a board member at North European Cybersecurity Cluster called NECC lectures and is invited as speaker all over the world. His commitment and professi...

In todays episode we talk about one of the non-delegable responsibilities of executives: risk management as an activity undertaken to support the strategy . WHY One of the issues that is often seen in risk (and performance) management initiatives is a lack of clarity around the strategy and objectives. The initiatives – not only in risk management - lack a strategic context. And as discussed in Ep...

Would you like to learn about practical insights and perspectives of quality management, sustainability, and safety? Let's do that together with Kathrin Cornelius . She brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in global industrial companies. like Siemens and Thyssenkrupp. Next to that she chairs the Swiss Management Organization Chapter of Central Switzerland and lectures at different bu...

If you are leading large internal or external investigation you know about the importance of keeping the big picture. But how to manage it in times when exactly that key element seems to be a challenge? In today’s episode three ares are introduced when the big picture could be at risk. WHY No matter what project (and it is not only related to investigations) is on your top priority list, the abili...

Would you like to learn about the insights and experiences in public procurement law reform, legislation drafting, ethics and compliance advisory activity? Let's do that together with Francesca Calise who never looked for a job but always wants to make the difference. She was and is in legal, a procurement officer in international organizations such as the UN, the EU, the EBRD and others, in diffe...

Preventing fraud increases profitability and that is one of the most underestimated results in the mindset of the C-level. Are you curious how to improve your profitability by preventing fraud and fostering a culture of integrity? Learn in this episode how you are able to boost your profit with six practical pillars. Establishing and implementing strong, understandable, and practical internal poli...

Would you like to learn about practical insights and perspectives of fraud, leading and managing global investigations? Let's do that together with Mary Breslin . She is an expert in internal audit, fraud, accounting and management with more than 25 years of experience. She has led fraud investigations in numerous countries spanning six continents. She also gained her experience with working for g...

Analysing our first 39 episodes of our podcast we launched in 2021 it was interesting to see what you as our listeners downloaded most. And here you see the top tree topics of 2021: Fraud Crises Compliance These topics were the ones resonating most. Therefore - after a short reflection on where we stand now – in January 2022 – you have the chance to listen to the main parts of these three episodes...

Did you ever reflect on the expectations you have when it comes to the integrity of the team of external auditors of your organisation? The role of external auditors includes much more than just the signed report at the end of an audit cycle. Today I will talk about the value I see in external audit – when you have the right team on-site. WHY Auditors can bring added value in different areas to th...

Would you like to learn about the insights and perspectives of ethics and compliance program, including trainings and communications, risk assessments and leading and managing global investigations? Let's do that together with Lisa Fine. She is an expert in compliance. As Sr. Counsel and Director, Compliance for Pearson, the world’s leading learning company and co-host of the “Great Woman in Compl...