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August 16, 2021

5 Frequent Sources of Tension Between Management and Internal Audit

In the past year, management and internal audit have stood together in the vast majority of organizations in the face of the unprecedented risks presented by […]
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August 8, 2021

Workpaper Retention Presents Internal Audit With Its Own Compliance Risks

I am often surprised by the engagement my social media posts generate by internal auditors around the world. Ours is a profession where benchmarking and networking […]
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July 26, 2021

Internal Auditors: It’s What You Say – AND How You Say It!

We live in a world today where the words we choose are more important than ever. An insensitive comment made today is likely to elicit a […]
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July 18, 2021

Courageous Internal Auditors Are Storm Chasers

As the world slowly emerges from the historic Covid-19 pandemic, I have been giving a lot of thought to the lessons the internal audit profession should […]
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July 12, 2021

5 Steps to Avoid Career Burnout

As we emerge from the great pandemic, a lot of predictions and “buzz phrases” are being thrown around. One that recently captured my attention is “the […]
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July 5, 2021

Six Signs You May Be the “Internal Guard-it” Department

Traditionally, internal audit was seen as a value protection element in the organization’s system of risk management and controls. It helped organizations protect value through a […]
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June 28, 2021

How Internal Auditors Quietly Foster Trust in Capital Markets

Five years ago this week, I had the distinct privilege of joining several IIA colleagues on the podium of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to […]
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June 16, 2021

How Space Aliens Factored Into my Most Controversial Audit

This week, members of the United States House Intelligence Committee will receive a classified briefing on a topic of universal and enduring controversy: Unidentified Flying Objects […]
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June 14, 2021

For Some Audit Reports: It’s Better Never Than Late

I recently heard from an old acquaintance that I had worked with as an internal audit colleague years ago. He eventually moved on, and today holds […]
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June 7, 2021

In the Face of Dire Cyber Threats – Internal Auditors Should Seize the Home Field Advantage

In October 2019, I authored an article titled: Ready or Not — Here Come the 2020s in which I offered my predictions for the decade ahead. […]
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