Ethical Crossroads
Ethical Crossroads is a podcast about the intersection of business, strategy, law and geopolitics. Our episodes provide in-depth analysis on how:
1) Corruption affects business strategy
2) Company culture and leadership impacts growth
3) Geopolitics, regulatory changes, and enforcement developments collide with organizational goals
We cover all types of organizations - Fortune 500, sports teams, political institutions and more.
Episodes
13 episodes
Trump's Change on Climate Policy Won't Save you Money (#7)
In this episode, we discuss the EPA's change to climate policy for car manufacturers under the Trump administration. We discuss why these changes, despite sounding like they could save American buyers money and help the economy, are unlikely to...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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2:46
The Rams Have a Winning Culture (Sports Show #6)
In this episode, we talk about how the Los Angeles Rams created a winning culture to fuel their success in the NFL. Going beyond things like talent and players, we focus on mindsets and strategies such as:1) Positive Psychology2) ...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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4:00
The Raiders Have a Losing Culture (Sports Show #5)
In this episode, we talk about how the Las Vegas Raiders, despite hiring great coaches and drafting some good players, continue to struggle due to a losing culture. We talk about how each coach, and the owner Mark Davis, have undertaken actions...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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4:28
The Human Side of Critical (Conflict) Minerals and ESG (#6)
In this episode, I meet with Jamie Wallisch, Regulatory & Sustainability expert at Assent - a leader in supply chain sustainability management solutions. In 2023, Jamie visited the cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo to get&nbs...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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26:18
How Gambling Hurt Shohei Ohtani's Image (Sports Show #4)
In this episode, we discuss how the gambling scandal involving Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter hurt Ohtani's image as an honest, transparent superstar. From a corruption perspective, we discuss how even allegations of wrongdoing can im...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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4:58
Why Shohei Ohtani's New Contract is Bad for Baseball (Sports Show #3)
In this new episode, we take a look at the reasons why Shohei Ohtani's new contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers - for $700 million dollars, is potentially harmful to the game of the baseball. From a legal and business standpoint, we discuss:&n...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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4:48
Why the Patriot Way Failed (as a culture) (Sports Show #2)
In this episode, we revisit the world of sports to discuss why the "Patriot Way", the culture of the vaunted New England Patriots football team, failed to take hold on other teams. Rather than examining why the Patriot Way failed for football r...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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7:33
How the LA Angels Became Baseball's Most Corrupt Team (Sports Show #1)
In this episode, we turn to the world of sports to discuss how the Los Angeles of Anaheim, owned by businessman Arte Moreno, have slowly become baseball's most corrupt team. We examine how corruption within the team, its management, and its thi...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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7:15
Why Web3 is the Future of the Internet (#5)
In this episode, I'm joined by Warren Calove, an expert on Web3, cryptocurrency and NFTs. Warren is a project manager for a Web3 company called Drip (https://www.dripstudios.io/) and heads up his own Web3 company. In this episode, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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32:33
What's Behind the SEC Industry Sweep of Crypto? (#4)
In this episode, we discuss why the SEC has been aggressively filing suits against crypto exchanges like Binance and Coinbase. We take a look at the SEC's recent history of utilizing "industry sweeps" to make examples of companies, in order to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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4:06
ChatGPT - How to Use it for Compliance and Risk Management (#3)
In this episode, we cover how compliance and risk professionals can begin utilizing ChatGPT and whether the application's features are mature enough to help companies manage risk. We run through several real use cases to demonstrate how ChatGPT...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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12:20
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive - What to Know (#2)
In this episode, we turn to the world of ESG and sustainability to discuss the newly adopted Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The CSRD potentially imposes several reporting requirements on companies in and around the Europea...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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9:48