October 11, 2021

Integrity Clearly at Issue Within the IOC and the AIBA

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Boxing Association (AIBA) have significant integrity problems. The IOC is the guardian of the Olympic Games and the […]
February 8, 2021

A Confidential Hotline Would be a Good Start for Addressing Various Problems Confronting MLB Teams

According to Trent Rosecrans, president of the Baseball Writers Association of America, “MLB has promised to consider instituting a third-party confidential hotline so that violations can […]
December 21, 2020

Reputational Risk: A Threat to Sports Officials Requiring a Call to Action

Reputational risk – also known as reputation risk – is a threat or danger to the good name or standing of a business or entity, or […]
December 10, 2018

What is a Culture of Integrity & How Do We Get There?

15 Questions with Roy Snell, Retiring CEO of the Society of Corporate Ethics & Compliance and How to Implement a Culture of Compliance in Your Own […]
April 5, 2018

When Sweeping Things Under the Rug No Longer Works

Nearly five years ago, I recall a conversation I had with Adam Turtletaub, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives & International Programs at SCCE, when he told […]
February 24, 2017

A Wake-Up Call for US Olympic Governing Bodies

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, announced on a recent CBS “60 Minutes” segment that she is crafting a bill that would establish clear protocol and require amateur […]
February 7, 2017

Cardinals Pay the Price for Non-Compliance

Earlier last year the Compliance and Ethics Blog posted a piece I’d written entitled, “Yet Another Scandal in Sports.” This piece reported on Chris Correa, a […]
January 24, 2017

Towards an Integrity & Compliance Program for Sports Organizations

Allegations of sexual abuse by young gymnasts in the USA and soccer players in the UK may well prove to be the turning point that push […]
January 11, 2017

Global Alliance Seeks to Promote Integrity in Sports

Sports leaders who’ve convinced themselves their particular sport or sports organization is too distinctive to entertain working with others to develop a common code of conduct, […]
January 11, 2017

Hotline – Best Practices

Over twenty years ago, former inspector general of Health and Human Services Richard Kusserow and his daughter Carrie Kusserow were operating the third largest hotline service […]
December 2, 2016

A Way Forward for USA Gymnastics

USA Gymnastics, which has been criticized for not promptly reporting suspected sexual abuse, has appointed Deborah J. Daniels, a former federal prosecutor and currently managing partner […]
October 21, 2016

Integrity Programs: What Are We Waiting For?

It’s time. Officials organizations have been bumping along all these years, doing things the same old way, using patchwork solutions (or not reacting at all) when […]