by Jim Wanserski | Oct 1, 2013 | Best Practices, Competition, Lessons Learned
You’ve seen quotes (even) in this blog space on a host of basic lessons-learned. “The data tells you where to spend your time,” or “blocking and tackling,” “focus on the fundamentals,” and “inquisitiveness causes action” as just a few. We all have our own experiences...
by Jim Wanserski | Jun 17, 2013 | Best Practices, Business Ethics, Fraud Prevention, Leadership, Lessons Learned, Uncovering Fraud
One need not look too far to recall historical studies warning us of an increasing likelihood of fraud events in government. Common-sense rationale stipulates that in competitive pursuits, companies doing fraud ultimately get caught: they experience diminished...
by Jim Wanserski | Apr 23, 2013 | Best Practices, Business Ethics, Fraud Investigations, Lessons Learned
Long ago a good friend, businessman, associate, highly-ethical person in my network clued me into the obvious: most times the secret to performance and success “is just blocking and tackling.” Now in these days of: consultant-speak, nuanced-solutions, follow-the-herd...
by Jim Wanserski | Jul 20, 2012 | Best Practices, Business Ethics, Lessons Learned
In these days of political correctness, a tendency (“temptation”) persists to tell a client (C-level, company officer, boss, board member, work associate, spouse, child, etc.) certain things in certain ways that “soften” reality. Certainly the style and timing of...
by Jim Wanserski | Apr 16, 2012 | Best Practices, Fraud Investigations, Lessons Learned, Uncovering Fraud
The data is very clear. The best source of uncovering fraud is via TIPS…from a customer, employee, vendor/supplier, owner/stockholder, even that well-known group called “anonymous.” We know this to be factual, from research data provided by the “Report to the...
by Jim Wanserski | Dec 16, 2011 | Fraud Prevention, Keynote Speaker, Lessons Learned
MBWA, “the one minute manager,” BPM for dummies, TQM, “open door” policy, EIEIO, ad nauseam. Chances are you have heard them all. Do this, do that, hire this way, read this book, do this exercise, attend this conference, join this group, activate this new fad,...
