Trekking Through Compliance

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode Spectre of the Gun, which aired on October 25, 1968, Star Date 4385.3.

On a mission to establish contact with the reclusive Melcotians, Kirk ignores the message of a space probe. The landing party encounters a Melcotian who informs them they are an outside disease that must be destroyed. Their trespassing is to be punished by death, and the pattern of their death will be taken from Kirk's memories. As Kirk's ancestors pioneered the West, the landing party finds itself teleported to Tombstone, Arizona, on October 26, 1881.

Desperately, Bones and Spock cooperate to build a tranquilizer bomb that will incapacitate the Earps. Scotty volunteers to test the potion Bones has cooked up. Despite Bones' careful preparation, it does not work. Spock is the only one who understands the significance of this fact, saying, "You do not seem to understand. It did not function. But it must function." Spock realizes that nothing around them is real; the whole scenario is taking place in their minds.

They end up at the OK Corral, and the Melcotians, impressed that Kirk did not kill, then extend an invitation to establish relations with the Federation.

Compliance Takeaways:

1.     How do you overcome biases?

2.     Have you looked at your Supply Chain for innovation?

3.     How do you move compliance into the DNA of your organization?

Resources

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In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode Is There No Truth in Beauty which aired on October 18, 1968, Star Date 5630.7.

The Enterprise is given the mission of transporting the Medusan ambassador Kollos, a member of a species so ugly that the mere sight of it causes humans to go insane back to his home planet. The ambassador arrives enclosed in a specially designed box and is accompanied by the telepath Dr. Miranda Jones, who is looking after his needs. Like Spock, Jones can look at a Medusan through a visor, supposedly because she has studied on Vulcan but in reality because she is blind.

Larry Marvick, one of the designers of the Enterprise, also beamed aboard. He seeks revenge against Kollos for taking Miranda away from him but s driven insane when he inadvertently looks at Kollos while attempting to shoot him with a phaser. The insane Marvick commandeers the Enterprise and pilots it to an unknown location outside the galaxy.

Using the visor to protect his human half from the sight of the Medusan, Spock melds minds with Kolos and is returned the Enterprise to its galaxy. Miranda and Kollos are then delivered to their destination. Upon parting, Kirk presents Miranda with a rose. Miranda queries, "I suppose it has thorns," and Kirk responds, "I never met a rose that didn't."

Compliance Takeaways:

1.     How can you ask the right question?

2.     Compliance leadership is a conversation.

3.     Targeting your compliance message.

Resources

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In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode And The Children Shall Lead, which aired on October 11, 1968, Star Date 5027.1.

An alien named the ‘Gorgon’ takes over the minds of the children of colonists on Triacas. He causes the children to mind trick their parents into committing suicide as the colonists feel compelled to destroy themselves to escape what they call "the enemy within." As the Children are evacuated to the Enterprise to transport to Star Base 4, the Gorgon commands them to take over the Enterprise, which they temporarily do until Kirk and Spock break the spell and destroy the Gorgon.

Compliance Takeaways:

1.     How can you ask the right question?

2.     Compliance leadership is a conversation.

3.     Targeting your compliance message.

Resources

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In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode The Paradise Syndrome, which aired on October 4, 1968, Star Date 4842.6.

In this episode, Kirk suffers from amnesia while living among natives on an idyllic planet. They treat him as a god until they don’t and try to kill him. Unfortunately, they only succeed in killing his native wife and their unborn child. Meanwhile, the Enterprise has to stop an asteroid from hitting the planet and destroying it. The end of this episode has one of the most humane explorations of what it means to be the Captain of a Starship.

Compliance Takeaways:

1.   How can you create a remarkable compliance experience?

2.     CCO as project sponsor.

3.     Compliance must widen its circle.

Resources

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 In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode The Enterprise Incident aired on September 27, 1968, Star Date 5031.3.

In this episode, Captain Kirk feigns mental illness while crossing over to the Neutral Zone, and Mr. Spock woos the Romulan commander. All in an effort to steal a Romulan cloaking device, which they do.

Compliance Takeaways:

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In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode Spock’s Brain, which aired on September 20, 1968, and occurred on Star Date 5431.4.

Almost universally panned as the work Star Trek TOS episode, the story involves a race of beings who literally kidnap Spock’s brain to run a planet-wide computer system for insipid beings, both male and female.

