The Human Factor: Corporate Integrity Matters

By Sonja Stirnimann

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In today’s world, corporate integrity is not just about compliance—it’s about strategic foresight, resilience, and leadership accountability. This podcast is designed for board members, C-suite executives, and decision-makers who navigate governance challenges at the highest levels. Through insightful conversations, deep-dive analyses, and real-world cases, we explore how integrity-driven leadership safeguards organizations, protects reputations, and ensures long-term success. Hosted by Sonja Stirnimann — an independent board member, sparring partner, and global authority in corporate integrity and risk leadership. 🔹 Board Advisor & Strategic Partner to Decision-Makers 🔹 Former Corporate Leader & Independent Director 🔹 Certified Public Accountant | Certified Fraud Examiner | Executive MBA | Board Diploma 🔹 Expert in High-Stakes Governance, Crisis Navigation & Resilience 🔹 Passionate crisis-proven Sailor – Navigating Corporate Risks With Precision & Foresight What to Expect: ✔ Thought-provoking discussions on boardroom governance, risk, and resilience. ✔ Lessons from real-world integrity failures—what went wrong and why. ✔ Insights from global experts on the future of corporate integrity. ✔ Frameworks for strengthening leadership decision-making in high-stakes environments. This is not just another business podcast. It’s an invitation to a strategic, high-trust conversation about the decisions that define corporate success—or failure. 🎙 For those shaping the future of governance, leadership and resilience. Corporate Integrity Concepts® More about your host and further resources: https://sonjastirnimann.ch/ https://www.corporateintegrityconcepts.com/ https://www.structuul.ch/

