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"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose" - Dr. Seuss Establishing compliant and ethical behaviour among the masses, and regulating against non-compliance is a big step in the fight against fraud and abuse. All organizations have their own unique plan in operating their businesses and achieving success, but there's a similar foundation that sets the base of any effective program, in any industry.

Are You Considering Implementing a Whistleblower Hotline? There's much to take into account regarding features and benefits of an ethics hotline. Today's environment has fraud, negligence, abuse of power, and more very prevalent, or so it seems.

Many businesses fear that when they launch a new Code of Conduct, or whistleblower hotline, there may be employee pushback. There's also fear that such things may create their own cluster of issues like managing internal investigations, employee discipline, and retaliation. Rarely does implementing a hotline receive employee pushback. In fact, quite the opposite is true. Not only do these reporting mechanisms satisfy the mandate of Sarbanes-Oxley for public companies, and the credibility for non-profits and private organizations, management can look better in the eyes of because they are seen as taking a stand against workplace misconduct, and valuing employee feedback.

How Would You Start Writing Your Code of Conduct? Writing is hard. Not everyone is born with J. K. Rowling mastery (if you're into wizardry). So what happens when you've been handed the task of writing your organization's Code of Conduct? Gasp! Where on earth do you start?