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ethics and compliance

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4 reasons why your organization isn’t seeing internal hotline reports

When it comes to effective internal whistleblower hotlines, silence is never a sign of success. It is usually a sign that the compliance program, and its internal reporting systems, are not resonating with employees and is therefore, not effective. In these cases, we have to ask ourselves why?

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The missing link in future-casting M&A due diligence

You don’t just marry your spouse; you marry a family. The same holds true in corporate mergers and acquisitions. You don’t just buy a company, you acquire their culture, risk, and future potential of both. And just like in a marriage, some things don’t come to the surface until that third or fourth family reunion.

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Do your expectations align with reality — Why compliance training needs more attention

For many years, organizations paid minimal attention to ethics and compliance training. Training was done by someone who had another important job to do on the ethics and compliance team. It was seen as a check-the-box exercise, and employees felt the brunt of that approach.

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