Connected Risk: Conquering the Perilous Risk Exposure Gap

In an era where crises are constant and risks evolve at lightning speed, traditional, siloed risk management approaches are no longer enough. Organizations need a new way to navigate uncertainty and turn upside risks into opportunities. Connected Risk is the game-changing solution you need to safeguard your organization’s future.

Connected Risk offers a fresh perspective on risk management. With a focus on the concept of cross-functional collaboration, the book provides a blueprint for how organizations can reduce silos, leverage technology, and foster collaboration among all key players—from the boardroom to the front line—to protect and create value.

Inside, you'll discover:

  • A New Era of Risk Management: Turn challenges into strategic opportunities in the age of permacrisis.
  • The Risk Exposure Gap: Understand its implications and learn strategies to bridge the gap and create agile and operationally resilient organizations.
  • The Connected Risk Model: Discover an innovative approach that integrates insights from across the organization to break down silos and drive greater value from existing risk resources.
  • How to Become a Connected Risk Thinker: Cultivate a resilient mindset and discover the attributes needed to lead in today’s risk landscape, including how technology can be a powerful enabler.
  • Practical Tools for the Future: Gain practical tools for continuous risk monitoring and chart a course for your organization’s journey toward connected risk maturity.

Whether you’re in the C-suite, internal audit, risk management, compliance, InfoSec, or front-line management, this book equips you with the strategies and insights needed to become a connected risk agent of change.


Agents of Change - 2nd Edition

The 2020’s have been termed “the era of permacrisis.” From pandemic fallout to geopolitical strife, financial instability, and disruptive AI technology, the challenges are manifold. Yet, amidst the chaos lies an opportunity for internal auditors to lead the charge in mitigating risk-induced disruption and shaping a resilient future.

The 2nd edition of Agents of Change is an essential resource for internal auditors seeking to navigate the complexities facing their organizations and exact meaningful transformation in the face of relentless disruption.


The Speed of Risk - 3rd Edition

The third edition of Richard Chambers’ highly acclaimed Lessons Learned on the Audit Trail is aptly titled The Speed of Risk which has been a recurring theme in the messages he has delivered to the profession for more than a decade.

He offers fresh perspectives on key developments from recent years that have critical implications for the profession. His hope is that readers will find his journey worthwhile and learn how to harness their own personal passion for the internal audit profession.

Whether you are a chief audit executive, a seasoned internal auditor, or new to the profession, the book delves into topics that should be on your radar today, including the rising expectations of internal audit’s stakeholders; the imperative to audit at the speed of risk; internal audit’s role in auditing culture, artificial intelligence, and new technologies, and the skills future trailblazers will need in internal audit.


Trusted Advisors - 2nd Edition

As internal auditors, trust is crucial to ultimate success. It's important in gaining stakeholders' confidence when offering advice on critical issues and effecting positive outcomes.

In Trusted Advisors: Key Attributes of Outstanding Internal Auditors, 2nd Edition, Richard F. Chambers taps an array of leading internal auditors and, from their experiences, provides insights into the traits that characterize outstanding internal auditors, and those who have also truly earned a seat at the table.

Based on a global survey of nearly 300 chief audit executives (CAEs) and one-on-one interviews, Chambers details the personal, relational, and professional attributes of outstanding internal auditors, including:

  • Ethical resiliency
  • Results focus
  • Intellectual curiosity and open-mindedness
  • Dynamic communication and inspirational leadership
  • Insightful relationships
  • Critical-thinking skills, business acumen, and technical expertise

Whether you are just getting started as an internal auditor or you're a seasoned veteran, the insights gleaned from the collective experience of these experts will help propel you to the next phase of your career.