June 25, 2014
As part of my ongoing engagement in social media, I routinely monitor the media for references to stories involving “internal audit.” The past few weeks it […]
June 16, 2014
A few months ago, I wrote about Five Things the Audit Committee Won’t Tell Internal Auditors. Based upon feedback I received from around the world, it appears […]
June 10, 2014
Every few years, a game-changing event materializes that generates a significant impact on the internal audit profession. Take, for example, the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 […]
June 3, 2014
Internal auditors tend to be very good at most managerial tasks. We understand the importance of budgets and schedules, and we believe in developing clear policies […]
May 28, 2014
One of the most frustrating events in my career was one of the first times an internal audit client firmly and repeatedly said “no” to one […]
May 20, 2014
One of the features that makes internal auditing so valuable to modern enterprises is that we serve multiple stakeholders, including the board, various levels of management, […]
May 12, 2014
Most of us in internal audit leadership roles naturally assume that board members and management fully understand our capabilities and appreciate the value that internal audit […]
May 6, 2014
It seems that internal auditors are increasingly hearing from stakeholders who are concerned about a duplication of efforts between internal audit and other oversight functions within […]
April 29, 2014
I recently spotted the headline “Is Internal Audit Losing Value?” in a respected business journal. It was for an article based on survey results in one […]
April 21, 2014
I was recently interviewed about internal auditing by Federal News Radio, an AM and Internet station out of Washington, D.C. That interview was a great opportunity […]