Anna Romberg on Compliance Amidst a Global Consensus Breakdown [Podcast]

By Adam Turteltaub These are fractious times, and it’s often difficult to figure out what to do, what comes next and keep people with divergent views working together. Despite these challenges, Anna Romberg, Executive Vice President, Sustainability, Legal and Compliance for Getinge,  doesn’t believe that things are hopeless. In an article she co-authored with Richard Bistrong for Harvard Business Review, they  laid out several strategies for successfully navigating the current era. In this podcast, she reminds us that ethics and compliance programs are about more than following the law. They are also about encouraging good behavior, which includes following the company’s values, no matter how the political winds are blowing. With that said, now is a good time to do what organizations need to do, which is assess their values periodically to ensure that they are relevant, and the organization is living up to them. At the same time, she encourages the compliance team to embrace friction. It is inevitable when facing difficult discussions and different opinions. It’s also a sign of change and that the matter at hand needed to be dealt with. She also cautions compliance teams to be alert and encourage speaking up. With increased pressure and changing norms, some may lose sight of the need to do the right thing. Listen in for a bit of stability during unstable times. Listen now Sponsored by Case IQ, a global provider of whistleblowing, case management, and compliance solutions.