The Better Way? Podcast
Episodes
Ep.26: The Metrics Not Enough of Us Track
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Better Way?, Zach and Hui shine a light on some of the compliance metrics that rarely get used but matter most—from beha...
Ep.25: Bystander Intervention: People Taking Care of People
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Better Way?, Zach and Hui sit down with Emily May, President and Co‑Founder of Right To Be, whose work has transformed g...
Ep.24: Moments that Made Us
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this reflective episode, Zach and Hui open up about pivotal moments that shaped how they think about ethics, culture, and compliance—from unexpec...
Ep.23: The Psychology of Compliance Training
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Better Way?, Zach and Hui sit down with Dr. Leann Pereira to explore the psychology behind compliance training—why meaningful...
Ep.22: The Art and Discipline of Investigations
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Investigations can be rigid, legalistic exercises—but as Zach and Hui remind us, they’re fundamentally human. In this episode, they unpack the vir...
Ep.21: Critical Thinking: An Underused Superpower?
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Critical thinking sounds simple—but in practice, it’s one of the most overlooked skills in compliance and culture work. In this episode of Th...
Ep.20: End of Year Review
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the last episode of the year, and Zach Coseglia and Hui Chen are taking a step back to reflect on what made 2025 so memorable. From a new presi...
Ep.19: The Fifty-Ring Circus
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Better Way?, Zach and Hui unpack the complexities of corruption with Professors Oguzhan Dincer and Michael Johnston, authors of...
Ep.18: Getting to the Root
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Root cause analysis isn’t just a box to check—it’s the difference between fixing symptoms and solving real problems. In this episode, Zach and H...
Ep.17: From Elves to Ethics
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do Icelandic elves, Chilean political ads, and Uruguayan tea rituals have to do with ethics and compliance? More than you’d think. In this epis...
Ep.16: Keeping Up with the Benchmarkers
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s human nature to be curious about what other people are doing. But is it helpful. And is benchmarking just a modern day, corporate version of ou...
Ep.15: Curious About Boards
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Better Way?, Zach and Hui welcome investigative journalist Anna (A) Bianca Roach for a conversation about the intersection of c...
Ep.14: Outcomes Over Output
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s easy to measure output. How many trainings. How many policies. How many messages. All "the things" we did to protect the company and shape a cu...
Ep.13: LinkedIn or Linked Out?
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Better Way?, Zach and Hui welcome back Alison Taylor (NYU professor, ethics expert, and celebrated author of Higher Ground) for...
Ep.12: Ethics vs. Compliance
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a difference between doing “what’s required” and doing “what’s right.” And if you’ve been paying attention, you know that we’...
Ep.11: Pressure Meets Purpose
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We often hear people in our world say that they’ve spent their day “putting out fires.” Yeah? Well, we thought, why not talk to someone who has ...
Ep.10: From Sex to Workplace Safety
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shaping culture can be a daunting task. Because change doesn’t happen overnight. But our world is filled with examples of shifting norms in both the...
Ep.9: Mission First, People Always
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership is a recurring theme on the pod. So, as they’re wont to do, Hui and Zach sought out an important voice to dive deep into leadership and l...
Ep.8: Out of the Echo Chamber
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This series is all about curiosity in the search for “better ways.” And that search has taken us to some unexpected places: we’ve talked to an ...
Ep.7: Analyze This
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Psychology is increasingly a topic of interest to practitioners in organizational ethics, compliance, and culture (as it should be!). But do you know ...
Ep.6: The Call Is Coming from Inside the Company
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are always urging people to "Speak Up": and we have policies, procedures, and hotlines to facilitate "speaking up". But what motivates people to do...
Ep.5: Hard World, Hard Work
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The role (and importance) of organizational culture seems to be well understood—in driving business performance, attracting and retaining the best t...
Ep.4: The Death of Oversight?
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Corporate monitorships have been in the news a lot lately. From the Department of Justice’s decision to terminate the Glencore monitorship early; to...
Ep.3: The Human Cost of AI
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Finally, our first guest in the new era of The Better Way? podcast! In this episode, Hui and Zach are joined by Jutta Williams, an experienced complia...
Ep.2: Our Origin Story
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We always try to start with “why.” And over the last ten or so months, we’ve been asked “why?” a lot—why we’ve been on hiatus for so lon...
Ep.1: An Obligatory Word on the FCPA Pause
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s many been months since our last episode, but The Better Way? Podcast is back! In this (our sort of first episode), Zach and Hui return with a ...