The Principled Podcast recently wrapped its eighth season and will launch its next series of episodes in the new year. As 2022 comes to a close, we wanted to know which discussions on culture, ethics, and compliance resonated most with our listeners. So we dug into our website data to pull the most popular episodes from Season 8. Be sure to listen to these conversations—covering DEI, benchmarking and analytics, board oversight, and DOJ guidance—ahead of the next season.
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Top 5 episodes of the Principled Podcast, Season 8
Episode 1 – How can boards assess corporate culture and improve oversight?
What you’ll learn on this episode
- What is top of mind with board directors when they think about corporate culture, ethics, and compliance? How can leaders best assess culture in the companies they oversee? This episode explores how board members can improve oversight. Listen in as the group shares insights from Tapestry Networks and LRN’s joint report Assessing Corporate Culture: A Practical Guide to Improving Board Oversight, which draws from a working group of nearly 40 directors and executives representing over 60 public companies.
This episode features
- Host – Emily Miner, LRN
- Guests – Dr. Marsha Ershaghi Hames and Dr. Eric Baldwin, Tapestry Networks
Episode 4 – See something, say something: Bystander intervention training insights
What you’ll learn on this episode
- Most of us have heard the phrase, “If you see something, say something.” But what does that look like when someone witnesses bad behavior in the workplace? How can companies help their employees be active bystanders in the face of misconduct? In this episode, LRN learning and instructional design experts share their knowledge on bystander intervention training and how organizations can effectively give employees the knowledge and skills they need to step in and help their coworkers. Listen in as they share insights from their latest course development for the training library at LRN.
This episode features
- Host – Felicity Duncan, LRN
- Guest – Kristen Motzer, LRN
Episode 6 – How to bring compliance benchmarking to life
What you’ll learn on this episode
- How do you know if your ethics and compliance program is successful? How are you capturing data and comparing it to industry benchmarks, or tracking your own company’s trends over time? This episode looks at benchmarking E&C data, how benchmarking practices come to life, and the role AI plays in LRN's new Catalyst Reveal solution.
This episode features
- Host – Emily Miner, LRN
- Guest – Derek Clune, LRN
Episode 7 – How does DOJ policy and guidance affect E&C programs?
What you’ll learn on this episode
- Over the last few years, federal regulators have provided detailed guidance on what they expect to see in E&C programs when it comes to misconduct inquiries or investigations. What do these recent reports, policies, and guidance mean for compliance professionals? This episode discusses the recent guidance from the US Department of Justice as well as DOJ policy impacting corporate compliance programs and ethical culture.
This episode features
- Host – Susan Divers, LRN
- Guest – John Drimmer, Paul Hastings
Episode 8 – Compliance benchmarking: Benefits, limitations, and best practices
What you’ll learn on this episode
- Guidance from the US Department of Justice, particularly the recent 2020 memorandum, stresses that a company’s compliance program must reflect and evolve with its risks—and should not be a snapshot or on cruise control. But in assessing those risks, it’s helpful to see what other companies in the same area or circumstances have done to meet them. Collective action and coordination can be very useful in dealing with common risks. So, when is benchmarking and a collective approach to risk helpful? And when can it backfire? This episode continues the conversation from Episode 6 about benchmarking by looking at the benefits and limitations of benchmarking, and how organizations can ensure they benchmark their E&C programs effectively.
This episode features
- Host – Emily Miner, LRN
- Guest – Susan Divers, LRN
The key takeaway
These top five episodes offer just a sample of the kinds of topics the Principled Podcast explores each season. To listen to more, check out the Podcasts page on LRN.com and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Stay tuned for more conversations on culture, ethics, and compliance in the coming calendar year.