In late August, Houston and much of south Texas survived a 1,000-year storm, courtesy of Hurricane Harvey. Florida and the southeastern United States faced the ravages of Irma shortly afterwards, with the Florida Keys facing its fiercest winds since the Hurricane of 1935. I found these seminal events to be more than weather-related events. They were wake-up calls about the virtues of crisis management.

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...