March 2, 2022
The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors in the United Kingdom and Ireland (IIA-UK) is a pioneer in advocating internal audit’s role in auditing corporate culture. So, […]
February 27, 2022
Following weeks of ominous intelligence reports, the world once again finds itself grappling with a destabilizing geopolitical event – this time on the European continent itself. […]
February 20, 2022
I have always enjoyed working with new internal auditors, in part because they so often see the world in black and white. “Should we do an […]
February 16, 2022
My recent blog, “Five Things Not to Say When You Are Starting an Internal Audit,” was far and away the most popular I have written in […]
February 7, 2022
I was recently speaking with an old colleague who is now chief audit executive of an American company. She was lamenting how “testy” management seems to […]
February 3, 2022
Earlier this week, the legendary American pro football quarterback, Tom Brady, announced his retirement. That was big news because, at 44 years old, Brady was considered […]
January 24, 2022
In a recent blog, I shared my thoughts on whether internal audit should be a career path or a career stepping stone for modern practitioners. The […]
January 18, 2022
The “great resignation” is upon us. Recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data show that more than 4.5 million Americans voluntarily left their jobs in November. […]
January 10, 2022
When I joined the internal audit profession in 1975, the U.S. rate of inflation averaged more than 9 percent. After a slight decrease over the next […]
December 27, 2021
I have always been on the lookout for clever ways to describe internal audit’s role in an organization. Elevator speeches are fine when you have 60 […]