Day: February 28, 2020

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Trekking Through Compliance

Picard-Episode 4, Absolute Candor


Welcome to a special series of Trekking Through Compliance, the podcast series inspired by my review of Star Trek, the Original Series. In this special series I am joined by another uber Star Trek maven, Megan Dougherty, co-founder of One Stone Creative. In this series we will review the new television show Picard which is currently streaming on CBS.In this episode we consider Episode 4-Absolute Candor.
SPOILER ALERT-Although we will review each episode after it appears, we will discuss each episode in depth.
Episode 4, Absolute Candor. Picard asked Rios to make a detour to the planet Vashti, where he helped relocate Romulan refugees before the attack on Mars. He calls on the Qowat Milat, Romulan warrior nuns who took in a boy named Elnor, whom Picard grew close to. Picard asks Elnor, now an adult, to join him on his quest; Elnor initially refuses but changes his mind when Picard is attacked by Romulans who resent Starfleet abandoning the evacuation effort. Picard and Elnor beam up to La Sirena, where Rios and Raffi are fighting a battle with a local warlord. A strange ship helps La Sirena win the battle but is damaged in the process, forcing the pilot, former Borg drone Seven of Nine, to be beamed over to La Sirena. Meanwhile, aboard the Borg cube, Soji is trying to find out more about the Romulan ship that was assimilated by that cube and about “the Destroyer”. Narek offers to get her information on the ship, but they have a falling out when he expresses doubt about her past. Rizzo tells Narek that he has a week to get the location of other synthetics from Soji before she switches to her own methods. 
Highlights, speculations and questions include:

  1. Where did Rios garner his piloting skills?
  2. Why did Picard drop his distaste of children for Elnor?
  3. Should Picard still be apologizing for Star Fleet’s betrayal of the Romulans?
  4. Did Picard basically challenge all Romulans by going into the Bar for ‘Romulans Only’?
  5. Is Soji finally seeing through Narek?
  6. How cool is it to see 7/9?
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This Week in FCPA

Episode 194 – the What’s $3bn between friends edition


As President Trump says coronavirus is no big deal and cuts CDC funding because ‘who needs scientists or facts’, Jay and Tom suspend their breathing masks shopping to consider some of the top compliance articles and stories which caught their eye this week.

  1. The Wells Fargo DOJ/SEC settlement. Tom has a 4 part series on the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog. Matt Kelly has 2 parts on Radical Compliance. Mike Volkov on Corruption Crime and Compliance. Lawyers from Paul Weiss in NYU’s Compliance and Enforcement Blog.
  2. Lawrence Hoskins FCPA verdicts overturned by trial court. Dick Cassin reports in the FCPA Blog.
  3. The Ethisphere 2020 WME awards are out. Even better news this year. See Ethisphere Press Release and List of 2020 WME companies.
  4. Compliance Week takes a deep dive into coronavirus and its impacts. Aaron Nicodemus on disruptions of supply chains, Jaclyn Jaeger on coronavirus impact on audits and how tech, medical and retail and are all responding. All of these articles are behind the CW firewall however you can register for a free trial on Compliance Week and read all these articles at no cost. Simply go to Compliance Week site and register for a free account to view four articles at no charge.
  5. NY state Shield Act coming into effect shortly. Is your company ready? Matthew Levin in CCI.
  6. Wow moments in compliance, Part 2. Geert Vermeulen continues his 5-part series in Risk and Compliance Platform Europe.
  7. What is cognitive diversity and why does it matter? Vera Cherepanova reports in the FCPA Blog.
  8. Will corruption cost Equatorial Guinea its IMF bailout? Rick Messick in the Global Anti-Corruption Blog.
  9. On the Compliance Podcast Network, Tom concludes his one month look at the role of HR in compliance on 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program.This week saw the following offerings: Monday-using promotion to encourage compliance; Tuesday-tone in the middle of an organization; Wednesday-tone at the bottom of an organization; Thursday-Gap Analysis for HR;Friday-10 questions to pose to HR. Note 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program now has its own iTunes channel. If you want to binge out and listen to only these episodes, click here.
  10. Join Tom in Houston on March 10 as Convercent is hosting a Roundtable, from 12-2 at Steak 48. Our featured speaker will be Philip Winterburn and featured guest is Terri Springer from HP. We will focus on key KPIs for compliance. Information and Registration here.
  11. Join Tom in NYC on Thursday, March 12 as Convercent is hosting an Innovation Forum from 3:30-7 PM at Satina. This event will allow you to network with like-minded individuals within the ethics and compliance space and hear from Thomas Fox and Philip Winterburn as well. For more information and registration click here.
  12. If not Houston or NYC, how about joining Tom in Philly? Join Baker Tilly and the Philadelphia Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors for the 2020 Fraud and Ethics Symposium. Information here and registration here.