Episode Date
084 - Integrity talk with Marco Grueter
May 12, 2026
083 - Integrity talk with Anja Seele
Apr 14, 2026
082 - Integrity talk with Joanna Kleinmannn
Mar 10, 2026
081 - Integrity talk with Nick Gallo
Feb 10, 2026
080 - Integrity talk with Melanie Shong
Jan 13, 2026
079 - Integrity Talk With Martine Richmann
Dec 18, 2025
078 - Closing the Loop – What the Year Really Taught Us About Integrity
Dec 09, 2025
077 - Integrity Talk With Salih Ahmed
Nov 20, 2025
076 - The Weight of the Signature – Responsibility When It Gets Real
Nov 11, 2025
075-3 Integrity Deep Dive Session With Maya Bundt (Part 3)
Oct 27, 2025
075-2 Integrity Deep Dive Session With Maya Bundt (Part 2)
Oct 24, 2025
075-1 Integrity Deep Dive Session With Maya Bundt (Part 1)
Oct 23, 2025
074 - Shadow Governance – Where Decisions Are Really Made
Oct 14, 2025
073 - Integrity talk with Melody Moore
Sep 18, 2025
072 - Back to Boardroom Reality – Integrity in Strategic Reset
Sep 09, 2025
071 - Integrity talk with Maya Bundt
Aug 21, 2025
070 - When No One’s Watching – The Risks Lurking in Quiet Periods
Aug 12, 2025
069 - Integrity talk with Gitte Gundrup
Jul 17, 2025
068 The Subtle Decline – How Governance Fatigue Threatens Decision Quality
Jul 08, 2025
067 - Integrity talk with Patrick Stähler
Jun 17, 2025
066 - Crisis Experienced Leadership: Integrity when it matters most
Jun 03, 2025
065 – Integrity talk with Andrea Bonime-Blanc
May 20, 2025
064 – Anchored in Integrity: Our Journey Continues
May 06, 2025
063 - Integrity talk with Rupert Evill
Nov 01, 2022
062 - Integrity talk with Elena Kovaleva
Oct 18, 2022
061 - Integrity talk with Andrew Samuels
Oct 04, 2022
060 - Integrity talk with Mohamed Saad
Jun 21, 2022
059 - Cyber Resilience at Board level
Jun 07, 2022
058 - Integrity talk with Marlene Uetz
May 24, 2022
057 - How to create a successful fraud investigation team
May 10, 2022
056 - Sonja Stirnimann as guest in great women in compliance
Apr 26, 2022
055 - Integrity talk with Werner Schiesser
Apr 19, 2022
054 - How a diverse Board impacts Corporate Integrity
Apr 12, 2022
053 - Integrity talk with Patricia Bielmann
Apr 05, 2022
052 - How to adress the 3rd party cyber risk
Mar 29, 2022
051 - Integrity talk with Salah Eddine Mahrach
Mar 22, 2022
050 - Interview tactics 101
Mar 15, 2022
049 - Integrity talk with Melanie Shong
Mar 08, 2022
048 - Human based challenges in (investigative) interviews
Mar 01, 2022
047 - Integrity talk with Vilius Benetis
Feb 22, 2022
046 - Method to map strategy with the risk landscape
Feb 15, 2022
045 - Integrity talk with Dr. Kathrin Cornelius
Feb 08, 2022
044 - How to keep the big picture during an investigation
Feb 01, 2022
043 - Integrity talk with Francesca Calise
Jan 25, 2022
042 - Improve profitability by preventing fraud and foster ethical culture
Jan 18, 2022
041 - Integrity talk with Mary Breslin
Jan 11, 2022
040 - The most popular episodes in 2021
Jan 04, 2022
039 – Why you should raise the expectations towards external auditors
Nov 30, 2021
038 - Integrity talk with Lisa Fine
Nov 23, 2021
037 - Integrity talk with Simon Hartmann
Nov 16, 2021
036 - Integrity talk with Daniel Dobrygowski
Nov 09, 2021
035 - Why fraud awareness is crucial for the profit margin
Nov 02, 2021
034 - Integrity talk with Gabrielle Rudolf von Rohr
Oct 26, 2021
033 - Biases in the board room
Oct 19, 2021
032 - Integrity talk with Salih Ahmed Islam
Oct 12, 2021
031 - The myth of «Code of Conduct» in the cyber territory
Oct 05, 2021
030- The one crucial question when hiring key personnel
Sep 28, 2021
029 - Internal Audits’ impact in Cyber Security
Sep 21, 2021
028 -Integrity talk with Deepa Vijayan
Sep 14, 2021
027 -The 4 dependencies in fraudulent behaviour, non-compliance, and crisis resilience
Sep 07, 2021
026 - Fact Finding: The 5 pitfalls of Report writing
Aug 31, 2021
025 - The subtle difference between "White Collar Crime" and "Blue Collar Crime"
Aug 24, 2021
024 – How to strengthen the board for directors’ and managements’ actionability
Aug 17, 2021
023 – Five source to challenge your risk landscape
Aug 10, 2021
022 - Important skills to impactful sponsorship
Aug 03, 2021
021 - The type of characteristics not needed at C-Level
Jul 27, 2021
020 - How to prepare for incidents? Secure actionability!
Jul 20, 2021
019 - Corporate Resilience: Hype or Asset?
Jul 13, 2021
018 - Build impactful alliances on corporate level
Jul 06, 2021
017 - The 9 core sectors to identify risks in the business model
Jun 29, 2021
016 - Check your security in the cyber territory
Jun 22, 2021
015 - The overseen (fraud) vulnerability
Jun 15, 2021
014 - How to conduct fraud investigations in a remote environment
Jun 08, 2021
013 - What changed in the fraud industry since the crisis?
Jun 01, 2021
012 - Three perspectives to identify risks
May 25, 2021
011 - There is no vaccination to the risk of fraud
May 18, 2021
010 - Why the Code of Conduct is not an alibi
May 11, 2021
009 - The myth of crisis communication
May 04, 2021
008 - Common pitfalls for corporates on ethical behaviour
Apr 27, 2021
007 - Are you successfully managing the decreasing willingness to comply?
Apr 20, 2021
006 - Why the fraud triangle is your partner in crime
Apr 13, 2021
005 - White-collar crime: What it needs to become a violator for trust
Apr 06, 2021
004 - How to improve the Risk Identifcation Process
Mar 30, 2021
003 - Is compliance in crises needed?
Mar 23, 2021
002 - Why we are fraud risk factors
Mar 23, 2021
001 - A journey of corporate integrity
Mar 23, 2021
Trailer
Mar 21, 2021