080 - Integrity talk with Melanie Shong
Tue Jan 13 2026
In this conversation, Melanie Shong discusses the evolving role of HR in corporate integrity and ethical leadership. She emphasizes the need for HR professionals to reassess their approach to decision-making, the importance of understanding business needs, and the challenges they face in hiring practices. Melanie advocates for creativity in problem-solving and the necessity of asking the right questions during the hiring process. The discussion also highlights the collaboration between HR and compliance to ensure ethical practices within organizations.
Just a few highlights of our conversation with Melanie Shong:
We have to kind of wake up and reassess how we go about doing our HR business to guide our leaders and make sure that they are making ethical decisions.But a bad hire costs even more..The higher the people are, they are trying to find the less critical HR is when it comes to the CV.The most important thing you can do is to listen carefully to what they need.Some of the takeaways of this integrity talk:
• HR must reassess its role in ethical decision-making.
• Integrity starts with the individual and their character.
• HR professionals often feel they lack a seat at the table..
• A bad hire can be more costly than anticipated.
• Creativity in problem-solving is essential for HR.
• Hiring practices should be critically evaluated, especially for higher-level positions.
• Collaboration between HR and compliance is vital for corporate integrity.
• Understanding the business is crucial for effective HR practices.
• Empowering HR professionals can lead to better hiring outcomes.
IMPORTANT LINKS AND MENTIONS
The following episode might be also of interest for you:
Episode 048 - Human based challenges in (investigative) interviews
Episode 049 - First integrity talk with Melanie Shong
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Thank you for joining me on this episode of THE HUMAN FACTOR – Corporate Integrity Matters
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Let me know what topic you would like to have on spot – via contact@corporateintegrityconcepts.com
Further information about Corporate Integrity can be found on www.corporateintegrityconcepts.com
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In this conversation, Melanie Shong discusses the evolving role of HR in corporate integrity and ethical leadership. She emphasizes the need for HR professionals to reassess their approach to decision-making, the importance of understanding business needs, and the challenges they face in hiring practices. Melanie advocates for creativity in problem-solving and the necessity of asking the right questions during the hiring process. The discussion also highlights the collaboration between HR and compliance to ensure ethical practices within organizations. Just a few highlights of our conversation with Melanie Shong: We have to kind of wake up and reassess how we go about doing our HR business to guide our leaders and make sure that they are making ethical decisions.But a bad hire costs even more..The higher the people are, they are trying to find the less critical HR is when it comes to the CV.The most important thing you can do is to listen carefully to what they need.Some of the takeaways of this integrity talk: • HR must reassess its role in ethical decision-making. • Integrity starts with the individual and their character. • HR professionals often feel they lack a seat at the table.. • A bad hire can be more costly than anticipated. • Creativity in problem-solving is essential for HR. • Hiring practices should be critically evaluated, especially for higher-level positions. • Collaboration between HR and compliance is vital for corporate integrity. • Understanding the business is crucial for effective HR practices. • Empowering HR professionals can lead to better hiring outcomes. IMPORTANT LINKS AND MENTIONS The following episode might be also of interest for you: Episode 048 - Human based challenges in (investigative) interviews Episode 049 - First integrity talk with Melanie Shong THANK YOU FOR SHARING, SUBSCRIBING AND REVIEWING Thank you for joining me on this episode of THE HUMAN FACTOR – Corporate Integrity Matters If you enjoyed this episode, please share, subscribe and review on Apple Podcasts or Google Play Music so more people can enjoy the upcoming episodes. Don’t forget to follow and connect with me on Linkedin, and Instagram. I am looking forward to meeting you there. YOU ARE IMPORTANT Let me know what topic you would like to have on spot – via contact@corporateintegrityconcepts.com Further information about Corporate Integrity can be found on www.corporateintegrityconcepts.com