August 14, 2012
I have written frequently over the past three years about the refocusing of internal auditing’s priorities around the world. The era of extensive focus on the […]
August 2, 2012
I have written extensively over the years of the need to improve the timeliness of internal audit results. Nothing undermines the value of an internal audit more […]
July 24, 2012
“We are here to help you!” This phrase seems so innocent, but at The IIA’s recent International Conference in Boston, I once again heard those six little […]
July 17, 2012
The concept of rotational internal audit staffing is not new. General Electric’s internal audit function, for example, has employed a purely rotational model and served as […]
July 2, 2012
As a young auditor, nothing was more frustrating to me than presenting a great audit recommendation or new idea to an audit client (or “auditee” as […]
June 20, 2012
Myths can tell us a lot about ourselves — or at the least, about how others see the world. But at times it seems that the […]
June 12, 2012
When I joined the internal audit profession in the 1970s, it was widely understood that internal auditing was a career path. Young professionals, like I was […]
May 24, 2012
The past few weeks have witnessed extensive media coverage of two subjects for which investors should have taken extensive note: 1) There are an increasing number […]
May 17, 2012
Internal auditors are ethical — right? After all, we think of ourselves as the “beacon of ethical light” in every organization. If you can’t trust the […]
May 10, 2012
I admit that I am biased. As one who spent the majority of my audit career in the public sector, I strongly believe that government internal […]