Chambers on Internal Audit

I have written several blog posts on high-profile risk, control, and governance failures over the past few years, from Volkswagen to Toshiba to Wells Fargo. Some […]

One of the enduring challenges for internal auditors is how to sustain trusting relationships if they are frequently called upon to assist in investigations of executive […]

In a few days, I will celebrate a personal milestone. It was August 1975 when I graduated from college and took my first job as an […]

I’m always gratified when one of my blog posts solicits a strong response, whether the reaction agrees with my views or contradicts them. Chambers on the […]

An unfortunate truth about our profession is that risk and control failures can and do happen despite internal audit’s often heroic efforts. This reality is highlighted […]

Once again, we are celebrating International Internal Audit Awareness Month. Awareness is defined as “knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.” From my experience in […]

I recently spent two days in Paris participating and speaking at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD’s) annual Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum. Surrounded […]

It is a safe assumption that every profession will change dramatically the deeper we go into the 21st century. Technological innovations, the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence, […]

For more than two years, I have been writing about toxic cultures and internal audit’s role in identifying how they can impact organizations’ performance. Examples abound […]

The unraveling of the United Kingdom’s second-largest builder created a firestorm of controversy over warning signs that were missed or ignored. Few associated with the downfall […]