Tagged: misconduct

The Dangerous Mix of Incentives and “Misconduct”

The Dangerous Mix of Incentives and “Misconduct”

We often hear about the dangerous risk to a company’s culture from rigorous sales incentive programs.  Like most issues, the answer to this issue is not cut and dried. On the one hand, we have a glaring example of failure – the Wells Fargo case.  Financial sales staff were subjected to an incredible sales program – for each client, a sales employee was required to...

Con Men, Criminals, and Compliance

What does it take (or not take) to be a con artist and/or a white collar criminal? Do not kid yourself — white collar criminals can be “dangerous,” in that they usually suffer from significant personality disorders. Many are narcissists and sociopaths and are constantly engaging in manipulation, financial schemes, and inflicting harm to victims. We all the know the legendary white collar scandals –...