Generating Employee Awareness About Your Company's Compliance Management Program: 5 Tips for Success

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• Compliance management refers to the policies and
  procedures a company enforces in order to comply
  with government regulations as well as the
  companys own internal policies.
• Creating a compliance management program is just
  one step in the process.
• Ensuring each and every one of your employees is
  aware of your compliance planwhich may include
  policies on issues ranging from cyber security to
  workplace safety to consumer rightsis vital.

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• Compliance with federal and state regulations is
  not a matter to take lightlya compliance breach
  has many potential ramifications, including
• Erosion of consumer trust
• Loss of brand integrity
• Damaged internal morale
• Legal trouble with regulatory agencies
• An effective compliance planone in which
  employees are well-informedminimizes these risks
  and protects your companys good name from
  preventable mistakes.

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• Its safe to say that announcing a compliance
  training program probably wont stir up much
  excitement in employees.
• Yet, training doesnt have to be tedious. With
  the right strategy, you can create a fun,
  engaging, and effective campaign that raises
  awareness and protects your company from
  compliance failures.
• How to do it? Try these 5 strategies.

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• Modern businesses face many challenges, not the
  least of which is a growing list of compliance
  requirementsfrom FCPA to IT to SOX compliance.
• Different sets of guidelines between departments
  within a company can cause confusion and lead to
  compliance breaches.
• Dedicated software, such as the products offered
  by Aruvio, can help compliance managers
  centralize all of their information and
  streamline their processes.

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• Marketing pros know what makes people tick. Hint
  A dry presentation full of compliance jargon
  isnt it.
• You dont have to reinvent the wheeluse
  tried-and-tested marketing tactics to grab
  attention and drive messages home to your
  employees.
• Think catchy taglines and phrases that grab
  attention and are memorable.
• Contests, games, and reward systems are
  additional ways to engage employees and make
  learning fun.

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• Storytelling is one of the best ways to capture
  attention and make your presentation memorable.
  People relate to peoplenot technical jargon or
  legalese.
• Decide what type of narrative lends itself to
  your campaign, whether its
• The story of your company
• A fictional character
• A true story involving one of your clients or
  employees
• Facts and figures are important, but on their
  own they are seldom very effective. Tie facts in
  with stories to make them memorable.

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• Imagery is powerful. Visual information is easier
  to digest and can help people make sense of
  jargon-heavy or complex topics, such as the
  consequences of compliance breaches.
• Use images to tell stories. Mediums can include
• Posters
• Infographics
• Image slideshows
• Comic narratives
• Place posters in high-traffic areas like break
  rooms, hallways, and entryways. Other mediums,
  like infographics, can be pasted into the body
  of an email.

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• Change takes time. Repeat your message. The more
  your employees hear it the more likely they are
  to remember it, provided the message is
  interesting and impactful.
• How to repeat a message without coming off as
  tediously repetitive? The key is delivering the
  same point or points in varied and clever ways.
  Remember A compliance plan means nothing if your
  employees arent following it, or worse, dont
  know it exists.
• Ready to get your company on track with an
  effective compliance management program? Contact
  Aruvio today.

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• Aruvio is a leading developer of GRC (governance,
  risk management and compliance) software. Our
  software solutions help businesses of every size
  with regulatory compliance, third-party
  management, IT security, internal and external
  audits, quality and safety, risk management, and
  more.
• Aruvio is built on Salesforce.com, with powerful
  enterprise-class capabilitiesflexibility,
  scalability, reliability, extendibility, and
  mobility. Aruvio ensures customers are maintained
  on the latest generation platform security,
  features, functionality, and connectors.
• Aruvios software can be integrated at a fraction
  of the professional services costs and custom
  development time required to configure,
  implement, and extend other enterprise GRC
  platforms.
• Learn more about Aruvios powerful GRC solutions
  at aruvio.com.