Creativity and Compliance - Innovating Ethics: Creativity in Corporate Compliance with Katie Lawler

Creativity and Compliance – Innovating Ethics: Creativity in Corporate Compliance with Katie Lawler

March 21, 2025

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 award-winning Compliance Podcast Network.

Ronnie’s company, Learnings, and Entertainment, utilizes the entertainment devices people use to consume information in their everyday, non-work lives and applies it to important topics around compliance and ethics. It is not only about being funny. It is about changing the tone of your compliance communications and messaging to make your compliance program, policies, and resources more accessible. In this episode of Creativity and Compliance, Tom Fox and Ronnie Feldman are joined by Katie Lawler, EVP and Global Chief Ethics Officer at U.S. Bank.

They deeply dive into the importance of creativity in corporate ethics programs, particularly how innovative approaches help engage employees and drive behavior change. Katie shares insights on embedding ethics into daily operations, discussing successful initiatives like the ‘Ethics RideShare’ video series and ‘Ethics Mythbusters.’ They highlight balancing creativity with budget constraints, leveraging internal communication channels, and humanizing the ethics office to foster a more approachable environment. Tune in to discover actionable tips for making your compliance programs more engaging and effective.

Key highlights:

The Value of Creativity in Ethics Programs
Ethics Rideshare: A Creative Initiative
Humanizing Leadership During the Pandemic
Ethics Mythbusters: Debunking Common Misconceptions

Resources:

Katie Lawler on LinkedIn

Ronnie

Compliance Confessions – inspired by “Mean Tweets,” these 90-second commercials address misconceptions and excuses to promote speak-up culture and the E&C team as positive and helpful.
E&C Training Jams – a soulful singer banters with ethics & compliance, explaining policies, sharing examples, and debunking excuses.
Tales from the Hotline – Real speak-up-themed stories about workplace behavior gone wrong.
Workplace Tonight Show! – E&C meets SNL Weekend Update, explaining corporate risk topics and why employees should care.
60-Second Communication & Awareness Shorts – A variety of short, customizable, music and multimedia, quick-hitter “commercials” promoting integrity, compliance, speaking up, and the E&C team as helpful advisors and coaches.
Custom Live & Digital Programing – Custom creative programming that balances the seriousness of the subject matter with a more engaging delivery. After all, you can’t bore people into learning.