Compliance Takeaways:

1.     How can a compliance professional channel passion?

2.     What to do when facing intransigence?

3.     What skills do you need to fill out your compliance team?

Resources

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The Enterprise has used the light-speed breakaway factor to propel itself backward in time. It can monitor Earth communications while on a historical fact-finding mission to study how Earth survived the turbulent year 1968. While in orbit, the Enterprise accidentally intercepts a transporter beam originating more than 1000 light years away, beaming aboard interplanetary agent Gary Seven and his partner Isis, disguised as a black cat. His mission is to prevent Earth from destroying itself before it can become a peaceful society by destroying an orbital nuclear weapons platform launched by the US.

Chekov notes the arming of the warhead aboard the Enterprise, who attempts to contact Kirk for instructions. When the communicator beeps and the rocket base guard picks it up, Spock nerve pinches the guard and tells Scott to beam Kirk and himself to Seven's apartment. Here, they watch Seven explode the warhead 104 miles above the ground and meet Seven's cat, Isis. Records from the Enterprise show that such an event occurred and that it caused the nuclear powers to re-assess the risks of placing hydrogen bombs in orbit.

Compliance Takeaways:

1.     How many pizzas have you bought post

2.     A lunch alone is a lunch wasted.

3.     Does your organization rotate senior executives through compliance?

Resources

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In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode Bread and Circuses, which aired on March 15, 1968, and occurred on Star Date 4040.7.

On a routine patrol, the Enterprise happens upon space debris from the S.S. Beagle. This survey ship disappeared 6 years ago, commanded by Captain R.M. Merrik, an academy associate of Kirk. When Spock projects the path of the wreckage back in time, he discovers a civilization of modern-day Romans on Planet 4 of the 892 System. The extreme similarity of the 892 System's civilization to the Roman Earth is apparently a coincidence, demonstrating, according to Kirk, the validity of Hodgekin's Law of Parallel Planet Development.

Scott prepares to disrupt power to the entire planet from the Enterprise just as Kirk is about to be executed on live Roman TV. Scotty beams up the away team just before their cell is crisscrossed with machine gun fire. Back aboard the Enterprise, Uhura discovers that the escaped slaves were not sun worshippers but worshippers of a different "son": the Son of God.

Compliance Takeaways:

1.     Being a CCO or compliance professional requires many soft skills.

2.     Do you translate your compliance documents into the local language?

3.     Does your compliance program enhance and enrich cultural diversity in your organization or acerbate the differences?

Resources

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In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode The Ultimate Computer, which aired on March 8, 1968, and occurred on Star Date 4729.4.

The Enterprise is ordered to be part of a test of the new M5 Multitronic System, a computer designed to replace a starship crew. In an unscheduled drill at Alpha Carinae 2, M5 defends the Enterprise against attacks from the starships Excalibur and Lexington. The M5 is declared the victor of the simulated contest, prompting Commodore Bob Wesley to call Kirk "Captain Dunsel." Spock explains the meaning of "dunsel" to McCoy as a term used by midshipmen at the Federation Academy for a part that serves no useful purpose.

In a short time, however, M5 takes control of the Enterprise. Daystrom is surprised by the M5's actions but views its behavior as mistakes made by a "child" who is still learning. At the scheduled rendezvous point, the M5 attacks the Excalibur, Lexington, Hood, and Potemkin.

Kirk finally shuts off M5 by pointing out that killing humans has violated its programming of saving men from dangerous activities such as space exploration. Since the penalty for murder is death, the M5 concludes that it must die and shuts itself down. Daystrom is committed to a rehabilitation program, but Spock still refuses to respond to McCoy's prodding that human compassion outweighs any advantages computers may have in computational ability.

Compliance Takeaways:

1.     What is the role of compliance in innovation?

2.     What will be the role of AI in compliance?

3.     How can ComTech improve your operational efficiency?

Resources

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In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode  The Omega Glory, which aired on March 1, 1968, and occurred on Star Date unknown.

The Enterprise finds the U.S.S. Exeter in orbit with no one aboard. The boarding party then plays the medical log and is warned that they are dead men who must not return to their ship and told that their only chance for survival is to beam down to the planet's surface and find Captain Ron Tracy. Tracy is supporting the Coms against the Yangs violating the Prime Directive.

The victorious Yangs take the landing party prisoner. Kirk realizes that "Yangs" and "Coms" are distorted forms of "Yanks" and "Communists. A trial headed by the Yang leader Cloud William follows. Kirk recognizes the invocation of the trial as a distorted form of the Pledge of Allegiance and surprises the Yangs by completing it unassisted. Kirk proves his innocence by completing the "holy words," realizing they are the preamble to the U.S. Constitution and reveals the true meaning of the words to Chief William. Kirk and his landing crew return to the Enterprise, bringing Tracy along as a prisoner.

Compliance Takeaways:

1.     How well is your compliance staff trained?

2.     How well are your business folks trained?

3.     What is your disciplinary process?

Resources

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