December 20, 2020
This time last year, I shared my personal views on the “10 Internal Audit Thought Leaders of the Decade.” I honestly wasn’t prepared for the tremendous […]
December 13, 2020
This year, my weekly blog has received more than 300,000 views from internal auditors and other professionals from around the world. Each year since 2016, I have dedicated […]
November 22, 2020
As internal auditors put the finishing touches on their risk assessments before preparing their 2021 audit plans, there is one risk that should not be overlooked: […]
November 15, 2020
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that General Electric (GE), in an effort to streamline operations, is eliminating its Corporate Audit Staff (CAS) program, a “rigorous multiyear rotation through […]
November 9, 2020
The desperation for normalcy grows daily after more than eight long months battling the insidious COVID-19 virus. This anxious desire for a return to a comfortable […]
November 1, 2020
All crises eventually provoke some level of introspection, whether personal, organizational, or societal. Certainly, COVID-19 has borne this out. Much has been written about the pandemic’s […]
October 25, 2020
I have long been fascinated by the dynamics between internal audit and the audit committees to whom it reports. Let me say right up front that […]
October 18, 2020
There is growing shock and concern over the suspicious deaths of four public-sector internal auditors in Liberia. While their violent deaths remain under investigation and there […]
October 11, 2020
Cybersecurity remains one of the top and most vexing risks facing organizations large and small. Even as many in the global community face existential challenges from […]
October 4, 2020
As we enter the fourth quarter of a historically difficult and disruptive year, internal audit leaders around the world are looking to next year with some […]