The Network GRC Blog
Bodyguard: Protect Your Employees from Bullies
February 22 2012
James Barrett, Senior Manager, Marketing Communications & PR, The Network
Riddle for the day: how does the untimely death of a pop superstar somehow turn into a blog about ethics reporting? Allow me to explain. A week after the passing of Whitney Houston, my wife and I are watching “The Bodyguard,” the 1992 film starring Kevin Costner in the title role and Houston as the endangered entertainer reluctantly needing protection. A good movie. I like the quiet hero-type who carries a big sword. Fast forward a few days,…
Spending on eLearning is Money Well Spent
February 16 2012
Jay Thomas, Creative Director, The Network
Hopefully it’s a sign of improving times for the economy, but two recent reports found that spending is on the increase for employee learning and development. The American Society for Training and Development says that US organizations spent more than $170 billion on training in 2010, which represents a spend rate in excess of $1,200 per employee. Another report, Bersin & Associates’ Corporate Learning Factbook 2012, puts the figure at a more conservative $800 per employee in…
Employment Stats Tell a Story of Retaliation and Discrimination
February 14 2012
Jimmy Lin, VP, Product Management & Corporate Development, The Network
Last month the US EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) released findings for fiscal year 2011 in regards to discrimination charges brought before the commission. Not surprisingly, the numbers are on the rise, and the top three areas of concern are troubling: age and disability discrimination are up, as are cases involving retaliation.
Almost 100,000 charges resulting in more than $450 million in mediation and ligation were assessment by the EEOC, and of those, the EEOC stats show that…
Time for Ethical Decisions
February 09 2012
Clark Bosley, EVP of Global Sales & Business Development, The Network
When I recently received an email from a colleague with the subject line “The Daily Stat,” I thought, another silly forwarded email. But I was wrong, it read, “Extra Thinking Time Leads to Ethical Decisions.” Turns out that The Daily Stat is an email sent out from the Harvard Business Review and the article was a report about a new research study with some very telling numbers.
Led by J. Keith Murnighan, a professor at the Kellogg School of…
The Intersection of Data Privacy & Ethics
February 09 2012
Cindy Knezevich, VP, Marketing Operations, The Network
In our e-world, data privacy and cybersecurity have become commonplace terms. In our business, we have an obligation to secure our clients’ data, which has been obtained per their explicit permission solely for their use. That’s an important point if not readily apparent. There’s been a lot of talk lately about Google’s new privacy policies, and the discussion quickly spreads to other Internet monsters like Facebook and how they also handle and treat our personal information. A recent article on CNN.com…
POPULAR COMPLIANCE TOPICS
THE NETWORK BLOGROLL
