What is tone at the top of an organization? What is the culture of your company? Fortunately, the answers to these questions are rarely involved when considering a death, but they were a key consideration in the death of University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair, the athlete who had a heat stroke and eventually died after participating in a workout that included 110-yard wind sprints. 

Thomas Fox has practiced law for over 40 years. Tom writes the daily award-winning blog, the FCPA Compliance and Ethics blog and founded the Compliance Podcast Network. Tom leads the discussion on AI in...