Do you love the world's greatest consulting detective? If you do and you practice compliance, this is the podcast for you. In this periodic podcast series, Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist and the Voice of Compliance, explores the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and compliance. He uses the Holmes oeuvre to discuss key points of any best practices compliance program, business ethics and corporate culture. So sit back, listen in as the game is afoot.
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Do you love the world's greatest consulting detective? If you do and you practice compliance, this is the podcast for you. In this periodic podcast series, Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist and the Voice of Compliance, explores the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and compliance. He uses the Holmes oeuvre to discuss key points of any best practices compliance program, business ethics and corporate culture. So sit back, listen in as the game is afoot.
The Novels - The Hound of the Baskervilles: Uncovering M&A Compliance Lessons
Adventures in Compliance
14 minutes
3 months ago
The Novels - The Hound of the Baskervilles: Uncovering M&A Compliance Lessons
In this new season of Adventures in Compliance, host Tom Fox takes a deep dive into the Sherlock Holmes novels. Over the course of this season, Tom Fox will take a deep dive into each novel in a four-part series. The four novels we will consider from the ethics and compliance perspective are A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Valley of Fear. For the month of July, we are considering lessons from The Hound of the Baskervilles. Today, Timothy and Fiona are back to consider the pre- and post-acquisition M&A lessons from the novel.
This episode explores the fascinating parallels between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles‘ and modern corporate compliance. By examining Sherlock Holmes’ meticulous investigative methods, we gain critical insights into due diligence, compliance integration, and forensic investigations. Discover how to apply Sherlockian principles to proactively prevent corruption, foster an ethical corporate environment, and transform potential liabilities into assets. We break down these ideas into three stages: pre-acquisition due diligence, post-acquisition training and integration, and the handling of forensic investigations when issues arise.
Highlights include:
Pre-Acquisition Due Diligence: The Sherlockian Approach
Post-Acquisition Integration: Building a Baskerville Hall of Compliance
Forensic Investigations: Swift and Evidence-Based Responses
Conclusion: Applying Sherlockian Insights to Modern Compliance
Resources:
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes FAQ by Dave Thompson
Sherlock Holmes, The Novels with an introduction by Michael Dirda
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Adventures in Compliance
Do you love the world's greatest consulting detective? If you do and you practice compliance, this is the podcast for you. In this periodic podcast series, Tom Fox, the Compliance Evangelist and the Voice of Compliance, explores the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and compliance. He uses the Holmes oeuvre to discuss key points of any best practices compliance program, business ethics and corporate culture. So sit back, listen in as the game is afoot.
