The application of discipline is a key aspect to any best-in-class compliance program, and yet many companies have never disciplined any employee for ethical violations, writes The Man From FCPA.
Tom Fox
Thomas Fox has practiced law for over 40 years. Tom writes the daily award-winning blog, the FCPA Compliance and Ethics blog and founded the Compliance Podcast Network. Tom leads the discussion on AI in compliance through his best-selling book Upping Your Game. He has 38 other books on the use of AI in compliance and business ethics, leadership including the seminal work, The Compliance Handbook, with its 7th edition coming out in 2025. He is the founder of the award-winning Compliance Podcast Network.
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Using incentives in a compliance program
As stated in the FCPA Guide, compliance programs need to have in place recognized incentives for doing business. The Man From the FCPA discusses what important parts an incentive program may include.
Posted inAnti-Bribery
A promise to pay can be an FCPA violation
The South African imbroglio involving the Gupta family and their relationship to the current President of the country continues to be a sinkhole of reputational kryptonite. Tom Fox reports.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Overcoming culture dissonance in compliance
A look at how chief compliance officers can operationalize compliance to make it relevant outside the corporate office in the United States.
Posted inAnti-Bribery
Princess investigates FIFA
A recent report indicates soccer’s global governing body, FIFA, has found itself embroiled in another corruption investigation, this time under the auspices of Jordanian Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, who has been working to uncover whether corrupt forces were at work in the two-time bid for FIFA presidency by her brother Prince Ali bin al-Hussein.
Posted inInternal Controls
Compliance lessons from hurricanes
Recent natural disasters underscore the importance of being prepared, and of practicing crisis response. Compliance officers must do the same for their own hurricane-level crises.
Posted inEthics & Culture
Targeted and focused compliance training
One of the key goals of any FCPA compliance program is to train company employees in awareness and understanding of the FCPA itself.
Posted inAnti-Bribery
Communications in a best practices compliance program
When it comes to optimizing your compliance program, creating a robust channel of communications is absolutely crucial.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
Written protocols for compliance
Tom Fox explores written protocols, the foundation upon which an effective compliance program is built.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
Risk assessments
A detailed guide from the Man From FCPA on how to perform an effective risk assessment.
