Elements in the Culture of Compliance: Part III

2026-03-10T12:43:50-06:00March 17th, 2021|Compliance Blog, Culture of Compliance|

We conclude our series on how to create and maintain a culture of compliance, recognizing the rapidly changing world of contemporary business. What was true six months ago may no longer adequately describe today’s business environment. That’s why the department responsible for communications and training on compliance issues must stay ahead of the changes [...]

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Elements in the Culture of Compliance: Part II

2026-03-10T12:41:38-06:00March 17th, 2021|Compliance Blog, Culture of Compliance|

Culture of Convenience vs Culture of Compliance Part I demonstrated what it takes to foster a company-wide “Culture of Compliance” through continuous communication. Compliance courses and proper communication of company compliance objectives are crucial to establishing an effective culture of compliance. Multiple Touch Points However, compliance training doesn't have to end when the initial [...]

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Three Elements in a Culture of Compliance: Part I

2026-03-10T12:38:55-06:00March 16th, 2021|Compliance Blog|

Creating a culture of Compliance - Continuous Communication Creating a Culture of Compliance can be a difficult task given the many moving pieces, but there are several benefits.  In this post, we will be considering the topic of Continuous Communication to help build a culture of compliance. A company that only deals with problems [...]

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Compliance Training – Off-the-Shelf vs. Customized Courses

2021-03-17T09:07:02-06:00March 10th, 2021|Compliance Blog, Todd's Blog|

“It wasn’t in the compliance training materials.” That’s a phrase most compliance officers don’t want to hear from their colleagues or employees, especially if something they did triggered an investigation or lawsuit. Hearing something like that should raise tons of red flags, not only from a legal perspective, but also from a training viewpoint. [...]

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How much does it cost to produce an online elearning course?

2026-04-01T13:55:06-06:00February 12th, 2021|eLearning, Todd's Blog, Training, Training Videos|

How Much Does It Cost to Produce an Online eLearning Course? As an eLearning development firm, this is the most common question we hear — and the most honest answer is: it depends. But that answer is only useful if you understand what it depends on. Here is a practical breakdown of what drives [...]

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Compliance Training – PowerPoint Course vs Paid Options – is it Worth the Cost?

2026-04-02T07:23:27-06:00May 11th, 2017|Blog/News, Todd's Blog, Training, Xcelus|

Compliance Training - PowerPoint Course vs Paid Options A corporate contact recently asked me to help justify paying for an online compliance training course when the company had a good PowerPoint slide deck that employees and partners could review and sign upon completion. The question of PowerPoint deck vs professional training courses really depends on [...]

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Why You Need To Start Preparing Now For New EU Data Privacy Rules

2017-05-10T13:00:42-06:00May 10th, 2017|Blog/News, Compliance Blog, Data Privacy|

There's a new European data privacy regulation coming into full effect in May 2018 called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - will your organization be ready? The GDPR is designed to establish a single set of rules for data protection across Europe, replacing the patchwork of national data protection laws that were enacted [...]

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Want To Travel to Cuba, or Do Business There? Read This First

2016-12-28T13:21:43-07:00May 31st, 2016|Compliance Blog, Culture of Compliance, Export Controls, FCPA / Anti-bribery|

With President Obama’s recent historic trip to Cuba, there has been a lot of focus on the future of the longstanding US embargo on Cuba. Obama’s trip capped off an 18 month period during which the US Government amended some of the embargo rules in an effort to begin charting a new course in US-Cuba [...]

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New EU Data Privacy Rules — Get Ready for the “Privacy Shield”

2016-12-28T13:21:43-07:00May 26th, 2016|Code of Conduct Training, Compliance Blog, Culture of Compliance, Data Privacy|

In the world of data privacy law, when we refer to the “Privacy Shield,” we aren’t talking about a cardboard contraption to keep people from looking at your laptop screen. If you haven’t heard about it yet, the EU-US Privacy Shield is a newly proposed set of rules and regulations governing the legally authorized transfer [...]

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Video is taking over the Internet

2016-12-28T13:21:43-07:00February 19th, 2016|Blog/News|

A recent study by Cisco, Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update, 2015–2020 White Paper, confirmed the videos popularity on the internet. Here are some of the quick statistics and predictions sumerized by ReelSEO: By 2020, over 75% of global mobile data traffic will be video content. In U.S. video will account for 77% of total [...]

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