October 31, 2022

Internal Auditors: Put Away Your Radar Guns (and focus on traffic safety)

As my faithful blog readers know, I like use analogies to make a point to members of the internal audit profession. Over the years, I have […]
October 17, 2022

Don’t Tell Me That!

Things Audit Committees Don’t want to Hear From Internal Audit Over the summer, I authored a blog for AuditBoard on the 20th anniversary of the WorldCom […]
October 11, 2022

New Report Calls External Audit Independence The “Big Lie”

Calls for reform of external audits are nothing new. Proponents around the world are constantly advocating the need for greater independence of the individuals/firms who undertake […]
October 4, 2022

Followup Audits Are a Waste of Time!

There’s a Better Way to Monitor Progress During a recent seminar I was leading in Dubai, the topic of followup audits came up, the frustration in […]