Over three days in the fall of 1982, seven healthy people in the Chicago area died suddenly. At first, medical examiners were baffled but soon realized all the victims had taken Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules. Public trust in the medication vanished overnight. Johnson & Johnson, the makers of Tylenol, had to act fast if they wanted to save lives and their product. This season we’ve been sharing stories about companies and organizations that made mistakes and lost public trust. In this episode, we’re looking at a company that did nothing wrong but had to find a way through a crisis to rebu ..read more

In the early 1990s, Carletta Tilousi was one of hundreds of people from the Havasupai Nation who gave blood samples to Arizona State University researchers. They hoped to discover why type 2 diabetes was an epidemic in their remote community in the Grand Canyon. The Havasupai never did get any answers about diabetes, and for over a decade they had no idea their blood samples were being used by other researchers for projects that had nothing to do with diabetes.  Many companies collect personal data - names, birthdays, interests, payment information, and geolocation. But there’s no data mo ..read more

On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, drawing America into World War II. Admiral Husband Kimmel, a decorated veteran and commander of the US naval fleet in Hawaii, was completely caught off guard. But it didn’t have to be a surprise. How did the US forces at Pearl Harbor miss the critical warning signs? Mismanagement of important intelligence data played a significant role. Companies run on data. It’s the backbone that allows them to understand their customers, make informed decisions, and see the big picture. But what happens when you don’t know what data you have, where it is, or ..read more

Welcome to a new show about trust. It takes hard work to build and a moment to break. And if that happens, you might never get it back. We’ve got five surprising stories that will help you understand why trust matters, from a tragic steamboat fire that claimed more than 1,000 lives to the space shuttle Challenger disaster, and a medical research project that harmed instead of healed.    These stories will help you understand your blind spots, from privacy and consent, to data discovery, to workplace culture – and show you how to create an organization built around trust ..read more

Why should you attend CONVERGE21? Tom Fox explains what makes this conference different than any other in today's special bonus episode. Plus, he previews his panel on the 2021 regulatory and enforcement landscape. Register for CONVERGE21 here: https://www.convercent.com/converge21 ..read more

In this bonus episode, Michael Randrup, Senior Compliance Specialist and Attorney at Ørsted, previews his upcoming CONVERGE21 session on the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive. Michael shares some of the hidden complexities that may trip companies up as they attempt to comply with the Directive. Register for CONVERGE21 to attend Michael's full session: https://www.convercent.com/converge21 ..read more

Viktoria Reding, Compliance Manager at Wella, joins Tom Fox to preview her upcoming CONVERGE21 session on Employee Engagement. Viktoria shares her thoughts on how to make compliance content more entertaining. Sign up for CONVERGE21 here to attend Viktoria's session live: https://www.convercent.com/converge21 ..read more

In this special CONVERGE21 edition of The Ethics Movement, Tom visits with Mary Inman, head of the International Whistleblower Practice at law firm Constantine Cannon. Thanks to her years of experience defending whistleblowers, Mary explains where whistleblowing programs go wrong—and how they can prevent whistleblowers from going external ..read more

In this special CONVERGE21 edition of The Ethics Movement, Convercent by OneTrust Chief Strategy Officer Philip Winterburn previews his upcoming session on digital ethics, AI, and privacy. Philip touches on the automation of bias, data privacy, and the need for humans to maintain institutional justice ..read more

In today's special CONVERGE21 edition of The Ethics Movement, Chief Compliance Counsel at Tennant Company Wendy Badger previews her upcoming panel on whistleblowing and speak-up culture. Wendy covers the three barriers to speaking up, the importance of listen-up culture, and tangible actions that help foster robust speak-up culture ..read more