April 2, 2025
I often find that the most spirited debates on LinkedIn take place on the weekends. Perhaps it’s because there are fewer posts and debate leads to […]
October 28, 2024
In her iconic book, Extraordinary Circumstances, former WorldCom chief audit executive (CAE) Cynthia Cooper recounts her challenge of bringing to the audit committee’s attention more than […]
June 30, 2023
I frequently scan the headlines for articles related to internal audit. Some news reports are encouraging and indicate how the profession is making real progress. Others […]
June 30, 2022
This month marks the 20th anniversary of the internal audit at WorldCom that shined the light on a $3.8 billion financial reporting fraud. My recent article […]
September 30, 2019
Global headlines recently noted that the chief audit executive (CAE) of a major publicly traded company had resigned amid questions about the company’s CEO improperly executing […]
June 27, 2019
As part of unofficial “Internal Audit Self-awareness Month,” I am featuring blog posts from the past that focus on looking inward. This theme is just as […]
May 20, 2019
One of the highlights from each year’s International Internal Audit Awareness Month is the numerous public proclamations promoting the profession. They typically praise internal auditing’s role […]
January 13, 2019
Last week, my blog post “5 Internal Auditor Resolutions for 2019” included an important point that is familiar to most in a far different context, but […]