Untangled - Simplifying Corporate Compliance
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -What happens when four compliance and ethics professionals get together virtually during a pandemic lockdown? They discuss the trials and tribulations of their roles, their daily experiences, and all the challenges faced in attempting to build effective compliance and ethics programmes in the pharmaceutical sector. Taking the complex world of compliance, the regulated environment of lifesciences and the confusing world of human behaviour, this podcast aims to distil the daily challenges into simple ideas that can be practically implemented, no matter the size, location or culture of the company in question.
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How to Avoid FOMO and Use Data Effectively in your Monitoring...
March 21, 2023 09:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBWe all know that "data analytics" and "big data" are supposed to help us with our monitoring but in reality how easy is that to achieve? What do we need to think about to make the data work for us and not have us be slaves to our data? Today's episode helps us to work through how we might begin to build a monitoring programme which makes the best use of the data available to us and actually bring value and not just cost. So listen further to hear about how data analytics can be sexy, how ...
Compliance Monitoring: is this effort worthwhile?
January 29, 2023 16:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBIn our latest episode of Untangled, Alex, Stephanie and Jim tackle Compliance monitoring. What is it? What’s the point? Who should do it? In this episode, we consider a monitoring program’s purpose, discuss the value of ‘Live’ monitoring, and consider ways to deliver additional value beyond pure transactional monitoring approaches. Listen in and let us know your thoughts by joining the discussion on our LinkedIn page. This Episode host: Alex Davison – Uses a human approach to build a ...
Third Party Compliance Risk - How to Shift The Blame?
December 05, 2022 12:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBOur latest episode of Untangled is on Third Party Due Diligence. Is it all about finding the partner of your dreams (and not being fooled by their nice Tinder profiles) or is it just about getting perfect paperwork and a bit of a "wink wink"? Listen to this episode to form an opinion and hear some practical tips for your programme. This Episode host: Alex Davison – Uses a human approach to build a culture of ethics and compliance within his business teams and is on the hunt for the ‘univer...
How to plan for a compliance investigation on a Friday afternoon?
November 21, 2022 19:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBIt's Friday afternoon and you receive an e-mail grenade through the whistleblowing hotline, what do you? In this episode of Untangled we provide practical advice to plan for a compliance investigation, whenever you receive the report. What should be included in an investigation plan and who should be involved? How do you gain organisational support and trust in the process? Should you set time limits for investigations? Find out in this episode. This Episode host: Alex Davison – Uses a hu...
"Speak Up Culture": can we move past dated "hotlines" and tacky posters?
November 07, 2022 13:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBWelcome back to Untangled, the podcast that takes the complex world of compliance and simplifies it. The topic for today chat is "speak up culture" - probably the most forgotten element that has largely been about checking a regulatory box for years. When ‘speak up’ programs were first implemented, the most popular method of capturing incident reports from employees was a literal telephone hotline, and many companies still utilize that (one may argue archaic) terminology and philosophy. ...
Compliance Training - Effective, Practical, Boring, Useless?
October 24, 2022 13:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MBWe're letting you in to a little-known secret on this week's episode... Compliance training doesn't have to be dull! There, we said it. In fact, the less dull you make it the more people might learn! So, this week we discuss what might help to get people to take away, and be able to apply, learning from our training sessions. We're also talking about what you might measure, and how you can measure it, to see what is working and where we can improve! Join us in this conversation and sha...
Compliance Training - Effective, Practical, Boring, Useless?
October 24, 2022 13:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MBWe're letting you in to a little-known secret on this week's episode... Compliance training doesn't have to be dull! There, we said it. In fact, the less dull you make it the more people might learn! So, this week we discuss what might help to get people to take away, and be able to apply, learning from our training sessions. We're also talking about what you might measure, and how you can measure it, to see what is working and where we can improve! Join us in this conversation and sha...
Policies - How to make them Exciting to Read?
October 09, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBWhat is your reaction when you hear that a new policy has been released? Chances are you are not overwhelmed with anticipation, desperate to read it as if it were the next Harry Potter. Well, I don’t think we’re ever going to get to that point, but in today’s podcast we chat about how you can make your policies more digestible and effective whether they are written in English, Emojis or Hieroglyphics! Join us in this conversation and share your comments and views in our LinkedIn group. T...
Policies
October 09, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBWhat is your reaction when you hear that a new policy has been released? Chances are you are not overwhelmed with anticipation, desperate to read it as if it were the next Harry Potter. Well, I don’t think we’re ever going to get to that point, but in today’s podcast we chat about how you can make your policies more digestible and effective whether they are written in English, Emojis or Hieroglyphics! Join us in this conversation and share your comments and views in our LinkedIn group. T...
Can you Measure Compliance Programme Effectiveness?
