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Not surprisingly, I have been getting questions nonstop about the latest revisions to DOJ's Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) for the past couple of weeks. So, I figured I would put my responses in one place: and it certainly is a different perspective! High level message: STOP OBSESSING ABOUT IT! Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gx4VjhhU Culture. Data. Ethics. Zachary Coseglia #culture #data #ethics #ECCP #compliance #DOJ

Too much messaging in the ethics and compliance space is about fear: "If you don't do this, the big bad 'regulator' will come get you!" I would rather us focus on performance: "Do this will make us a better, stronger organization!" Check out our message below, and join us in the search for better ways at www.CDEadvisors.com #culture #data #ethics #compliance #performance #DOJ #regulators #enforcement Zachary Coseglia + Culture. Data. Ethics.

Five years ago today, I saw this parade in Waikiki. Today, I was in the parade!

As promised, part II of our "better ways" introduction to Culture. Data. Ethics.! We love it when our clients-collaborators tells us they appreciation how practice we are. We don't do pie-in-the-sky, and we recognize not everyone wants or needs the fanciest toys. It's all about what's right for your organization. And we see your organization as a whole of connect parts: not standalone risks or functions. We find the better - creative and innovative - ways for you to perform at your peak as an organization. Check us out: www.CDEadvisors.com #practice #holistic #innovative #creative #betterways #culture #data #ethics #compliance #risks #people

Pretty excited to be sharing a series of short videos that Culture. Data. Ethics. is launching! These short clips is new way for Zachary Coseglia and I to share some of our "better ways". Would love to hear your thoughts and reactions, and also YOUR better ways! Next one coming later this week! Check us out also on our website and subscribe to our updates: www.CDEAdvisors.com. #CULTURE #DATA #ETHICS #human #precision #outcome #compliance #betterways #therehastobeabetterway https://lnkd.in/gW4DEmfp

To all the #roadwarriors among us, be glad you were not on this flight… https://lnkd.in/ge9aiaVS

Again, we journey to this day of the year... I remember that sunny day, when I walked across town from my home on the Eastside to my office on the Westside. I was engrossed in my Italian vocabulary cards, and only when I was crossing Fifth Avenue did I look up and noticed the columns of smoke rising from the Downtown area into the clear blue skies. Then there was gathering in the conference room, tracking down colleagues who were in the field, the ground shaking as the towers collapsed, and the numb crowds that wondered the streets... What was even more meaningful was watching the people come together afterwards. I found my "DNA Volunteer" badge: it was handwritten! This was issued in the temporary space where NYPD had set up to collect DNA samples from families with missing loved ones. The operation was set up so quickly there was no time to print proper badges. I connected the NYPD operation with my Microsoft colleagues, who immediately stepped up with much-needed expertise, software, and hardware for tracking records. Our volunteer work continued for months, including getting "real" ID badges for Red Cross volunteers. I became friends with some of the families I met and accompanied them to the memorial service at Ground Zero. Crisis doesn't define us. How we respond - as a community - has defined us. Let's remember that. #911 #community #courage

Starting a great adventure! Doing something I believe in.  With a partner I trust and respect. Working with professionals who want to find better ways. What's better than these?! In our continuous hunt for better ways to do things, Zachary Coseglia and I have launched our new consultancy CDE Advisors! Culture. Data. Ethics. We focus on Culture, Data, and Ethics. We approach our work with human-centered, data-driven, and evidence-based perspectives. We are driven by curiosity and guided by practicality.  Join us in the search for better ways! #Culture #Data #Ethics #Betterways #human #data #evidence #curiosity #compliance  www.CDEadvisors.com  

For those who are interested in a peek at what #corruption looks like in the U.S., the trial of Senator Menendez would be a good place to start. Today, he was convicted by a federal jury on 16 counts, including bribery, fraud, acting as a foreign agent, and obstruction. As someone who grew up in New Jersey, I'd say this has been a long time coming. You might wonder why this case was brought by the federal prosecutors in Manhattan? Something you might consider is the fact that the senior senator of the state of the party in power is the usually the one who nominates the United States Attorney (top federal prosecutor) and federal judges in the state. For a more comical take on the topic of congressional corruption, there is always Jon Stewart! https://lnkd.in/e8amN2k8

Two months ago, I posted about the facts and #SCOTUS arguments in Snyder vs. United States. Yesterday, the Supreme Court made a decision. Quick recap: Government Official ("GO") appointed his friend ("Buddy") to run the public bidding process to buy trucks for the government. Buddy "tailored the bid specification to favor" Company. Company won the bid. Company also had another truck that it had not been able to sell for two years. Buddy again "adjusted th[e] specifications" to match Company's truck. Company again won the bid. Three weeks after the second bid, Company issues a $13,000 check to a firm owned by GO. The issue before the court was: was it a federal crime (under 18 U.S.C. §666) for state and local officials to accept gratuities such as this payment "as a token of appreciation after the official act"? Justice Kavanaugh, writing the the majority said: "The answer is no." The court's full opinions, particularly the dissent by Justice Jackson, is worth reading: https://lnkd.in/g8wKzy4d Lindsay Whitehurst of The Associated Press noted that this decision "continues a pattern in recent years of the court restricting the government’s ability to use broad federal laws to prosecute public corruption cases." My questions to the #anticorruption #ethics #compliance #FCPA community are: 1. How does this decision impact your training and messaging, particularly to audiences outside of the United States? 2. How does this decision impact how you distinguish what is "legal" vs. what is "ethical"? 3. Do you ever wonder why so little of #FCPA discussions are based on actual - litigated - law and legal analysis? This case reached SCOTUS through a litigation process: jury trial, conviction, appeal. There was no happy dance over a declination or a resolution. Lots to think about...would love to hear your thoughts.