A compliance training program is only as strong as the corporate culture for which its stands upon, and yet several cultural-related concerns that threaten to undermine training program effectiveness continue to persist.

According to NAVEX Global’s 2015 Ethics and Compliance Training Benchmark Report, 37 percent of 677 ethics and compliance professionals polled said the top threat to training program effectiveness was “employee cynicism about culture change efforts.” Close behind was fear of retaliation, at 35 percent.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...