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Many of you will know how important it is to keep your promises. It's a measure of the worth of a person and of an organization. Striving...

– G.K. Chesterton. When I founded Lean Compliance in 2017 I was encouraged to write blog posts to help draw attention to our website....

Evaluating risk is important but handling risk is better. To meet obligations requires contending with threats as well as opportunities....

In a recent article I introduced Promise Theory and its application with respect to compliance. At a high level, Promise Theory puts...

Understanding compliance mindsets using set theory TLDR Those involved with compliance will eventually observe two different mindsets at...

The RACI model has been used to help manage projects successfully. Could it also be used to help manage obligations? In this blog post we...

Many organizations begin meeting compliance obligations using Compliance 1 practices. These are founded on basic capabilities that are...

Registration is now CLOSED Why is this training needed? Over the last decade regulators have started to modernize their programs to...

In this post we will look at the topic of compliance governance which is the act of steering to keep organizations between the lines and...

The Future of Compliance - Digital Threads In response to the Grenfell Tower Fire, the UK government introduced new regulations and a new regulator to address shortcomings in building safety. This new safety regime is intended to prevent the occurrence of incidents similar to the Grenfell Tower disaster that resulted in 72 deaths in 2017. Among the measures that this regulation introduces is what is being called, "A Golden Thread." This is in fact a "Digital Thread" the firs

It is unlikely that organizations will be able to meet all their stakeholder obligations without the benefits of engineering. However,...

For those responsible for management systems you have most likely noticed the elevation of continuous improvement and specifically the...

The new year has begun for many in earnest with the year's goals and objectives on the forefront of our minds. How will we achieve these...

Promises might be your super power to help you meet all your obligations, Obligations and promises are tightly connected and hold...

Compliance management systems are used by organizations for the purpose of helping them first achieve and then maintain compliance which...

Many organizations implement their compliance systems in a phased approach by working through each element of a regulation or standard....