Better.Way.Blog.

The team at CDE Advisors is on a curiosity-driven hunt for better ways—for innovative approaches to long-standing challenges. Here, we share insights, musings, and other thoughts about hot topics in our field—and hopefully, we’ll find some better ways along the way.

Zach Coseglia Zach Coseglia

Don’t let enforcement myths drive compliance decisions

The risk of FCPA enforcement has often been exaggerated—and we’re seeing it again in response to the DOJ’s latest memo. In this piece, Hui offers a roadmap to help legal, compliance, and business leaders navigate the hyperbole. Oh, and she make the case, again, for value-inspired ethics, over fear and enforcement-inspired compliance.

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Zach Coseglia Zach Coseglia

Data is a dish best served . . . with lasagna

Zach seeks (and sees) inspiration just about everywhere. Here, he shares data-related culture, compliance, and ethics learnings from last Tuesday’s election. This is not a political post. It’s a data one.

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  • I think over-reliance on benchmarking can be a trap. Yes, it can be helpful; and yes, it's nice to be able to understand what other people are doing. But sometimes, in the search for so-called best practices, we actually miss opportunities to find the better way.

    Zach Coseglia | Co-Founder, CDE Advisors

  • I like to ask “why.” “Why are we doing this?” Everything flows from the “why.” When you really ask “why,” you get to your purpose.

    Hui Chen | Co-Founder, CDE Advisors

  • We focus on performance, not fear. Culture drives performance. Data helps us measure performance. Ethics guides performance.

    CDE Advisors