Choosing the right content and assessing your available resources plays a large role in creating an effective compliance communication strategy. Using the previous parts of this series as reference, you’ll be able to look back at your analysis and choose the most appropriate content. You’ll also have a better understanding of current internal messaging and training, which will help you pick the best content for alignment. When you start to choose content, it can be helpful to consider the following points:
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1/8/16: Last month, Lisa DiBenedetto posted the first of a three-part article on the Communicating Compliance Blog. Now, she continues that series with Numbers 2 and 3. Article 2 focuses on correctly targeting your audience and avoiding the pitfalls that too often translate...
In Part 3 of this series, the importance of aligning your compliance messaging with that of other departments within your organization was touched upon. To dive a little deeper into this concept, one should focus on alignment with HR and current training initiatives. Aligning with current training schedules will help determine the optimal release timing for any additional communications, and ultimately help prevent overwhelming your audience. Consider the following questions:
Be sure to align your compliance and ethics messages with those of other internal departments and individuals in your organization. Whether you are a department of one or of many, and regardless of how large or small your business is, you won’t want to overwhelm your audience or send out competing messages. In Part 4 of this series, there will be a closer look at alignment with HR-related communications specifically. For now, here are some things to consider when you initially begin your message alignment:
12/16/15: In our personal lives, “Think before you speak” has probably occurred to most of us after we’ve loosened our tongues. In the world of compliance communications, it’s a good idea to remember that adage (and a few more) in developing a program that achieves its goals. In fact, Lisa...