Tom Fox is the Compliance Evangelist and can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Jay Rosen is Mr. Monitor and can be reached at jrosen@affiliatedmonitors.com.

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Creativity and Compliance

The Fun Theory in Compliance Communications


Where does creativity fit into compliance? In more places than you think. Problem-solving, accountability, communication, and connection – they all take creativity. Join Tom Fox and Ronnie Feldman on Creativity and Compliance, part of the Compliance Podcast Network to explore these issues. Today’s episode is about the Fun Theory and using it to improve your compliance communications.
Some of the highlights include:

  • The Fun Theory  – the easiest way to change things for the better is to make it fun to do.
  • Some Examples
    • Volkswagen – Piano Staircase, bottle arcade, Speed Camera Lottery.
    • Airplane Safety Videos.
  • Why does fun work?
    • When you do an activity that’s fun, it feels good and it is intrinsically rewarding.
    • It has a positive effect on motivation levels.
    • It has a longer lasting effect. You want to do it again. In a way, it’s addictive.
    • Learning requires repetition
  • Maintain Fun – Variety and Surprise. Novelty breads engagement. Need to constantly switch it up. Try lots of little things.
  • Why are we talking about this?
    • Scare tactics drive bad behavior underground.
    • John Cleese – humor is the easiest way to get people from the closed to the open mode.
    • Need to get people to talk about these important issues – create a social environment where people are more likely to speak up.

Resources:
The Piano Staircase, which you can view here. 
Ronnie Feldman
Ronnie Feldman (LinkedIn)
Learnings & Entertainments (LinkedIn)
Ronnie Feldman (Twitter)
Learnings & Entertainments (Website)
60-Second Communication & Awareness Shorts – A variety of short, customizable, quick-hitter “commercials” including songs & jingles, video shorts, newsletter graphics & Gifs, and more. Promote integrity, compliance, the Code, the helpline and the E&C team as helpful advisors and coaches.
Workplace Tonight Show! Micro-learning – a library of 1-10-minute trainings and communications wrapped in the style of a late-night variety show, that explains corporate risk topics and why employees should care.
Custom Live & Digital Programing – We’ll develop programming that fits your culture and balances the seriousness of the subject matter with a more engaging delivery.

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FCPA Compliance Report

Airbus-Part 5, Tom Fox with some final thoughts on Airbus


In this special 5-part podcast series on the FCPA Compliance Report, I am considering the Airbus international anti-corruption enforcement action from a variety of perspectives from some of the top world’s top compliance practitioners and commentators on compliance. They include, Jay Rosen-Mr. Monitor; Mike Volkov-Editor of Corruption Crime and Compliance; Jonathan Armstrong-partner at Cordery Compliance in London; Cecilia Fellouse-Guenkel-Secretary General, The Circle of Compliance and Tom Fox-the Compliance Evangelist. In today’s concluding Episode 5, Tom Fox provides his perspective with some final thoughts about what it all means.
Highlights include:

  • The significance of the largest international anti-corruption enforcement action of all time.
  • Why a complete sweep of Airbus was required and did it achieve one?
  • What are the three key takeaways for the compliance professional?
  • How this enforcement action will be the model for international cooperation in investigations and enforcement going forward.
  • At the end of the day, what does it all mean?
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Daily Compliance News

February 28, 2020, the Mental Toughness edition


In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Does HR exist to help employees or exploit them? (FT)
  • Trump Administration moves to muzzle CDC announcements on Coronavirus. (NYT)
  • New database to expose companies which force employees to arbitrate harassment claims. (Washington Post)
  • They brought it on themselves. Why this season will be so mentally tough on the Astros. (com)