The Novels - A Study in Scarlet, Introduction to Compliance Lessons

28/04/2025 14 min Temporada 6 Episodio 1
The Novels - A Study in Scarlet, Introduction to Compliance Lessons

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In this new season of Adventures in Compliance, host Tom Fox will explore the Sherlock Holmes novels in depth. Over the course of this season, Tom will do so 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 our first offering this season, we begin with A Study in Scarlet. In part 1 of our four-part exploration of this novel, which introduced Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to the world. We begin by summarizing the novel’s plot, which dsummarizeiscusses key events and Holmes’ brilliant deductive methods. We then take a deep dive into five critical compliance lessons from the story, including the dangers of institutional abuse of power, the imperative for structured justice, the necessity of root cause analysis, due diligence, and transparent communication within organizations. Join us for an engaging episode that underscores the relevance of Sherlock Holmes’ investigative strategies to modern compliance practices.

Highlights include:


Welcome to a New Season of Adventures in Compliance

The Summary of and a Deep Dive into ‘A Study in Scarlet’

Ethical Lessons for Compliance Professionals


Resources:

The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes FAQ by Dave Thompson

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