In 2013 the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission slapped an energy company with two separate $500,000 fines for a natural gas explosion that killed five people in Allentown. You know, killed. As in dead. These are people just like those from your neighborhood. $1M dollars total. In 2016 the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the same regulator, fined […]
Continue readingHow To Say NO And Still Feel The LOVE
If you’ve read my previous posts your familiar with what I refer to as the “Compliance Effect”. Often, as compliance professionals, people are not always happy to see us when we walk in the room. They noticeably shrink in their seats just waiting to hear us deliver the news that they can’t do something because […]
Continue readingAre You Undervaluing Your Knowledge?
Your ability to perform a task has value. Historically that ability is valued based on several factors. One of the most significant factors is the amount of time it takes to complete the task. This has created a paradigm where often we gauge our worth based on time. How much time it takes to complete […]
Continue reading3 Ways To Minimize The “Compliance Effect”
As compliance professionals, you have all experienced the “compliance effect”. This is when you enter a meeting, elevator, or other business setting and things get a little quiet. The tension goes up…just a little bit. Sales people often deal with similar situations, so using sales strategies can help solve the problem. So how can compliance […]
Continue readingAre You Leveraging Your Most Valuable Asset?
We’ve all heard of Uber, Ebay, Airbnb. You may use them. These services are part of what is often referred to as the sharing economy, collaborative consumption or, as I recently read “Ubernomics”. The basic concept is pretty simple: leveraging new technology to market your assets to a rapidly expanding network of buyers. One of […]
Continue readingMe Inc. – The Sharing Economy Comes to Compliance
When most folks think of the shared economy (if they think of it at all) they think of ride-sharing, or graphic design. There is another type of “sharing” that, as it takes hold, will change the way compliance professionals do work. It is the sharing of a knowledge worker’s talent and time. In my previous […]
Continue readingA Gift…Especially if You’re a Compliance Professional.
Today we are announcing the next evolution of compliance; uCompli uCompli provides compliance professionals with professional freedom and unlimited financial opportunity. Regulated companies will be able to comply with efficiency and confidence with uCompli. What ridesharing apps did for driving, uCompli will do for compliance professionals. Check out our Expert Compliance Professional (ECP) specific site. […]
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