All Internal Controls articles – Page 39
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ArticleAsk Amii mailbag: Where and how to start your culture conversations
In the “Ask Amii” monthly mailbag, executive coach and former Chief Compliance Officer Amii Barnard-Bahn responds to your anonymous questions on building a culture of compliance, motivating underperforming employees, third-party risk management, and more.
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ArticleMy Compliance Library: Compliance lessons of fusing brand and culture
Richard Bistrong takes an in-depth look at Denise Lee Yohn’s, “Fusion, How Integrating Brand and Culture Powers the World’s Greatest Companies,” which offers organizations a model for merging internal values with external branding and guides the compliance function in linking stated values to operations.
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Rethinking Communications: 5 Ways to Boost the Effectiveness of Compliance Communications
Do you worry that your compliance program has grown stale? Here are five things that you can start doing right away to inject fresh, new life into your company’s compliance communications.
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Management Reporting: Let’s Stop Reinventing the Wheel
Access to accurate data, and timely commentary and analytics is critical to making sound business decisions. And the pressure to provide that data and analysis to management is only becoming more intense.
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Nissan apologizes after acknowledging it falsified data
Nissan apologized Monday after uncovering—as part of a check of emissions and fuel economy tests within its final production process—it had falsified data at all but one of its Japanese vehicle production plants.
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Payroll controls and compliance
How can payroll help when operationalizing a compliance program? Tom Fox explores payroll’s role and the four key areas that should be considered when reviewing compliance goals.
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The continuing problem of shell companies
Businesses must conduct more robust background checks and must work to improve their internal controls around all third parties to make sure one does not slip through the corporate cracks and cause great damage.
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ResourceRefocus your internal control lens on management review controls
Will the upcoming 16-year anniversary of Sarbanes-Oxley be a cause for celebration or a continued reflection of hitches faced along the way? The ball is in your court.
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Best practices in policy management
A new study from NAVEX Global ranks companies’ management of their policies and procedures in terms of maturity.
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GM’s Shawn Rogers speaks candidly on training transformation
Compliance Week columnist Tom Fox recently sat down with Shawn Rogers, lead counsel, compliance training and communications at General Motors, to discuss the innovative steps GM has taken toward improving compliance training.
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Mergers and corporate culture
Big mergers are in the news, with the union of telecom giant AT&T and vast multimedia firm Time Warner and Comcast’s $65 billion bid for 21st Century Fox being just two examples. With the recent Justice Department emphasis on corporate culture, it will be interesting to see what this season ...
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ArticleSelf-disclosure can root out conflicts of interest
The world is a complicated place. Life choices and side hustles are increasingly pushing employees toward potential conflicts of interest. A solid risk management strategy can keep them happy while creating the visibility needed to protect company interests.
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Compliance in the middle is critical
One of the most important parts in the corporate hierarchy is the often-overlooked middle of an organization. Inside is an in-depth look at what tone in the middle should be.
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Improving your compliance strategy
Communicating your compliance strategy can be a critical problem when operationalizing compliance, but there are some best practices companies can follow.
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ArticlePreventing and responding to harassment must involve both HR and compliance
An expert panel at CW 2018 shared best practices on how to address expectations concerning employee behavior, how to properly respond when allegations of sexual harassment arise, and how to communicate with senior leaders and the board on the importance of preemptive action.
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ArticleCreating culture from the ashes of scandal
At Compliance Week 2018 on Tuesday, Hiltrud Werner, head of integrity and legal affairs at Volkswagen Group, spoke of how VW is recovering from a recent scandal and trying to emerge a stronger, better company from lessons learned.
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ArticleMeet CW’s Top Minds Class of 2018
Title: Meet CW’s Top Minds Class of 2They’re the best and brightest thought leaders in the fields of governance, risk, compliance, and ethics: Meet our Top Minds class of 2018! Read on for profiles of each of our 12 award winners, including Jerry Kral of Brown-Forman and Bob Bowman of ...
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ArticleForrest Deegan: The great collaborator
When Forrest Deegan joined Abercrombie & Fitch Co. in 2012 as its first-ever director of compliance, he never could have imagined the many unexpected twists and turns that would come his way.
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ArticleBen Bard: Crusader of compliance
When Ben Bard was brought on as Archer Daniels Midland’s global CCO in 2014, it wasn’t just he who was embracing a new opportunity; it meant a fresh start for the company, as well.
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Barclays’ Staley to be fined in whistleblower case
Barclays bank chief Jes Staley gets to keep his job but faces a significant fine after admitting using bank staff to try to reveal a whistleblower’s identity.