Compliance Week Activities
Creative Strategies & Ideas

In this episode of Creativity & Compliance, Tom & Ronnie share creative activities, strategies and ideas to engage employees for Compliance Week.

• It’s a way to stand out and rise above the noise of all the day-to-day communications that we’re all bombarded with
• It’s a way to drive traffic to policies and learning resources
• It’s a way to change the tone and improve your reputation and brand

This begs the question – If this is a valuable strategy during this week, why don’t we do this throughout the year! That is a rant for another time. Let’s leave it at this.

“Compliance Week is a great opportunity to be fun and interesting, to reintroduce what the compliance functions role and purpose is, to drive attention to policies and learning resources and as a launching point to incorporate these high-value activities into your program throughout the year.”

• Video of the Day – Share short, entertaining videos each day, highlighting a policy or speak up culture and driving traffic to those resources. Songs & Jingles, Fake Commercials, Movie Trailers, and more.

• Interactive Contests & Games – Ask employees to do something. This could be as simple as “spot the problem” or “answer this question” which could/should be interesting and fun. It could be, “write new ethics & compliance lyrics to this song” or “make a selfie video sharing your code/motto.” It could be a scavenger hunt where you ask employees to look for “easter egg” hidden within the Code. Interactivity is good.

• Talk Shows Featuring Your Execs – Interview leaders mixing in some serious questions along with some “fun facts” to get them talking about the issues in a conversational way, while also humanizing them and making them less intimidating. The “On-the-street” style of interviews are also great for getting lots and lots of employees involved speaking about the importance of behaving the right way.

Distribution Opportunities – Get the Word Out

• Post on company newsletters
• Post on other department newsletters
• Distribute via internal social media channels
• Give to leaders to play during Zoom/Teams meetings
• Play as commercials during town halls or meetings
• Distribute cards with QR Codes

Entertainment is helpful! It drives engagement, awareness and stickiness of learning all the while making you and your team more welcoming and approachable. Ethics & Compliance’s main goal should be influence. Mixing in these fun activities makes it more likely that employees will feel comfortable seeking out your advice and support.