by Sikandar Usmani | Sep 10, 2026 | Governance, Internal Audit
Steve Jobs had a point! For not being a fan of consultants. He was a visionary, a revolutionary and an absolute brilliance. It’s hard to move on from his words without pondering over them. His words continue to resonate more than 3 decades later! He was that sort of a...
by Sikandar Usmani | Aug 10, 2026 | Governance
Because for most managements, I’ve experienced it’s hard to grasp. Not just the independence concept but the reason why it matters or should matter. They are at a loss to understand, why would someone think or act independently and not get along with the management’s...
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 | Jan 15, 2026 | Governance
Why not? Why re-invent the wheel? Why try something new when we already have tried and tested? Why venture into uncharted territory? Why gamble with someone new when we know someone old? What’s wrong with trusting our old comrades for a new fight? Because even though...
by Sikandar Usmani | Oct 15, 2025 | Governance
Study of Matter certainly. Matter that’s all around us, that surrounds us and that is us. That’s why this matter, matters! And as science has put it over the past millennium, it’s all about matter. And that nothing else matters! The matter, the tangibles available is...
by Sikandar Usmani | Sep 21, 2025 | Governance
Yeah! Nothing wrong being alone when you’re in the right! That’s power posturing for sure and who doesn’t like it? But mostly it’s self-serving platitude. Because who doesn’t want to claim, be seen and believe to be in the right? Especially when coming from a position...
