January 20, 2026
For several years, I have been looking forward to the January release of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report as a bellwether for risks clouding […]
October 13, 2025
For more than 25 years, internal audit standards have been clear: the internal audit plan must be driven by risks facing the internal auditors’ organizations. That […]
August 1, 2025
I’ve heard my share of jokes about internal auditors over the years. Most of the time, I can laugh them off. After all, there are jokes […]
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 […]
September 14, 2023
In a recent blog for AuditBoard, I observed that the world has seemingly entered “a state of persistent crisis, with no sense of how we’ll escape.” […]
April 3, 2023
In recent months, there have been some excellent articles on mistakes that internal auditors should avoid in planning and conducting internal audit results, and reporting engagement […]