Episodes

  • March 9, 2025, The Defending the Mind Edition

    March 9, 2025, The Defending the Mind Edition
    Mar 9 2025
    In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone curious. These could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest Tom. Today, Tom looks at three books defending the mind against the digital world’s age of attention distractions. The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource by Chris Hayes The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World by Christine Rosen Aflame: Learning from Silence by Pico Iyler Resources: How human technology is changing human experience. By Jane Shaw in the FT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • March 2, 2025, The Getting Organized Edition

    March 2, 2025, The Getting Organized Edition
    Mar 2 2025
    In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone curious. These could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest Tom. Today, we look at the top books on getting organized. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter by Margareta Magnusson Organizing from the Inside Out, Second Edition: The Foolproof System For Organizing Your Home, Your Office and Your Life by Julie Morgenstern ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life: Strategies that Work from an Acclaimed Professional Organizer and a Renowned ADD Clinician by Judith Kolberg and Kathleen Nadeau How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC Davis LPC Resources: 5 Decluttering Books to Bring Order to Chaos. In the NYT For more information on the Ethico Toolkit for Middle Managers, available at no charge, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • February 23, 2025 the Legal Thrillers edition

    February 23, 2025 the Legal Thrillers edition
    Feb 23 2025
    In the Sunday Book Review, I consider books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive or anyone who might be curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events or anything else that might interest me. Today we look at top legal thrillers with great trials as a part of the story. 1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper 2. Presumed Innocent by Scott Thurow 3. A Time to Kill, by John Grisham 4. The Stolen Hours, by Allen Eskens Resource 7 Great Legal Thrillers. By Robin Gigl in the NYT For more information on the Ethico Toolkit for Middle Managers, available at no charge by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • February 16, 2025 The Books on AI Edition

    February 16, 2025 The Books on AI Edition
    Feb 16 2025
    In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone who might be curious. These could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest Tom. Today, we have a five-book look at the top books on AI for 2025. Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI by Ray Kurzweil The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values by Brian Christian Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World by Parmy Olson Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Harari Resources: The Best Books on AI in 2025. In FiveBooks.com For more information on the Ethico Toolkit for Middle Managers, available at no charge, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • February 9, 2025, The Business Fairness at Work Edition

    February 9, 2025, The Business Fairness at Work Edition
    Feb 9 2025
    In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone who might be curious. These could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest Tom. Today, we look at books on fairness in business. Make Work Fair, by Iris Bohnet and Siri Chilazi 99% Perspiration, by Adam Chandler Judgement at Work, by Andrew Likierman Inspire, by Adam Galinsky Resources: Business Books: what to read this month. In the FT For more information on the Ethico Toolkit for Middle Managers, available at no charge, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • February 2, 2025, The Business Bribery in 2025, Part 2 Edition

    February 2, 2025, The Business Bribery in 2025, Part 2 Edition
    Feb 2 2025
    In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone who might be curious. These could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest Tom Today we conclude a two-part series on new books about bribery and corruption. 1. Procurement Fraud and Corruption by Stephen Tosh 2. Anti-Corruption in International Development by Ingreda Karusauskait 3. Political Corruption and Corporate Finance by Quoc Trung Tran 4. Managing Corruption by Wright Aloba Resources: The Best New Corruption Books To Read In 2025 in Bookmark Authority For more information on the Ethico Toolkit for Middle Managers, available at no charge, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • January 26, 2025, The Business Bribery in 2025, Part 1 Edition

    January 26, 2025, The Business Bribery in 2025, Part 1 Edition
    Jan 26 2025
    In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone who might be curious. These could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest Tom. Today, we begin a two-part series on new books about bribery and corruption. Why Scams are Here to Stay by N. Ram Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry by Austin Frerick EASy: A story of corruption and stupidity by Martin Butler Dictionary of Corruption by Robert Barrington Resources: The Best New Corruption Books To Read In 2025 in Bookmark Authority For more information on the Ethico Toolkit for Middle Managers, available at no charge, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • January 19, 2025, The Business Ethics from the Ancient Greeks Edition

    January 19, 2025, The Business Ethics from the Ancient Greeks Edition
    Jan 19 2025
    In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone who might be curious. These could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest Tom. This month of January, we will review the top books in some key areas of modern business ethics from the Ancient Greeks. An Ancient Greek Philosophy for Management Consulting by David Shaw Out of One, Many by Jennifer Roberts Ethical Imperative by Andrew Cooper The Gang of Three by Neel Burton For more information on the Ethico Toolkit for Middle Managers, available at no charge, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    5 mins