August 6, 2024
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ Occupational Fraud 2024: A Report to the Nations is choked full of valuable information. According to the ACFE’s global survey, […]
July 16, 2024
Three years ago, I moved from being a chief audit executive to a role that centered on broader continuous improvement responsibilities. While I still was focused […]
May 3, 2024
Once again, it’s Internal Audit Month. Organizers at The IIA dropped “awareness” from the title, and it’s about time. How long were we going to focus […]
April 29, 2024
This week, I published the second edition of my book Agents of Change with a slightly different title: Agents of Change: Internal Auditors in the Era […]
March 12, 2024
Ten years ago this week, I published my first book: Lessons Learned on the Audit Trail. I had been writing a blog for more than five […]
March 3, 2024
The IIA recently launched new Global Internal Audit Standards that, for the first time, requires every internal audit function to have an internal audit strategic plan. […]
February 28, 2024
As I’ve been traveling recently and speaking with internal auditors around the U.S., the most frequently raised topic has been artificial intelligence (AI). Like almost everyone, […]
February 19, 2024
I try to stay attuned to the expectations of audit committee members when it comes to their internal audit functions. Dating back to my days at […]
February 15, 2024
This week’s news reminded us yet again how simple mistakes can often reveal significant risks. Lyft, the global ridesharing company, routinely released its quarterly earnings report […]
January 22, 2024
Given the global reach of the internal audit profession, I am an avid student of various reports that sound alarms about key risks facing the world […]