Training can often seem like the dreaded task to complete at the end of the year and avoid for the rest of the year. But training can, and should, be a way to improve and move forward within an employee's lifecycle and should be seen not as a burden, but as an opportunity. These next few paragraphs will share insights and tips in to how to create training programs that can guide learners to new skillsets and generate new ideas, making training a part of the culture and mindse

For the past two decades, compliance has been defined by scale. Robust programs, multilayered policies, and sophisticated monitoring tools are all hallmarks of a well-managed compliance program. Yet, as this series revealed, resiliency is not a result of size but rather a product of connection. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which form the backbone of many economies, can leverage their small size into an advantage. These SMEs will shape the future of compliance.

As tariffs are increasingly used as foreign policy tools, companies are likely to quickly move sourcing from high-tariff countries to low-tariff ones. When this happens, companies and their emerging market suppliers face many new risks.