I want you to think back to that one friend who was always honest with you. You know the one. While you were prancing around showing off that new dress or suit, they quietly told […]
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It started in 2005. I was the director of Sarbanes Oxley and Internal Controls Assurance for a financial institution. As a budding banking professional, I had climbed the ranks and could foresee a future in
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I felt like a literary loser back in middle and high school. It wasn’t that I failed English class, it’s just that it didn’t inspire me. I remember being given assignments that, in my mind,
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“Social media is the biggest risk your organization faces.” This is how I started a presentation at the Institute of Internal Auditors, Pensacola, Florida chapter meeting. At that moment I felt like I was on
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Internal Audit documentation can become evidence in an investigation at a moment’s notice. Work performed years ago can once again become relevant based on new information. As a result, all audit work papers should be
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There’s nothing more exciting than finally achieving that goal. You know the one. You’ve spent years training for it. Imagine the quarterback leading his team to victory in the Superbowl, or a tennis player finally
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The world is currently facing a pandemic that has the potential to be one of the worst of the century. Our risk management strategies are being put to the test. Some countries have gone into
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Have you ever had one of those days where you were determined to write that audit report? So you block off the time on your calendar, go into your office, shut the door, remove any
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This was the titled I pitched to the IIA in 2012 for an article discussing providing an opinion on the work we perform. Internal Auditors are assurance providers. We evaluate organizations on behalf of stakeholders.
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No matter how good your product or service, an organization’s reputation can be ruined with the click of a keyboard. Auditors talk a lot about risk, but I wonder how many of us are actively
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