The whole category in one page.
THE FIRST SMALL COMPROMISE ESTABLISHES THE PATTERN
Everyone does it, we will lose the contract, it is a small thing — these are how ordinary people arrive at serious misconduct, incrementally rather than in one decision.
ANYONE WHO PARTICIPATED CAN COMPEL YOU AFTERWARDS, WHICH IS WHY IMPROPER ARRANGEMENTS NEVER END
WHEN A PAYMENT IS DEMANDED, ASK FOR THE OFFICIAL BASIS, THE AMOUNT AND A RECEIPT
Legitimate charges have all three and improper demands have none. Most are abandoned when documentation is requested — politely, without confrontation, and never where personal safety is genuinely at risk.
TELL STAFF THEY WILL NOT BE PENALISED FOR DELAYS CAUSED BY REFUSING, BECAUSE PEOPLE PAY WHEN TARGETS ASSUME THEY WILL
CASH IS NEVER AN ACCEPTABLE GIFT, BECAUSE THERE IS NO INNOCENT EXPLANATION
Transparency is what separates hospitality from inducement — record what is given and received.
SEPARATE THE PEOPLE WHO REQUEST, APPROVE, RECEIVE AND PAY, SINCE SINGLE-PERSON CONTROL IS WHERE LOSSES OCCUR
Verify supplier bank detail changes by phone to a number you already hold, and check supplier addresses against employee records.
NEVER ISSUE AN INVOICE THAT DOES NOT REFLECT THE ACTUAL TRANSACTION, WHOEVER ASKED — IT IS FALSIFICATION, AND FALSIFIED RECORDS ARE HOW EVERY OTHER MISCONDUCT IS CONCEALED
REQUIRE MANDATORY LEAVE WITH SOMEONE ELSE DOING THE ROLE, BECAUSE ONGOING CONCEALMENT REQUIRES PRESENCE
RESPOND WELL THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE RAISES A CONCERN, SINCE ONE BADLY HANDLED REPORT ENDS REPORTING ENTIRELY
AND APPLY THE PUBLICITY TEST — DISCOMFORT AT THE THOUGHT OF SOMETHING BEING KNOWN IS THE MOST RELIABLE INDICATOR YOU HAVE
