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.

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DOJ’s enforcement priorities and what they mean for you

Hui dives into Matthew R. Galeotti recent speech on the Criminal Division’s enforcement priorities; and, again, her take is a bit different from many of the voices in our community.

A word on monitorships from our co-founder

Hui and her co-author Prof. Todd Haugh offer their take on how to remake monitorships.

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

Better.Way.Blog.

DOJ’s enforcement priorities and what they mean for you

A word on monitorships from our co-founder

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.

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.

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