Are Employees Hearing the Tone at the Top?

As part of a continued series, Compliance Podcast Network explores how CEOs and senior executives are uniquely positioned to emphasize the importance of ethical behavior and adherence to compliance regulations. This post describes how emails can be an effective means of communicating a Tone at the Top on ethics and compliance. Emails can be clear, consistent, and accessible to employees throughout the organization. They can formalize the CEO’s position on compliance issues. The post offers useful suggestions:

• Include compliance topics in regular CEO communications, conveying the message that ethical conduct is an important element of the company’s success
• Publicly recognize, and even celebrate, ethical behavior, demonstrating that compliance is important and rewarded in the company
• Promptly respond to regulatory and industry changes, setting the consistent expectation that compliance is a priority and taken seriously
• Regularly remind employees of the importance of reporting compliance concerns to reinforce that they will be taken seriously
• Endorse major compliance initiatives as not only a legal requirement but a top priority as well

Read the post here: Tone at the Top Week: Part 3 – Email as a Strategic Compliance Tool