January 18, 2013
This year marks the 35th anniversary of The IIA’s International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards). Over the years, the Standards has become recognized as a critical […]
January 4, 2013
Over the years, one of the practices I have followed in writing my blog is to open the year by sharing five New Year’s resolutions that […]
December 21, 2012
At about this time each year, I like to look back at the news events and stories that are shaping our profession. Occasionally, we have a […]
December 5, 2012
If you are looking for a job in the internal audit field, I have good news: Despite everything you may have heard about economic uncertainties and […]
November 26, 2012
I learned important lessons early in my career about internal audit independence and the impairments that can come from reporting relationships. I began my career as […]
November 6, 2012
Anyone who knows me or follows this blog and my social media presence knows that I am not “thin-skinned” when it comes to constructive criticism of […]
October 23, 2012
For many years, I taught accounting courses during the evenings at a local university. I would often tell my students, “The only stupid question is the […]
October 9, 2012
Ensuring strong and effective oversight of internal audit departments has always been challenging. After all, organizational independence is critical for internal audit functions, so simply reporting […]
October 2, 2012
Back in 2009, I blogged on the fact that many audit committees expected internal audit to help them avoid surprises. I concluded that whether it was fair or […]
September 25, 2012
I often post my thoughts on Twitter. Most of the time, my Tweets receive few comments, but last week I heard from a surprising number of […]