{"id":41183,"date":"2023-10-20T15:12:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/why-this-entrepreneur-is-dropping-the-tick-a-box-approach-to-compliance-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:12:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:12:11","slug":"why-this-entrepreneur-is-dropping-the-tick-a-box-approach-to-compliance-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/why-this-entrepreneur-is-dropping-the-tick-a-box-approach-to-compliance-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Why this entrepreneur is dropping the tick-a-box approach to compliance – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Erin<\/div>\n

Erin Mulvey is waging a war on meaningless compliance training in workplaces, which she says does little more then \u201ccreate resentment and ensure impoverished minds\u201d.<\/p>\n

With workplaces needing compliance training solutions on everything from sexual harassment to human rights and the environment, she\u2019s positioning her company Arclife as an answer to making such education engaging, relevant and interesting.<\/p>\n

The teacher turned entrepreneur, who only recently exited her last startup offering software solutions to freight companies, believes compliance training can have a powerful impact on corporations and the communities they operate in.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf people think a single tick-a-book module is going to cure something, it\u2019s not,\u201d she tells Women\u2019s Agenda.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cTick-a-box education should be ruled out. It\u2019s an absolute wasted opportunity.<\/p>\n

“Training should be an opportunity to engage with a human, and to take their time to actually better the world through critical thinking.<\/p>\n

“If workplaces are thriving, then communities also thrive.”<\/p>\n

Mulvey\u2019s passionate about what makes organisations great \u2013 as well as uncovering the reasons behind what sees them fall apart.<\/p>\n

She spends a good two hours a day reading about different companies, while also studying history to see where leaders have succeeded and failed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love looking at history as a precursor to start identifying the cracks on where things can go wrong for companies, history has a habit of repeating itself,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom there, I like to follow existing companies to see what makes them brilliant and what makes some of them end up in misfortune.\u201d<\/p>\n

She believes that any successful business \u2013 large or small \u2013 requires its leaders to stay curious and to keep asking questions and learning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world is a fascinating place and as we continue to trade globally, new and universal dilemmas will take centre stage,” she says.<\/p>\n

“Those companies that thrive will prioritise diversity, cultural awareness and a decision-making processes that are based on fairness.<\/p>\n

\u201cEducation certainly has a great role to play in every corporation wanting to continue to succeed.”<\/p>\n

Mulvey first learnt the power of entrepreneurship while managing an HIV orphanage in Africa, and helping to establish micro businesses with women in the community.<\/p>\n

The trip came during a gap year from her teaching career, a career which gave her an excellent foundation in time and project management.<\/p>\n

Having successfully completed a major career shift from teaching to entrepreneurship, Mulvey says she\u2019s experienced many \u201cwonderful failures\u201d over the past few years.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re just lessons, she adds, and all offer improvements to work smarter in the future.<\/p>\n

This article was originally published on Women’s Agenda. <\/em><\/p>\n

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