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Stopping AI from Lying

Recently, I asked Microsoft’s Copilot to describe "Lean Compliance." I knew that information about Lean Compliance used in current...

For Compliance to Change It Must Raise Its Standard

Compliance in many circles is viewed as a solved problem. Organizations declare their compliance by attestation, verified by internal...

Keep Humans In The Loop

When it comes to AI we must: Keep Humans In The Loop When there is a chance of harm, the decision to proceed is an ethical choice and can...

AI Risks Document-Centric Compliance

For domains where compliance is "document-centric" focused on procedural conformance the use of AI poses significant risk due to...

How to Make Things More Certain

Author's note: in the pursuit of improving anything, we need to explore the edge of our understanding. This is no different when it...

Is your compliance software hindering your effectiveness?

Technology is a pervasive force that significantly influences our lives in various ways, particularly with the widespread integration of...

Hacking Reactivity in Pursuit of Future Goals

Over the last several years I have written, along with others, concerning the need for compliance to be more proactive. This is set...

What Prevents Compliance From Failing?

Jame Clear, author of Atomic Habits, writes: “You do not rise to the level of your goals, You fall to the level of your systems” He is...

One Day or Day 1

Many organizations recognize that meeting all their obligations and staying ahead of risk requires adopting a holistic, proactive, and...

Operational Compliance

🔸The Law of Inevitable Ethical Inadequacy🔸 The cybernetics law of Inevitable Ethical Inadequacy is simply stated as, “If you don’t...

Why Compliance Might Be Caught In A Trap

Over the years I learned that many organizations increasingly find they are not able to keep up with all their compliance obligations. On...

How Do You Feel About Compliance?

When it comes to practising compliance it often feels like driving a car, or more precisely a standard (small pun intended), one with a...

What’s Missing From Compliance - It’s Not What You Think.

When it comes to compliance, there are numerous obstacles that can hinder success, and it is vital to avoid or eliminate them. However,...

The Fallacy of Proactive Risk Management

In recent months there's a buzzword that has been circulating: "Proactive Risk Management." While it may seem like a term that denotes a...

Meeting Obligations Requires More Than Following The Rules

Not all obligations are the same or require the same capabilities and approaches to satisfy. One way to understand obligations is to...

Operationalizing Obligations: A Guide to Policy Deployment using Hoshin Kanri

Ensuring that organizational obligations and policies are effectively deployed and upheld is a critical task. This is where Hoshin Kanri,...

Compliance Maturity: Embracing the Long-Term

In today’s world, where instant gratification often takes precedence, it's easy to fall into the trap of taking a short-term view of life...

Thoughts about AI

I was listening to a podcast recently where Mo Gawdat (ex-google CBO) was interviewed and asked about his thoughts concerning AI. Here...

Measuring Compliance Reliability and Effectiveness

In today’s world of compliance, organizations face a dual challenge: not only must they faithfully adhere to regulations, but they must...

Leaders Need To Lead, Not Manage

True leadership demands pro-activity—anticipating, planning, and actively steering an organization toward its desired goals. This...

Five Theories That Will Transform Your Compliance

In the world of ethical, regulatory, and stakeholder obligations, understanding the underlying theories that drive compliance is key to...

Beyond Regulatory Compliance: Crossing the Tipping Point

Today’s businesses must navigate an intricate landscape of regulations, commitments, and evolving stakeholder expectations. Compliance...

What is Minimum Viable Compliance (MVC)?

When it comes to performance-based compliance required by organizations where compliance failure means mission failure we need more than...

Unlocking the Potential of ISO 37301

For compliance to succeed you must manage your obligations, but more importantly you need to keep your promises. This requires several...