Since the holiday season is right around the corner, I figured what better way to get you in the annual communicate-about-gift-policies mood than to share this timeless advice? 

Picture this: it's annual conflict of interest disclosure time. Your questions are ready, the disclosure platform is prepped, and auto-reminders are set. Now all you need to do is train your employees on COIs and how to disclose them.

Whether you celebrated World Whistleblower Day late last month or are gearing up for National Whistleblower Appreciation Day in the U.S. on July 30, it’s a great opportunity to recognize the contribution of all types of whistleblowers—corporate, government, educational, you name it.

Warning: this blog might challenge you to think about things differently. Proceed with caution. 🚧

Compliance programs are often over-utilized and under-funded. If we’re lucky, our budget is big enough to have quality training and a functioning helpline. But after that, there’s hardly any budget left, and certainly not enough to hire the people we need to communicate compliance and ethics to our employees.