Given recent events in the news, I thought it might be useful to take a look from a @Human Risk perspective at what incompetent leaders can do when things go wrong on their watch. Obviously, they can't simply admit they got things wrong, because that would expose their incompetence and risk them losing their job. Instead, they need tools to support them in continuing to be able to protect their position, in spite of the fact that there is plenty of evidence that this poses a serious risk. In video No.10 of my series of 'Tips for Incompetent Leaders', I highlight how a simple tool can simultaneously make them look like they're trying to clean things up, but actually allow them to continue to be useless.

How can you make your Compliance program as bureaucratic & obstructive as possible while still appearing to be helpful? A poster at Rotterdam train station ostensibly designed to 'help' Ukrainian 🇺🇦 refugees get to the UK, provides some answers. My thanks to BBC correspondent Anna Holligan who tweeted a picture of it. Having read the poster, I realised that it provided insights into how you can design a process that looks like it allows something good to happen, but in reality, creates Kafkaesque hell designed to prevent it. In my latest Human Risk video, I break down the processes outlined in the poster to see why they're so obstructive. In doing so, I discover that they've even included one technique that makes things so confusing, that it manages to confuse me when I'm describing it in the video. It's worth noting that the poster was designed by Eurostar — the people who run trains through the Channel Tunnel between UK and France — who *are* offering Ukrainian refugees free travel. 👏 So, while they are responsible for the poster, they're not responsible for the processes it outlines. That's entirely down to the UK Government. Though they could've written the poster in Ukrainian and made the steps somewhat easier to follow. Pedants will therefore note that my description of it as a 'Government poster' is therefore technically wrong. But my point remains! I know some people will argue that the process is just incompetence, rather than deliberately making things hard, but I think that's far too generous.

A ferry company that fired 800 employees by Teams, inspired me to prepare a video to help companies that want to make unethical decisions. After all, if you're going to do something, do it well. Here's how they can. For more sensible advice, visit 👉 www.human-risk.com

A tweet about the challenges of making tea led me to make this video about something I call The Tea Dilemma.

An interview with Christian Hunt, founder of Human Risk as part of a series hosted by Professor Matthias Kleinhempel of IAE Business School, Buenos Aires as part of the IAE Governance and Transparency Research Center. In the video, Christian addresses: - what is behavioural compliance? - do companies really use behavioural science in their compliance programs? - what can we learn from marketing? - what top tips does he have for companies wanting to adopt behavioural compliance. For more on Christian's work with Human RIsk visit www.human-risk.com For more on the IAE Governance & Transparency Center visit https://www.iae.edu.ar/es/ConocimientoEImpacto/Centros/compliance/Paginas/default.aspx

In this video series, Christian Hunt asks Professors Benjamin van Rooij and Danny Sokol about the recently published 'The Cambridge Handbook of Compliance'. In this fourth video of the series, Benjamin & Danny explain how we can measure success in a Compliance context. To find out more about the Handbook visit 👉 https://bit.ly/3hA9qQC For a free download of the Introductory Chapter of the Handbook visit 👉 https://bit.ly/3xnpYSu The series is a human-risk.com production.

In this video series, Christian Hunt asks Professors Benjamin van Rooij and Danny Sokol about the recently published 'The Cambridge Handbook of Compliance'. In this final video of the series, Benjamin & Danny explain the importance of experimentation and how it can help meet Compliance objectives. To find out more about the Handbook visit 👉 https://bit.ly/3hA9qQC For a free download of the Introductory Chapter of the Handbook visit 👉 https://bit.ly/3xnpYSu The series is a human-risk.com production.

In this video series, Christian Hunt asks Professors Benjamin van Rooij and Danny Sokol about the recently published 'The Cambridge Handbook of Compliance'. In this third video in the series, Benjamin & Danny explain how scientific insights can help meet Compliance objectives. To find out more about the Handbook visit 👉 https://bit.ly/3hA9qQC For a free download of the Introductory Chapter of the Handbook visit 👉 https://bit.ly/3xnpYSu The series is a human-risk.com production

In this video series, Christian Hunt asks Professors Benjamin van Rooij and Danny Sokol about the recently published 'The Cambridge Handbook of Compliance'. In this second video in the series, Benjamin & Danny highlight some of the ways in which traditional Compliance approaches make mistakes and, as a consequence, are less effective in meeting their objectives. To find out more about the Handbook visit 👉 https://bit.ly/3hA9qQC For a free download of the Introductory Chapter of the Handbook visit 👉 https://bit.ly/3xnpYSu The series is a human-risk.com production.

In this video series, Christian Hunt asks Professors Benjamin van Rooij and Danny Sokol about the recently published 'The Cambridge Handbook of Compliance'. In this first video in the series, Benjamin & Danny introduce themselves and then explain the idea behind the Handbook and who they hope will read it. To find out more about the Handbook visit 👉 https://bit.ly/3hA9qQC For a free download of the Introductory Chapter of the Handbook visit 👉 https://bit.ly/3xnpYSu The series is a human-risk.com production.

In this video series, Christian Hunt asks Professors Benjamin van Rooij and Danny Sokol about the recently published 'The Cambridge Handbook of Compliance'. This video introduces the series. To find out more about the Handbook visit 👉 https://bit.ly/3hA9qQC For a free download of the Introductory Chapter of the Handbook visit 👉 https://bit.ly/3xnpYSu The series is a human-risk.com production.

I came across this wonderful blog post which got me thinking about Compliance 👉 https://gretchenrubin.com/podcast-episode/little-happier-ordinary-work-behavior-can-be-sabotage/ For more on Human Risk, visit 👉 www.human-risk.com

If you're in Ethics or Compliance, then you really should be deploying Behavioural Science in your program. The best way to do that is to get some help from someone with the necessary expertise. And when you do that, make sure that they're using the same approach that you should be deploying towards your employees. Find out what I mean by that in this video.

Very often Compliance programs are designed to be joyless affairs. That's because the subject is seen to be serious and therefore the format tends to follow that. I think there's another way, as I explain in this video. To find out how I can help you do this, visit human-risk.com

If you're going to hire someone to help you deploy Behavioural Science in your Ethics or Compliance program, then you'll want someone who understands the challenges you're facing. Here's why I fit that bill. For more 👉 visit www.human-risk.com

What's the one question you should ask your employees? The answer is revealed in this video. For more on this subject 👉 https://bit.ly/2ZlrncT

I help companies to bring Behavioural Science to Ethics & Compliance. In this video, I'll tell you why you'll never hire me again. Spoiler alert: there's a * after 'never'

A discussion with Luca Dellanna during the recording of an episode of the Human Risk podcast (🎧 👉 https://bit.ly/2HMSWXu) about the use of QR codes in COVID tracing, reminded me of some discussions I'd had with other guests. In this video, I refer to points made by Rory Sutherland ( 🎧 👉 https://bit.ly/31VNJDr) & Professor Yuval Feldman (🎧 👉 https://bit.ly/35O4p0N) that illustrate a key misconception about Compliance.