internal audit career

October 16, 2023

Phil Tarling Lived His Life in Color

Over the past few days, internal auditors around the world have been mourning the sudden loss of Phil Tarling, one of the profession’s most widely known […]
August 2, 2023

Professional Resilience Means Never Being Defined by Our Failures

My blogs normally focus on topics of direct interest to internal auditors. However, I often receive notes from readers outside the profession who can relate to […]
June 11, 2023

The Big Myth: Only Accountants Make Good Internal Auditors

I recently shared results of an academic research report that indicated companies seek internal auditors who have accounting, information technology, and business systems knowledge after experiencing […]
June 4, 2023

5 Questions to Ask When Interviewing for a Job in Internal Audit

We’ve all been there. The interview for that job we desperately want has gone well – so far. We feel good about our answers, but then […]
August 10, 2019

How Do You Know When It’s Time to Go?

A recent CNBC report by business journalist and former Harvard Business Review editor Suzy Welch offered 4 signs it’s definitely time to quit your job. This brought […]
June 27, 2019

7 Characteristics of the Virtuous Internal Auditor

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 […]
February 25, 2019

​It’s Your Career: Write Your Own Story

I recently had the opportunity to address a graduate internal audit class at my alma mater – Georgia State University (GSU). My message that night was […]
December 17, 2018

​My Top 10 Blog Posts of 2018: What They Say About Internal Auditors

End-of-year stories and blog posts can serve an important purpose: They allow us the opportunity to reflect on the past 12 months and put issues into […]