Great Structures Week II: Structures from Ancient Egypt and Greece and Written Standards

Welcome to the Greetings and Felicitations, a podcast where I explore topics which might not seem to be directly related to compliance but clearly influence our profession. In this special series, I consider many structural engineering concepts are apt descriptors for an anti-corruption compliance program. In this episode 2, I consider the great structures of ancient Egypt and Greece and how they inform the building blocks of a compliance program: Code of Conduct, Policies and Procedures. Highlights include: Greek Column and Egyptian pyramid. What should go into your Code of Conduct. How should your policies be structured. How do implement policies through procedures. Training and communications of Code of Conduct/policies and procedures are mandatory yet complimentary strategies. Resources  “Understanding the World’s Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity”, taught by Professor Stephen Ressler from The Teaching Company.