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Innovation in Compliance

Innovation in Compliance: Jim Massey on Risk in Action

Innovation spans many areas, and compliance professionals need not only to be ready for it but also to embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators in the award-winning Innovation in Compliance podcast. In this episode,  host Tom visits with Jim Massey about his latest book, Risk in Action: The Leader’s Guide to Act with Clarity.

Jim Massey is a distinguished figure in risk management, known for translating complex ideas into practical strategies that empower business leaders. With a wealth of experience from boardrooms to executive sessions, he is a highly sought-after keynote speaker who enlightens audiences on how to navigate risks in high-pressure situations. Through his books, including his prior work, Trust in Action, Jim champions prioritizing and understanding risks, focusing on critical gaps and opportunities rather than attempting to address all risks equally. He is a proponent of using AI to streamline and revolutionize risk assessment processes, advocating a proactive approach in which leaders view risk as a potential driver of innovation and growth rather than merely a hurdle to overcome.

 

Key highlights:

  • Transforming Compliance Professionals into Risk Advisors
  • Adaptive Decision-Making in Uncertain Environments
  • Real-time AI Risk Cards for Executives
  • Embracing Risk as Catalyst for Innovation in Business
  • Embracing Risk as an Innovation Catalyst

Resources:

Jim Massey on LinkedIn

Jim Massey Website

Risk in Action: The Leader’s Guide to Act with Clarity

Innovation in Compliance was recently honored as the Number 4 podcast in Risk Management by 1,000,000 Podcasts

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Sunday Book Review

Sunday Book Review: December 21, 2025, The Best Books on Compliance 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. Today, we continue our review of some years’ top books in various categories. In this episode, we look at a book on compliance that Tom Fox selected.

  • Bribery Beyond Borders by Severin Wirz
  • Risk in Action by Jim Massey
  • Doing Business under the FCPA, 2nd edition by Don Zarin
  • Yearbook 2025, Global Governance, Compliance and Integrity by Bartosz Makowicz
  • The Compliance Handbook, 6th edition, by Tom Fox