Contracts and Compliance: Two SCCE Panels

After a few days of worrying about Nor’Easters and Hurricane Joaquin, it appears that the Lord is willing and that the creek will not rise – so I will be joining some 1600+ of my compliance and ethics colleagues at the annual Compliance and Ethics Institute of the Society of Corporate Ethics and Compliance (SCCE). […]

Panel on Fri. 5/29: “Whistleblowers: Tattletales or Heroes?”

If you are inclined towards the Orange and the Black and this weekend you are “Going Back” (that is, if you are going to Princeton’s Reunions this weekend), then I invite you to check out a panel I am participating in tomorrow, on the topic “Whistleblower: Tattletales or Heroes?” The panel is one of the Alumni-Faculty Forums that showcase […]

Two Things Watching The Oscars Taught Me About Ethics and Compliance

Last Sunday, three of us compliance lawyer types had ourselves a virtual Oscar Party. We three – Amy Hutchens (CCEP), President of CLEAResources; Kirsten Hotchkiss, now an employment and employee relations counsel with American Express Global Business Travel, and I (President of LeadGood, and also CCEP)– conducted an experiment with the following hypothesis: IF the […]

More About Our Live-Blog: “Ethics and the Oscars”

What’s this live blog all about? Our focus tonight, as we watch the OSCARs, is on the little messages in the speeches, the commentary, on the carpet, and in the commercials – those little messages that can reinforce or dismantle an ethical culture. There are theaters full of other, more learned critics of the movies. […]

Way to go, Donna!

Kudos to my colleague and social media friend Donna Boehme, who will be one of four honorees at the 10th Annual International Compliance and Ethics Awards Dinner, at the Compliance and Ethics Institute of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE), on Monday in Chicago. Please join me in congratulating Donna, who is being most-deservedly honored […]

The role of contract terms in compliance

I’m really looking forward to my upcoming presentation to the annual Compliance and Ethics Institute of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics. The topic is: “Are Your Corporate Contract Clauses Running Offense and Defense for Your Compliance Program?” It should be a lot of fun – seriously! Amy Hutchens and I will engage in some lively mock contract negotiations as […]