October 5, 2026
I recently attended an event with chief audit executives from many of America’s leading companies. During one session, organizers used polling technology to ask the attendees […]
September 22, 2026
Some days I worry about how little human thought appears to go into what our profession now calls thought leadership. Scroll through LinkedIn and you will […]
September 15, 2026
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the New York Stock Exchange’s proposal to give newly listed companies five years, instead of one, to stand up […]
August 28, 2026
One of my great regrets from my years as president and CEO of The Institute of Internal Auditors is that we never persuaded either major U.S. […]
August 24, 2026
Over the years, I have written extensively of the need to improve the timeliness of internal audit results. At the same time, I have cautioned about the […]
August 17, 2026
I caught up with a former colleague at an internal audit conference a few weeks ago. He’s now a chief audit executive, and like most conversations […]
August 10, 2026
A vendor walks your executive team through a demo. The screen fills with the word “agentic.” The product, they explain, reasons through problems, sets its own […]
July 27, 2026
The rotational chief audit executive (CAE) model has been generating spirited debate within the internal audit profession for more than two decades. I have written and […]
July 20, 2026
We have all been there – suddenly finding ourselves working for an “ethically compromised” leader. Days seem like weeks. Weeks feel like years. Sometimes we carry […]
July 12, 2026
When I attended The IIA International Conference in Singapore recently, one question came up repeatedly. “What does the future of internal audit look like?” On the […]