Compliance Lessons from Venice - Episode 3, How the Lion’s Mouth Informs Hotlines

Welcome to a short podcast series on doing compliance with a Venetian twist. This week, we will examine three areas where Venice’s time-honored methods inform modern compliance practices. Over the next 3 episodes, we will consider going back to basics in your compliance regime, the use of incentives and consequences to drive a culture of compliance, and how the Lion’s Mouth informs your modern-day whistleblower program. In this concluding Episode 3, we look at how the historical governance of Venice informs modern compliance programs by looking at Venice’s prototype whistleblower program, the Lion’s Mouth. In this episode, Tom highlights Venice’s early whistleblower systems, symbolized by the lion of St. Mark, and their implications for creating effective and trustworthy hotline programs. This series also offers best practices for setting up and maintaining robust hotline systems to ensure confidentiality, avoid retaliation, and comply with legal standards. You will draw valuable lessons from Venice’s rich history to enhance your organization’s compliance framework. Key highlights: Historical Context of Venice’s Whistleblower System Best Practices for Hotline Reporting Systems Additional Tips for Effective Hotline Implementation For more information on the Ethico Toolkit for Middle Managers, available at no charge, click here. Check out the full 3-book series, The Compliance Kids, on Amazon.com.