FCPA Comments by Andrew Ceresney

By |2016-12-28T13:21:43-07:00November 25th, 2014|Compliance Blog|

Andrew Ceresney, Director, SEC Division of Enforcement, recently spoke at the 31st International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Andrew discussed the latest developments in the SEC’s FCPA enforcement. His remarks focused on four areas: Focus on Individuals Individual accountability is critical to FCPA enforcement — and imposing personal consequences on bad actors, including through bars and monetary sanctions, will continue to be a high priority for us. Importance of FCPA Compliance Programs Nothing situates a company better to avoid [...]

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FCPA Comments by Leslie Caldwell

By |2021-04-06T07:43:25-06:00November 20th, 2014|Compliance Blog|

Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Leslie R. Caldwell, recently spoke at the 22nd Annual Ethics and Compliance Conference and the FCPA Conference and the 2014 FCPA Conference. There were three themes to her comments in the two speeches: Aggressive prosecutions International cooperation between countries has increased Cooperation with the DOJ is is a factor in sentencing guidlines Below are some of her highlights from her two speeches. The World Bank estimates that more than $1 trillion is paid every year [...]

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Mobile Learning in Africa

By |2016-12-28T13:21:43-07:00October 2nd, 2014|Blog/News|

Xcelus in Zambia/Africa 24 Samsung Tab 4 tablets with Conservation Farming training installed. 24 Samsung tablets ready for mobile learning in the Western Province in Zambia. Xcelus developed a mobile learning solution along with Hitachi Data Systems to help train farmers on Conservation Farming techniques in the African bush. The training covered the following topics: Land Preparation Compost Preparation Planting Winter Cropping Farmer Testimonials Leadership support for the project. Each tablet is pre-loaded with a set of English [...]

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Xcelus Updates ‘Code of Conduct’ Online Training Course

By |2014-11-26T13:42:14-07:00October 1st, 2014|Blog/News, Code of Conduct Training|

Provo, UT – October 1, 2014 –Xcelus updated their ‘Code of Conduct’ online training course to include simple animation chalkboard style.  A Code of Conduct course is the foundation for all corporate compliance training.  The Xcelus Code of Conduct course is designed in a Simple Animation style which creates a more dynamic compliance learning experience when compared to traditional "read and sign" code of conduct training. The online training course reviews the principles, values, standards and rules of behavior to help guide the [...]

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What If Compliance Training was More Like a Marketing Campaign?

By |2016-12-28T13:21:44-07:00September 16th, 2014|Code of Conduct Training, Compliance Blog, Culture of Compliance, FCPA / Anti-bribery, Todd's Blog|

Recent 'memory' research shows that students forget 70% of what we teach within 24 hours of a training event.  This is part of a concept called the 'Forgetting Curve' where over a period of given time you forget things that your brain determines as no longer useful. (Learning Solutions Magazine) That is a daunting thought if you are a compliance trainer knowing that many core compliance principles will be forgotten within 24 hours. How can you create a “Culture of Compliance” if your [...]

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Optimal Video Length for Training Videos

By |2016-12-28T13:21:44-07:00September 15th, 2014|eLearning, Todd's Blog, Training Videos|

A few months ago, while talking to a potential client about several of our online compliance training courses like Business Ethics, Code of Conduct, and Workplace Harassment, she asked what the average course length was for Xcelus courses.  I told her that most of our online compliance courses averaged about 12-14 minutes in length.  She immediately questioned whether anyone could learn anything in 12 minutes.  But the opposite is actually true. I told her that it has been our experience that most [...]

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A Review of Best Practices for FCPA Compliance Programs

By |2021-03-29T09:55:31-06:00August 22nd, 2014|Compliance Blog, Culture of Compliance, FCPA / Anti-bribery|

In this video webinar, Michael Volkov, CEO of The Volkov Law Group, examins FCPA compliance program best practices: Best Practice #1 - Leadership Commitment to Compliance and Ethics Best Practice #2 - Communicating Tone Throughout Organization Best Practice #3 - Governance Structure Best Practice #4 - Empowered Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) Best Practice #5 - Due Diligence of Third Parties Best Practice #6 - Risk Assessment and Management Best Practice #7 - Company Policies and Procedures Best Practice #8 - [...]

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Xcelus, LLC Wins Gold Stevie® Award in 12th Annual American Business Awards for Best Training Video

By |2017-07-12T13:27:41-06:00June 16th, 2014|Awards, Blog/News, Code of Conduct Training, Stevie, Training Videos, Xcelus News Blog|

Xcelus, LLC Wins Gold Stevie® Award in 12th Annual American Business Awards for Best Training Video PROVO, UT, June 16, 2014  Xcelus, LLC won the Gold Stevie award for “Best Training Video” Friday evening in The 2014 American Business Awards for its online compliance training video Xcelus developed for Life Technologies. The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, [...]

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The Socialization of Learning

By |2021-04-06T07:50:29-06:00June 2nd, 2014|Blog/News, Todd's Blog|

Social media is now the underlying social structure of our human existence. Yes, we do meet up in person from time to time, but let’s be honest, most of our interactions with others happen digitally. There are some interesting trends surrounding how we behave on social media. Here are a few statistics to consider:  56% of Facebook fans say they’re more likely to recommend a brand to a friend after becoming a fan (Social Media Quickstarter, 2011) 76% of [...]

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Xcelus Named as Finalist in 2014 American Business Awards (sm)

By |2014-11-26T13:43:17-07:00May 25th, 2014|Awards, Xcelus News Blog|

Xcelus Online Compliance Training Video Recognized as One of This Year’s Best Training Videos Xcelus, LLC, a leading provider of online training videos, was announced as a finalist in the Video category in The 2014 American Business Awards, and will ultimately be a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie Award winner in the program. The training video developed by Xcelus was part of Life Technologies annual code of conduct employee training. Xcelus’ services for this project included instructional design, script development, [...]

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