Making Shift Happen – The NAIL-IT Way
The challenge any business has is that the little details that matter to one person may not be the little details that matter to the rest of your team or…
Little Details Matter
I am a passionate Formula 1 fan. Last week I was watching an interview with one of the managerial and leadership icons of the sport, Toto Wolff. Yes, I know…
The Non-Executive Internal Auditor
As I enter the portfolio phase of my own career, one of the focal points of my pondering concerns the fact that not many internal auditors make it to the…
What Is An Effective Internal Audit Function?
As I write this article I reflect on what has been a big week for our profession with the publication of the new Internal Audit Standards as well as the…
Can Internal Audit Ratings Kill?
Internal auditors routinely rate their internal audit reports and their findings and recommendations. This week I was provoked into wondering whether our approach to rating can actually kill! In turn…
The Artificially Intelligent Internal Audit Profession
2023 saw the take off of artificial intelligence in the terms of the human psyche. It is a market which is expected to grow at an expected compound rate of…
The High Performing Internal Auditor
It’s that time of year when we set ourselves goals and make resolutions. Whilst many of these fall by the wayside, aiming high is a sign of a high performance…
Does Internal Audit Need A Social Conscience?
I have a social conscience. I care about many things but as I grow older and begin to realise that I will leave the planet to my children I begin…
The Risk to the CEO’s Reputation
The bizarre events at the helm of Nat West have provoked much thought about the behaviours expected at the very top of business and the consequences of not meeting lofty…
Risk Versus Process
Our profession is a risk-based profession. We are taught to start with the inherent risks in what we are auditing and to proceed from there. Yet is that really what…