June 8, 2025
“Boards tell internal auditors they want “no surprises.” Yet every day in 2025 brings a new surprise.” If you’re like me, you entered 2025 cautiously optimistic. […]
May 27, 2025
In one of my early memories as an internal auditor, I recall a senior executive in my organization telling me that it was our job to […]
May 19, 2025
The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025 offers a compelling glimpse into how artificial intelligence (AI) and other macrotrends are reshaping the global labor […]
May 12, 2025
An unfortunate truth is that risk and control failures frequently can and do happen despite internal audit’s best efforts. This reality has resulted in far too […]
May 8, 2025
Internal Auditors Must Walk Their Talk to Maintain Credibility As internal auditors, we routinely advise management to operate more efficiently, streamline controls, and improve effectiveness. But […]
May 4, 2025
In a recent article for AuditBoard, I shared 10 lessons I have earned in my 50 years on the (internal) audit trail. Number 3 on the […]
April 23, 2025
Over the past few years, I’ve written and spoken extensively about the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on internal audit. From analytics and automation to […]
April 15, 2025
Corporate history showcases many failures where boards were unprepared. Postmortems often assign blame to poor management, fraud, or external threats but overlook a key question: Who […]
April 2, 2025
I often find that the most spirited debates on LinkedIn take place on the weekends. Perhaps it’s because there are fewer posts and debate leads to […]
March 23, 2025
On the day he was inaugurated to a second term, President Trump signed an executive order creating the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and in its […]