August 26, 2016
Plan for Organizational Transition
Seldom found on lists of job duties and expectations, however, are statements about the need…
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Ethical Advocate Blog
August 12, 2016
Hotlines and a Speak Up Culture
Ethics hotlines offer many benefits for businesses and other institutions, to include an increased chance…
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July 22, 2016
Keep Promoting the Ethics Hotline
A code of ethics is the foundation of an organization’s “ethical architecture,” although it takes…
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July 15, 2016
Celebrate Whistleblowers
It is highly likely that the U.S. Senate will designate July 30 as “National Whistleblower…
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July 08, 2016
Whistleblower Investigation Checklist
Checklists are used in many settings, typically with the intent to reduce error, increase reliability,…
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June 03, 2016
Ethics and Compliance
The Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI), in the introduction to the final version of Principles…
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May 20, 2016
Ethics and Money
A recent story in National Defense Magazine described one engineering firm’s approach to promoting sound…
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May 02, 2016
Ethics Hotlines Reduce Fraud
“Organizations that had reporting hotlines were much more likely to detect fraud through tips than…
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April 19, 2016
Boost Hotline Awareness
“City staffers unaware of ethics hotline,” proclaimed a recent headline in the Stamford Advocate (Ocasio,…
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March 21, 2016
Measuring Ethics Program Effectiveness
Andrea Falcione, Managing Director for Performance GRC at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), shared information about the…
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February 29, 2016
ISO’s Anti-bribery Management Systems
“CompanyX is an ISO certified company.” You have likely seen many such proud claims made…
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February 15, 2016
Compliance and HR
“Hotline turf war: Compliance or HR’s territory?” This is the intriguing title of a recent…
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