Welcome to The Woody Report, where Washington & Lee School of Law Associate Professor Karen Woody and host Tom Fox discuss issues on white collar crime, compliance issues, international corruption, securities and accounting fraud, and internal corporate…
Show Summary Today, we turn our attention to The Conscience of the King. This Shakespeare-infused Star Trek story challenges Captain Kirk to grapple with the ethics of justice, mercy, and leadership…
Show Summary Today, we conclude the two-part saga of The Menagerie, a story that redefined ethical decision-making in leadership. When we left off in Part 1, Spock had surrendered himself for…
The most important AI risk inside many companies may not be that employees are using AI. It may be that employees are using AI and hiding what they are learning….
Show Summary In this article, we beam down into one of the most compelling courtroom dramas in Star Trek canon—The Menagerie, Part 1. This two-part saga is not just a…
Every Chief Compliance Officer talks about culture. Every company claims to value ethics, integrity, respect, inclusion, and speak-up behavior. Those words appear in codes of conduct, CEO messages, training decks,…
Show Summary Today, we explore The Corbomite Maneuver, which is an early and foundational entry in the Star Trek canon that delivers timeless lessons in leadership, ethics, and composure in the…
Every compliance professional has heard the accusation. Compliance is too slow. Compliance does not understand the business. Compliance always says no. Compliance is where deals go to die. That reputation…
Show Summary Today, we journey to Tantalus V, home to a facility for the criminally insane, where a celebrated doctor, a controversial device, and a desperate escapee converge into a…
A major compliance initiative rarely fails because the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) did not work hard enough. It usually fails because the organization never reached a true agreement on what…
Show Summary Today, we explore one of the eeriest and most profound cautionary tales in the Star Trek canon—Miri. When the crew responds to a distress signal from a planet…
