January 6, 2014
The New Year affords a great opportunity to re-assess your life and identify a few resolutions that can help you break bad habits or enhance your […]
December 19, 2013
As the year draws to a close, I find myself engaged in the familiar practice of looking back on the year and reflecting upon the major […]
December 11, 2013
In a speech that I delivered last spring, I discussed the various roles that an internal auditor can play across what I called the “ethics continuum.” […]
December 4, 2013
I started this year with a blog post detailing what I thought auditors should be focused on in 2013. As the year draws to a close, […]
November 25, 2013
A lot has been said and written over the past couple of years about the Three Lines of Defense Model — a tool that is often […]
November 18, 2013
For years, investors, global regulators, the media, and others have been clamoring for greater transparency in the corporate sector. Following the global financial crisis in 2008, […]
November 11, 2013
I often have commented in this blog on how vital talent is to the effectiveness of an internal audit function. Not only is it important for […]
October 30, 2013
After taking the opportunity with my last blog to focus on acquiring and retaining internal audit talent, I return in this blog with the final installment in […]
October 21, 2013
The global economy continues to improve, and there’s plenty of evidence that organizations are investing in stronger risk management and internal control infrastructure, including internal audit […]
October 15, 2013
In my last blog, I observed that internal auditors are expected to demonstrate a number of core attributes. I went on to explore the concept of “professional […]