
The Power of the Fake Commute
Have you ever heard of a fake commute?
Neither had I until last week during the opening keynote of the SCCE conference in Phoenix. In it, Dr. Aditi Nerurkar from Harvard Medical School talked about the effects of burnout in the post-pandemic age, and how to combat the challenges so many of us face in our hybrid or work-from-home environments.
Her advice? Use rituals and a fake commute.

Are you (or your program) memorable?
Right now, I’m traveling from Los Angeles to Phoenix for the SCCE’s annual conference. I’m leading a panel session on Tuesday, and I want it to be memorable. In truth, I want to be memorable too. But how do I stack the deck in my favor?

Compliance Champions? Yes , please – but what’s best? Part II
When Spark Compliance is doing a compliance program review and an organization doesn’t have a Compliance Champions program, guess what becomes a key recommendation? That’s right – starting a Compliance Champions program. Why?
Well, a Champions program has many benefits…

Compliance Champions? Yes please – but what’s best? Part I
Who doesn’t love the idea of having an expanded reach?
Having people showing up throughout the organization holding the banner of compliance? Keeping you informed as they act as the eyes and ears on the ground in a way impossible for your valiant team (perhaps, your team of one)?
Compliance Champions are a great way to make all of this happen.

5 Compliance Lessons from the Explosive Twitter Meltdown
The explosive complaint filed with the SEC, DOJ, and FTC about security meltdowns at Twitter have all the best compliance problems!
As Zatko is slated to speak in front of Congress on Tuesday, it’s worth looking at his story for compliance lessons.

UPDATE: Why did I do this? Adventures in Executive Education
UPDATE: Why did I do this? Adventures in Executive Education A year ago, I completed an executive education course on