It’s okay to think like a lawyer, but please don’t write like one! These days, good communication is about being short, clear, direct, and memorable.  But too many lawyers still d

Companies who are embarking on a Code rewrite often ask if there are good Codes they can look to as templates or models. Today, we’re going to feature one Code we like a lot: the S

You want employees to engage with your compliance content? Here’s one simple trick: Write less and style your text so it’s easy to read. Easy to say, very hard to do. (In fact, if

Authenticity. When it comes to content, few words are buzzing more these days. But what does it mean to “be authentic?” And what does authenticity look like in a compliance and eth

Do you ever read something online and realize you’re arguing out loud with your computer? Maybe I’m just crazy (let’s call it “passionate”), but that happened to me recently while

Let’s say you’re meeting a coworker for coffee. How would you start the conversation? Assuming you want to stay on good terms, you probably wouldn’t launch into legal philosophies

Note: This is part two of a three-part series. Read part one here, and part two here. In the first two blog posts in this series, we looked at how compliance program priorities are

Last week, in the SCCE webinar “Using Modern Communication Techniques to Write a Better Code of Conduct,” our own Meghan Daniels talked about the tactic of using positive language

Note: This is part two of a three-part series. Read part one here. In the first post of this series, I talked about my own history in compliance and then shared why it’s a great ti

Sixteen years ago, in a career-making lucky break, a college friend recommended me for an editorial position with Integrity Interactive. I was a Minneapolis-based arts & culture jo