Watch the Ethics Madness 2023 Podcast Here!
Welcome to Ethics Madness 2023 Ethics Madness is back, baby! Welcome to the 2023 edition of Jason Meyer’s nearly-annual exploration of the intersection of ethics and sports, in celebration of the NCAA basketball championships. This year, Jason is joined again by Tom Fox, the Texas-based FCPA guru and “The Voice of Compliance,” for this special […]
Is a RealResponse the Right One for University?
New tech for reporting misconduct has intersected with higher ed — and the reactions are fascinating and instructive. Clemson University says it has become the first to offer @RealResponse, a real-time system for anonymously reporting alleged misconduct by text message, to an entire university community. Reporters can include photos and videos and may get text […]
Virtually excited for the 2020 Compliance and Ethics Institute
This week – Sept. 14-16 — Is the annual Compliance and Ethics Institute sponsored by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE), of which I am a proud member. I been on the faculty of the Institute for each of the last seven years, and I am not about to miss the #CEI this […]
A Greeting Card for Businesses in the Time of Coronavirus
We have a timely present for your business or organization. I was chatting last week with several of my good friends in the compliance sector: Nicole Rose of CreateTraining, the Australia-based education and training company that has produced several powerful animations for LeadGood clients; Richard Bistrong of CEO Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC, the well-known anti-bribery consultant and […]
Goin’ Back… to SCCE
I’m excited and honored to have been asked once again by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics to serve on the faculty of its Annual Compliance and Ethics Institute, outside Washington DC. On Tuesday morning, September 17, Amy McDougal and I will update and reprise our presentation on “Compliance by Contract – Drafting and […]
Ethics Madness II – A dandy excuse to talk ethics and watch hoop
I greet the college basketball championships this year with mixed emotions. As a hoop fan, this is a highlight of the calendar. As an ethics and compliance professional considering the current pay-for-recruitment scandal at several leading schools, well, what a mess. But from both perspectives, Tom Fox and I have decided to mark the beginning […]
#SB50Ethics If You’re Thinking Ethics During Super Bowl
Had a fun little idea I want to spread. If you are watching the “Big Game” Sunday Feb. 7 (or the “Big Pre-Game” or the “Big Post-Game”), and a pithy thought pops into your head about ethics, or compliance, or business leadership and culture, please join me in using the hashtag #SB50Ethics. And if you […]
My Proposals for the 2016 #SCCEcei – What’s Your Fave?
I’m really excited about the three panel proposals I submitted last night to the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE), for its 2016 Compliance and Ethics Institute. Thanks to Amy Hutchens, JD, CCEP, Page Motes and Heather Powell for joining in. Our proposed topics were: An advance workshop on drafting and negotiating contracts with compliance […]
Tone at the Very Top, DOJ-Style
As compliance professionals and leadership counselors, we focus on “tone at the top.” What the C-Suite says is critical to establishing an ethical culture in an organization. What is even more important to foster that culture is whether top executives speak and act consistently. We advise our leaders that even one act of apparent hypocrisy, or of “looking […]
When Contracts and Compliance Collide: Lessons Learned
As important as it usually is that “Compliance” be independent from “Legal,” there are realms in which it’s best when those two functions are full collaborative partners. One of those is the realm of contracts with third parties. That was an inescapable take-away from a session on October 5th at the SCCE’s annual Compliance and Ethics […]