Absent from the Conversation, Present in the Consequence
“Sometimes the most powerful presence is the one that’s never left the room—it just hasn’t been invited”— Desiree Ramirez. There’s a kind of exclusion that doesn’t come from disagreement—it comes from invisibility. I wasn’t left off the invite. I wasn’t forgotten. I wasn’t thought of at all. No one meant harm. There was no calculated […]
The Evolution of the Chief Integrity Officer
The Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) role has historically centered on ensuring that organizations follow laws, regulations, and policies. A compliance program focuses on adherence to rules to avoid punitive consequences. However, as organizations realized that proper ethical behavior could not be sustained through compliance alone, a natural evolution gave rise to the Chief Integrity Officer […]