Who Needs to Have an Active Shooter Policy? Everyone!
There are a number of components to an active shooter policy – with a portion being to train employees what to actually do in the event of an active shooter scenario playing out at work. Hide? Run? What is the chain of command in the event of an incident? What if it is not in our offices, but is the one next door? Safe evacuation. Communicating clearly with first responders when you can.
What Corporate Compliance Programs Can Teach Us About School Safety
Working in the world of corporate ethics and compliance for the past decade has taught me that visibility leads to knowledge. One of my favorite quotes is from Confucius, “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.” I think many of the school systems across the US have a blind spot and do not realize that what worked yesterday may not work today, and certainly will not work tomorrow.
Is the Corporate World Really Changing Thanks to #MeToo?
Now in today’s news, we see an example that simply would not have happened only a few short years ago. A few years ago when allegations against a senior executive at a company like Ford would have been denied, swept under the rug, and the reporter would have been outed and shunned.
How to Defend Your Company Against #MeToo With a Sexual Harassment Hotline
The #MeToo movement is partially about the restoration of dignity, partly about these monologues from Mad Men seeing daylight, and partly about saying never again will women be forced to endure what they have in the past.
ETHIX360 Acquires Devesys Technologies, Inc.
ETHIX360 announced today that it had reached an agreement to acquire the assets of Palm Springs, CA-based Devesys Technologies, Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but the transaction was closed with the unanimous consent of both companies’ Boards of Directors.
ETHIX360 Invests in Compliance as It Hires First Chief Compliance Officer
Stephanie Jenkins has joined ETHIX360 as their first Chief Compliance Officer. In her role, Stephanie will be responsible for oversight of all compliance risks and quality. As Chief Compliance Officer, she will focus on building a culture of compliance from the ground up and help ensure the company meets all its compliance management responsibilities.
The Pros and Cons of a Relaxed Summer Dress Code
Employees across the country are rolling up their sleeves and perhaps even wearing tank tops, shorts, halter dresses, shoes with no socks, or flip-flops to work. But are they exposing more skin, tattoos, and/or piercings than is appropriate?
ETHIX360 Announces Exit Interview-as-a-Service
Research has shown that exit interviews, when done internally, do not reveal the true reasons that employees are leaving. Oftentimes, departing employees fear burning a bridge that may cost them a positive reference in the future is not worth the risk of reporting their true reason for departing, especially if it is related to management conduct.
Things to Consider as We Welcome the Gen Z Workforce
We are welcoming a new generation into the workplace: Generation Z. So it’s probably time to stop and reflect on who they are and how their entry into the workforce will affect our view on ethics and our Ethics Policies.
The Competitive Advantage of a Strong Corporate Compliance Program
We can often get so mired down in the minutia of compliance, investigations, policy management, and… let’s admit it… paperwork. We lose sight of the bigger picture and what ethical compliance should and can mean to our organizations.
Does SOX 301 Protect Anonymous Whistleblowers Internationally?
One of the most common questions we are asked by clients and prospects alike relates to allowing or prohibiting anonymous whistleblower reports. Although the answer varies greatly depending on circumstance and allegation type, it seems many of the questions revolve around Sarbanes-Oxley 301.
Why Corporate Fraud Whistleblowers Hesitate to Report Wrongdoing
A recent study by three professors looks at 230 of the U.S.'s largest public company frauds disclosed over a 20-year period. The study, entitled "Who Blows the Whistle on Corporate Fraud?" addresses how each corporate fraud was discovered. Consistent with every other study on the subject, employee whistleblowers are the largest discovery mechanism.
Josh McConnell Joins ETHIX360 as EVP of Strategy and Alliances
Josh McConnell has joined ETHIX360 as EVP of Strategy and Alliances. In his role, Josh will lead all of ETHIX360’s efforts around channel development on a global basis, as well as serve on the executive leadership team of the company.
Encourage Your Employees to Speak Up, Or It May Cost You
Given the fact that every one of the people interviewed identified at least one costly example, he concluded that it’s likely that every employee in your organization is adding to the cumulative organizational cost of silence eating away at your bottom line.
Should Workplace Sexual Harassment Victims Just Find a New Job?
Workplace sexual harassment is against the law, it is against most reasonable companies’ Code of Conduct, and certainly morally reprehensible. It saddens me that our culture dictates that when women are victimized by sexual predators, traumatized by these actions, that they should “quit and find a new job.” This behavior cannot and should not be endorsed or looked past.
Powerful New OSHA Rule Challenges Post-Accident Drug Testing
The final wording in 29 CFR 1904 essentially requires employers to electronically submit incident reports on workplace injuries that they are already required to keep under current OSHA regulations. But they had to go and tack on that last phrase which potentially challenges the legality of post-accident drug testing.
What Does Britain's EU Exit Mean for Your Company's Global Compliance Strategy?
We’re an ethics company, and although interested in the political ramifications (it’s impossible after all to grow up and live in Washington DC without being a political junkie!), I came back to “what does this mean for my clients?” and “how do I counsel their global compliance strategy in light of Brexit?”
How a Corporate Moral Compass Can Drive Ethical Culture
As our name implies, we are in the ethics business. I believe that alone means that we need to hold ourselves to a higher standard regarding transparency and conduct. Ethics, along with morality and culture, are the underpinnings of the heart of any organization. Ethical culture needs to be driven from the bottom up just as morality needs to be driven from the top down.
ETHIX360 Acquires Assets from Charlotte-Based Intercede
J Rollins, founder and CEO of ETHIX360 commented on the acquisition, “We are certainly excited to welcome Intercede’s clients and employees to ETHIX360. We saw in Intercede a very mature and robust cloud-based solution that drove unique value to its clients over the years. Effective immediately, we will assume responsibility for Intercede’s support obligations to its clients.”