August 1, 2016
The vast majority of my blogs are focused on the strategies and practices that internal auditors can deploy to generate value and succeed as professionals. However, […]
July 25, 2016
The recently completed IIA International Conference in New York brought together more than 2,500 internal audit practitioners to share knowledge, network professionally, strengthen old friendships, and create […]
July 18, 2016
A recent blog I read raised serious questions about the health of a well-known online enterprise. The thrust of the article was that the enterprise had […]
July 11, 2016
In a blog last January, I shared “5 Resolutions for Every Internal Auditor in 2016.” At the outset of the year, I urged members of the profession […]
July 5, 2016
I recently had the distinct privilege of joining several IIA volunteers, including former IIA Global Chairman Denny Beran, on the podium of the New York Stock […]
June 27, 2016
The father of modern internal auditing, Larry Sawyer, once observed: “Employee and management fraud is a poisonous weed that flourishes in a permissive climate where the […]
June 20, 2016
Two investor groups issued recommendations last week urging rejection of the upcoming vote of confidence in VW’s management board. The messages from investor advisory groups PIRC and […]
June 14, 2016
I know from experience how frustrating it can be as a chief audit executive (CAE) or member of the internal audit staff when management does not […]
June 6, 2016
Each year internal auditors around the world make a concerted effort to raise awareness of our profession during May. Internal Audit Awareness Month has become a […]
May 23, 2016
A third rail is a method of providing electric power to a railway train. The amount of electric voltage it carries is often lethal for any […]