April 1st, 2012
The Most Dangerous Meeting
At times we are tasked by our charges, or by circumstances, to arrange a most dangerous meeting. These are meetings held with the wanted, the notorious, the sociopath and the [...]
April 1st, 2012
Prepare for Success and Manage Failure
by Gail Kasper, Author and Motivational Speaker There are two things many people don’t seem quite prepared for: success and failure. When failure happens, it throws a big wrench into [...]
April 1st, 2012
Where Policies Fail
Last week, Citibank was cited for failures of its BSA Compliance Program under a cease and desist order issues by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The [...]
April 1st, 2012
A Client Review
We were approached by a man who wanted to sell automobiles and heavy equipment to Burma (Myanmar) for cash that some relative would collect. He said – Burma (Myanmar) is [...]
March 1st, 2012
Can Fraud and Corruption be Stopped?
We must now consider if fraud can ever be eliminated: and under this head there are three points of inquiry. (1) Whether fraud can ever be clearly defined. (2) Whether [...]
March 1st, 2012
Overcome The “Not Invented Here” Syndrome
By Gail Kasper, Author and Mentor of the Top 1% Club (http://www.gailkasper.com) Are you familiar with NIH, the “not invented here” syndrome? Perhaps it’s rampant at your place of work. [...]
March 1st, 2012
Hostile Environments, how dangerous can they be?
In corners of the world, society unravels at unpredictable times in some predictable ways. As the first portion the times are unpredictable times – I shall avoid the chutzpah of [...]
March 1st, 2012
The Perceived Value of a Franchise
Operating in the world of franchised business as I do you learn that many principals that are true in business are magnified by the relationships in franchising. It is fairly [...]
