Compliance Communications Blog

 

Microlearning & Attention Spans [Video Blog]

In this short video blog from our Wavelengths blog series, Compliance Wave Managing Director Joel Rogers explains the science behind microlearning and why short, easily digestible information is more effective for keeping an audience's attention.

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Stop Training on FCPA [Video Blog]

In this three-minute video blog from our Wavelengths blog series, Joel Rogers explains why you should stop focusing on training about FCPA and instead focus your efforts on bribery itself .

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"Surviving the Frustration of Compliance"

 

8/19/15: A lot has been written about training fatigue but this article by Richard Bistrong on Corporate Compliance Insights (originally published on Bistrong on his FCPA blog) takes a look at the frustration facing CCOs in meeting their job responsibilities. The article, which was triggered by a recently released report by...

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Brevity Tips For Compliance Professionals: If I’d Had More Time, I Would Have Written Less

My blog title (a misquote, by the way, and often misattributed at that*) is a frequent topic of conversation here at Compliance Wave. In fact, I heard this very phrase uttered less than 48 hours ago by the Chief Compliance Officer of a well-known children's hospital. And while it elicited a chuckle from both of us, as it always does, it's also remarkably on-point for how we communicate compliance policies.

For most of us, effective communication that is clear, impactful, and brief is hard. I mean really hard. Why is this so difficult – specifically in the realm of compliance communication? 

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The First Step Toward FCPA Compliance: Stop FCPA Training Employees

OK, don’t flip out. I don’t mean that the way it sounds; I just said it that way so you’d read my blog which you’re doing. So you have to admit that it worked.

But, in another sense, I mean it quite literally. Here’s why: the other day, I saw yet another basic training presentation about the FCPA designed to educate employees about bribery. The presentation included the following sorts of facts:

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