NOT FOR OUR SAKE

Dear fellow auditors your interventions should not benefit you; they should benefit your clients! Easier said than understood, I’ve come across many auditors both novices and the experienced, who while selling a recommendation, base their arguments on for instance;...

THE ROT IN US

What should we the internal auditors be more concerned about: our jobs or the demands of our jobs? To whom should we be loyal to: the entity that employs us or the people managing its affairs? Answers to these are not as simple as it seems since it’s not about the...

HOW TO RUIN A VIABLE BUSINESS

Yes! This blog post carries spoilers and recipes …………. for disaster! Ever wondered what the single most fundamental and perfect strategy of dooming a business is? Not having one! Yes, it is INACTION! When the executives / management sleep over everything vital they...

HOW INTERNAL AUDITING FUELS BUSINESS GROWTH

Not sure you understand what this means? Or are you sure it does not make sense? Or you know for sure, it isn’t true? Worry not, for we’ll cover quite some of that ground here. Let’s recall a part of how The Institute of Internal Auditors defines internal auditing....

DEAR REGULATORS, ARE YOU SURE?

From a world of self-governance to regulation may be its time we stop and rethink! Is Internal Auditing better off with being by regulation than we were being by choice? Certainly, being by regulation allows greater career opportunities and a spot at the top amongst...