Day: January 18, 2026

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Sunday Book Review

Sunday Book Review: January 18, 2026, The Top Books on Innovation ’26 Edition

In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest compliance professionals, business executives, or anyone curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest Tom. In this episode, we look at some of the top books on innovation, both those already published and those scheduled for 2026.

  1. Twin Transformation: A Gripping Tale of How AI and Sustainability Converge, and the Race to Get It Right by Michael Wade & Konstantinos Trantopoulos 
  2. The Innovation Approach: Overcoming the Limitations of Design Thinking and the Lean Startup by David C. Roach
  3. The Shortest History of AI: The Six Essential Ideas That Animate It by Toby Walsh
  4. The Coming Wave: AI, Power, and Our Future by Mustafa Suleyman & Michael Bhaskar
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31 Days to More Effective Compliance Programs

31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program: Day 18 – Risk Assessments

Welcome to 31 Days to a More Effective Compliance Program. Over this 31-day series in January 2026, Tom Fox will post a key component of a best-practice compliance program each day. By the end of January, you will have enough information to create, design, or enhance a compliance program. Each podcast will be short, at 6-8 minutes, with three key takeaways that you can implement at little or no cost to help update your compliance program. I hope you will join each day in January for this exploration of best practices in compliance. In today’s Day 18 episode, we discuss the essential role of risk assessments in anti-corruption compliance programs.

Key highlights:

  • The Importance of Regular Risk Assessments
  • Methodologies for Risk Assessment
  • Steps in Conducting a Risk Assessment

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