June 14, 2016
I know from experience how frustrating it can be as a chief audit executive (CAE) or member of the internal audit staff when management does not […]
June 6, 2016
Each year internal auditors around the world make a concerted effort to raise awareness of our profession during May. Internal Audit Awareness Month has become a […]
May 23, 2016
A third rail is a method of providing electric power to a railway train. The amount of electric voltage it carries is often lethal for any […]
May 16, 2016
Balancing risk agility and risk resiliency is the focus of PwC’s recently published fifth annual risk study. The report, Risk in Review: Going the Distance, makes the case that […]
May 9, 2016
One of the great benefits of being the head of a global professional organization is that I am privileged to travel frequently to meet with internal audit […]
May 2, 2016
There is an old joke that “an expert is someone from out of town with a slideshow.” Too often, when management needs expertise or advice, that […]
April 25, 2016
As a global leader in the internal audit profession, among the questions I dread hearing the most is: “Where was internal audit?” When the whereabouts of internal […]
April 18, 2016
It is no longer news that cybersecurity is one of the top risks facing organizations today. Cyber criminals are exhibiting increasingly ingenious tactics to hack public […]
April 11, 2016
Earlier this year, I wrote how the Uber phenomenon should raise awareness of the risks associated with disruptive innovation. I noted that deciding whether Uber fits […]
April 4, 2016
At The IIA’s recent General Audit Management conference, the leader of a group representing corporate directors characterized investor activism as one of the main things that […]