by Sikandar Usmani | Jun 15, 2026 | Governance
Not just sad, but upsetting. That there was to come a time when Ethics would be in Demand. And not in Supply. That ethics would have regressed enough to be celebrated as a week, or a day, or emphasized through a conference or a seminar or talked about in a networking...
by Sikandar Usmani | May 31, 2026 | GRC
Exactly to this day and age! There are people who prefer their persona and approach over systems, processes, policies and procedures. People who believe being organized and formalized is being regressive because they believe systems don’t evolve. Or people who believe...
by Sikandar Usmani | May 23, 2026 | Internal Audit
Isn’t it right? Isn’t it that diversity of talent and skillset and divergence of opinions are recipes for success and fuel growth? I get it, the ‘same page’ principle is what people like to tout and promote but that shouldn’t be and can’t be before ideation, before...
by Sikandar Usmani | May 10, 2026 | Internal Audit
A bizarre question indeed. In a world full of disruptions that come uninvited, that’s the quirkiest query one could make or think of! And even more pertinent for the risk averse than the risk takers. Since there are always people who turn threats into opportunities...
by Sikandar Usmani | Apr 27, 2026 | Internal Audit
It shouldn’t matter even if it’s the last hour. If you like doing what you do, if you’re good at what you do, it shouldn’t matter at all even if it’s almost time for you to pack up and get going. You continue doing what you like, you continue doing what you’re good...
by Sikandar Usmani | Apr 12, 2026 | Internal Audit
In solitude even if I’m in the august company of my audit clients. In oblivion, when my initiatives were being taken ahead. Behind the scenes, when the targets my team consistently accomplished were being celebrated. Present at the executive table when what comes next...
by Sikandar Usmani | Apr 1, 2026 | GRC
Indeed, the situation could be that dire. The world as we know and have known is being robbed of the natural or let me say organic intellect with the premise of enhanced productivity and efficiency where it all started. Ever since the transition from the industrial...
