What if you could predict the future and avoid all bad risks? You’d be a super auditor. But let’s face it, no one can that. But are you at least ready to discuss potential risk items with your organization’s management team. Most auditors are too busy auditing the past, unaware of what is happening now...

Facts don’t care about your feelings. Unfortunately feelings control many decisions in business environments. I worked with one woman who was overworked, underpaid and completely burned out. Each year, she asked her boss for additional funding to hire more staff. Each year, her boss denied her request. Why? It finally came out that her boss...

Before the world went into chaos, I was known for wearing colorful socks. It was different and added a little style to my wardrobe. Then came SOX. Ughh. A legislative mandate that was thrust upon the business world because we allowed dishonest people to be in charge. It has cost companies millions, transferred financial accountability...