The compliance landscape can indeed be likened to a vast, uncharted landscape, requiring painstaking exploration, understanding and constant updating to keep pace with evolving laws and regulations. For those interested in a varied approach to learning compliance, Trekking Through Compliance offers it in a fascinating package. Episode 63, titled “For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky”, follows this unique style.
In this episode, a reference is made to the Star Trek episode that aired on Nov 1, 1968, which shared the same title. Here, McCoy informs Kirk about his diagnosis with the incurable disease xenopolycythemia, a condition predicted to give him only a year to live. Despite this, McCoy aims to continue doing his job till the end. Abruptly, their conversation is hampered by an unexpected attack on the Enterprise, prompting a diversion.
The use of the Star Trek analogy suggests that regardless of the inevitable challenges faced, commitment to one’s duty and function is pivotal. The Enterprise’s abrupt attack indicates the unpredictable disruptions that a company could face. A compliance officer’s preparedness and grit to tackle critical situations adequately, similar to McCoy’s determination, is exemplified.
With its unusual yet profound comparisons to Star Trek, ‘Trekking Through Compliance,’ enlightens its listeners on numerous aspects of compliance, inspiring them to persist, even when faced with the critical ‘unknowns’ of the corporate compliance world.