Using Cultural Audits to Strengthen Your Compliance Program

Compliance Podcast Network – Gone are the days when culture audits were an optional extra; they are now a core element for assessing employee engagement, ethical perceptions, and trust levels across all tiers of an organization. The culture audit is more than a one-time exercise. It is a continuous, structured assessment that provides actionable insights into the organization’s ethical climate.

Conducting a regular culture audit should be easy with survey tools available through Google and Microsoft. Employees can answer a few quick questions about:

• awareness of reporting avenues
• comfort-level in reporting and
• trust that management will handle the matter appropriately

Tracking ratings to these key metrics give a data based snapshot of the effectiveness of a compliance program. Open-ended requests for feedback help refine communication, training, policy and process enhancements.  As noted in the article, “A culture audit is only as effective as the actions that follow it.”

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