Why Employees Break Rules They Already Know at Work

2026-03-06T18:18:41-07:00March 6th, 2026|Blog/News, Compliance Blog, Todd's Blog|

Why Employees Break Rules They Already Know at Work If compliance were simply a matter of "knowing the rules," every company with a 98% completion rate would be 100% safe. But we know that isn't the case. When a major compliance failure hits the headlines, the investigation rarely finds that the employee "didn't know" [...]

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Why Scenario-Based Training Improves Real Compliance Decisions

2026-03-06T11:52:09-07:00March 6th, 2026|Compliance Blog, Scenario-based Compliance Training, Todd's Blog|

Why Scenario-Based Training Improves Real Compliance Decisions Many organizations report high completion rates for compliance training, yet still encounter situations where employees hesitate or make uncertain decisions. This gap often occurs because training is completed months before employees encounter a real compliance situation. Scenario-based training focuses on the moment when employees must actually make [...]

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Why 98% Completion Isn’t Compliance | Scenario-Based Training

2026-03-06T14:27:51-07:00March 4th, 2026|Compliance Blog, Todd's Blog|

98% Completion Does Not Mean 98% Compliance Your compliance dashboard is glowing green. 98% completion. The Board is happy. But in a quiet conference room three floors down, a sales lead is about to backdate a contract. The 98% didn’t stop them. Many compliance programs report 95%–98% annual completion of Code of Conduct or [...]

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Smarter Course Design

2026-02-25T18:14:13-07:00April 30th, 2025|Blog/News, eLearning, Microlearning, Todd's Blog, Training, Xcelus|

Smarter Course Design for Busy Employees: Design With Respect Introduction: Getting caught up in delivering all the necessary information at once is easy when developing corporate training. After all, leadership, compliance, and HR often have a lot they want employees to know. But here's the truth: most employees aren't sitting at their desks with [...]

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Finding the Optimal Length for Online Corporate eLearning

2025-04-29T08:03:35-06:00April 28th, 2025|Blog/News, eLearning, Microlearning, Todd's Blog, Training, Xcelus|

How Long Is Too Long? Finding the Optimal Length for Online Corporate Training Modules In today's fast-paced corporate environment, attention spans are dwindling, making it crucial to design online training modules that are both engaging and concise. But what is the ideal length for a training module? And how can organizations effectively deliver longer [...]

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Compliance Training – One Size Doesn’t Fit All

2026-03-10T13:38:16-06:00April 21st, 2025|Blog/News, Code of Conduct Training, Compliance Blog, Culture of Compliance, FCPA / Anti-bribery, Todd's Blog, Training, Xcelus|

Compliance Training - One Size Doesn't Fit All Why High-Risk Roles Need Deeper Compliance Training Introduction Not all jobs carry the same compliance risk. Yet many companies treat compliance training as a universal one-size-fits-all solution—one annual Code of Conduct course for everyone. While a broad baseline is critical for company-wide awareness, certain roles demand [...]

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How Engaging Compliance Training Pays Off

2026-03-06T14:53:21-07:00April 8th, 2025|Blog/News, Code of Conduct Training, Compliance Blog, Culture of Compliance, eLearning, Todd's Blog|

How Engaging Compliance Training Pays Off As a Compliance Director at a mid-sized public company, you might sometimes feel like the "Chief Reminder Officer" – constantly nudging busy employees to finish their mandatory training. We get it: corporate compliance courses have a notorious reputation for being snooze-fests. But here's the good news: it doesn't have [...]

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What Compliance Training Can Learn from Marketing

2026-03-10T12:56:40-06:00January 16th, 2025|Blog/News, HIPAA, Leadership, Microlearning, Todd's Blog, Xcelus|

Training and Marketing: Lessons Training and Development Can Learn from Marketing Understanding what training can learn from marketing can help organizations design learning programs that reinforce key ideas over time rather than delivering information all at once. At first glance, training and marketing might seem like two very different fields with distinct purposes and [...]

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Ten Things That Keep Chief Compliance Officers Awake at Night 

2026-03-12T12:21:48-06:00January 5th, 2024|Blog/News, Compliance Blog, Culture of Compliance, Leadership, Todd's Blog, Training|

Ten Things That Keep Chief Compliance Officers Awake at Night  As the managing partner of a company that develops custom training courses, I have worked with many Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) and their teams to develop compliance-related courses. One of the first questions I ask the CCO is: What keeps you awake at night, [...]

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The Importance of Leadership Succession Training – Ensuring Long-Term Success

2023-08-02T15:21:41-06:00August 2nd, 2023|Leadership, Todd's Blog, Training|

Introduction In today's dynamic business landscape, organizations face numerous challenges that require effective leadership at every level. However, many companies overlook a critical aspect of sustained success: leadership succession planning. By implementing a comprehensive leadership succession training program, companies can proactively develop and nurture the next generation of leaders, ensuring continuity, adaptability, and sustained [...]

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