September 26, 2022 08:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBUntangled, the podcast that takes the complex world of compliance and simplifies it. We thought the easiest topic to start Season 2 would be about measuring compliance programme effectiveness. Can you do it? Should you do it? How to do it? Does it even make sense to do it? Join us in this conversation and share your comments and views in our LinkedIn group. This Episode host: Andriy Kirmach – enjoys building compliance programmes from the ground up as well as structuring and restruct...
Season 2 Introduction
September 23, 2022 11:00 - 5 minutes - 3.68 MBSo one year later, we finally managed to create Untangled - Season 2, the podcast that takes the complex world of compliance and simplifies it. Tune in for new episodes starting next Monday and find out if Alex has actually killed a puppy, what's Stephanie's experience with Tinder, and whether AI technology fully consumed Jim and he now lives in a compliance metaverse. Untangled Team: Stephanie Wingrove – passionate about creating compliance programmes that centre on ethical values, empo...
Is "Playing By The Rules" Always Good For Business?
September 15, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBSome say that rules are there to be broken, others that they get in the way of progress. In Compliance, we’re often seen as the gatekeeper of the rules and a can sometimes be labelled as barriers to success - burdening businesses with bureaucracy and unnecessary controls. With that in mind, we take a look today at whether ‘playing by the rules’ is good for business and if there is ever a time when breaking the rules may be the right thing to do. Host: James (Jim) Swift – curious by natur...
Can Compliance Programme be Designed to Empower People?
September 06, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBRules, rules, rules... Policies, SOPs, manuals and guardrails... This is how we often perceive compliance - daunting and uninspiring. And that is because many programmes are created as such (perhaps for all the right reasons?). But is that possible to design and build a compliance programme that empowers people?, lets them make decisions?, and even make mistakes? Can compliance managers foster the culture of collaboration and shared vision? Join us for Episode 8 of the Untangled, and com...
How can compliance professionals leverage technology?
August 29, 2021 21:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBAs we go through the 4th industrial revolution, how can compliance professionals leverage new digital opportunities? Listen to this episode to hear some practical examples for how technology has been used by compliance professionals in the past and what may be coming in the near future. Also discover Jim's next business venture, Andriy's dystopian prediction for e-mail software and Stephanie's fondest computer model. Host: Alex Davison – Uses a human approach to build a culture of ethics a...
"It Wasn't Me!" - Is There Always Someone to Blame for Rule-Breaking?
August 23, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBSome Compliance & Ethics professionals might like to think of themselves as superheroes, flying in to save the day and rescue the company from the dastardly plans of everyday corporate villainy. In reality, episodes of wrong-doing are rarely so cut and dried and there is a lot that we can all learn from misconduct. In this episode we look at how to best handle investigations and misconduct to avoid a blame culture and truly understand why things go wrong, Host: Stephanie Wingrove – passi...
Why Don't People Like Compliance Officers?
July 19, 2021 06:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBThey are often dubbed as "business blockers", "NO! people", and "worse than lawyers". They rarely have a popular table at a company's Christmas party. They walk down the corridor and other people start speaking quieter or leave the coffee area. And if you end up with a compliance officer in a casual setting - what would you talk about? Can you share all those fun stories about your customer meetings? Should you mention that you just completed the Code of Conduct training? Is it ok to j...
Why Don't People Speak Up?
July 12, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBHave you seen Erin Brokovich? Ever watched Line of Duty? Then you may be wondering yourself why anyone would ever "blow the whistle". In this episode, Jim, Alex and Stephanie discuss the whys and wherefores as to how to create a culture within an organisation where people are happy to raise concerns. Host: James (Jim) Swift – curious by nature, Jim enjoys solving problems and identifying opportunities for improvement to compliance programs and organisational culture. Jim has over 15 ye...
Why is Compliance Important to You?
July 05, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBAre some people destined to become compliance managers? Or is it a job where many end up by accident? Let’s talk about why we like working in compliance, why this role is important for the business, and what skills make a great compliance manager. Join us for Episode 3 of the Untangled, discover personal journeys of the Podcast Contributors, and please share your stories in comments. Host: · Andriy Kirmach – enjoys building compliance programmes from the ground up as well as stru...
Why Does Compliance Training Suck?
June 28, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBYour heart sinks, you just received an automated email informing you that it’s time for some mandatory compliance training. Why must you suffer through this? What did you do wrong? Never mind, perhaps you'll just be able to click "start" and then go and get a cup of tea whilst it plays in the background... Despite best efforts, we all, including compliance professionals, dislike the majority of compliance training that we are subject to. In this episode of Untangled, Stephanie asks the t...
What Is The Compliance Function All About?
June 06, 2021 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBAlex is having an existential crisis - he's worked in Compliance & Ethics in the pharmaceutical sector for years but woke up this morning and suddenly wondered why. In this episode of Untangled, Stephanie and Andriy help Alex to regain his confidence that his chosen career path is not a mistake and that as a function, there really is a lot that the Compliance team can do to help companies to succeed. Join the discussion by following us on LinkedIn at Untangled https://www.linkedin.com/gr...