In our attempt to be seen as helpful sometimes we say yes too often, which leads to feeling overwhelmed and stressed. Every yes is saying no to something else. Every no is saying yes to something else. Not sure whether to say yes or no? No worries. Here’s some easy ways to decide and move on, so you are not stuck in fear or guilt over which choice to make.
E15: Avoiding Resistance by Using the Principles of Influence with Brian Ahearn
Auditors experience resistance from audit clients and others in the organization on a regular basis. Using the six principles of Influence helps build relationships, overcome objections, and help people take action. Incorporating these principles into your work and personal life will help you persuade without manipulation and avoid the extra stress caused by resistance.
Jason Mefford is joined by Brian Ahearn, Chief Influence Officer of Influence People and one of only 20 certified trainers in the world on the Cialdini Influence Methodology. You can learn more about Brian at: influencepeople.biz, or by connecting with him on LinkedIn.
Fire & Earth Podcast: E28 Take Smoke Breaks to Avoid Burnout
OK, we’re NOT “actually” advocating people start smoking, but we learn some interesting lessons from the now old-fashioned idea of smoke breaks during the day. Taking regular breaks helps us avoid burnout. In fact, sitting chained to your desk all day is actually as or more unhealthy than smoking (ever heard sitting is the new smoking?). Here’s some practical advice for how you can incorporate small breaks into your day so you don’t burn out in flames or smolder like a cigarette. Taking breaks will actually increase your productivity.
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E14: You Will Still Get Ignored with only Technical Skills and Staying Out of Harm’s Way
Most people in internal audit focus a lot of time and energy on technical skills, ignoring soft-skills since those are just “touchy-feely” topics anyway that aren’t that important in internal audit. Think again. You will still get ignored no matter how technically competent you are. The key to being heard and moving to trusted advisor status is through developing soft-skills.
Internal audit can also be a dangerous profession (and I’m not talking about paper cuts). Learn how you can stay out of harm’s way.
Make sure to join me for the breakout session at IIA International Conference on “How to Become a More Mindful and Emotionally Intelligent Leader” on Tuesday, 9 July at 12:45. If you’d like to have a mini-interview that will appear on a future episode, make sure to message me on LinkedIn, e-mail me, or stop by the Unified Compliance booth in the exhibit hall, where I’ll be hanging out.
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Fire & Earth Podcast: E27 Getting out of the Weeds that are Slowing You Down with Sara Caputo
Are you at the top of your triangle doing your most important work, or wasting your time in the weeds? If you are like most people, you find yourself buried in the weeds during much of each week feeling unproductive.
We are joined by Sara Caputo, a productivity expert, who shares her practical “Top Triangle” model and the questions you should be asking yourself to separate the best use of your time from the weeds. When your team, process and communication are in working order, you’ll be able to stay out of the weeds, and unlock your limitless potential.
To learn more about Sara Caputo, visit https://www.saracaputoconsulting.com/ and to access the resource she shared during the episode, access the full show notes below.
To access the full show notes (including resource downloads) visit:
http://www.jasonmefford.com/fireandearthpodcast/
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E13: Doing a Good Job Won’t Stop You From Getting Fired
Yep, you read the title correctly. Performing an excellent audit, following all of the standards, and writing a great report won’t stop you from getting fired. In fact, sometimes that is what gets you fired. To understand what usually does get you fired, and how to avoid the land mines, take a listen to this episode.
There is also some important information about the upcoming IIA International Conference from 7-10 July in Anaheim, California and how you can be featured on an upcoming podcast episode.
The cRisk Academy webinar referenced in this episode with Jason Mefford and Brian Ahearn on Influence is: Tuesday 7 June, 10am PDT, 1pm EDT: https://www.bigmarker.com/crisk-academy/Avoiding-Resistance-by-Using-the-Principles-of-Influence3-2019-05-21-09-30-pm
If you can’t make it to the webinar, the recording will be available later at: https://ondemand.criskacademy.com/
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Fire & Earth Podcast: E26 Lessons Learned from 25 Amazing Episodes
Over the last 25 episodes of the Fire and Earth Podcast, we have talked to some amazing guests and learned a lot. In this episode we share some highlights from previous episodes and how we have changed ourselves, by incorporating what we’ve learned into our daily lives.
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E12: The Big 3 Certifications and Developing a Personal Learning Development Plans with Karl Stingily
Certifications are an important part of developing one’s career, but you need to focus on the right certifications and learning. We’ll discuss the Big-3 certifications (the ones internal auditors should have) and how to make informed decisions about the training and learning needs to move your career forward. Hint: it’s not about just getting alphabet soup certifications behind your name, it’s about being strategic in determining which certifications and training will move you forward in your career. We’ll also give some guidance on top competencies internal auditors need to develop to succeed in the future.
Jason Mefford is joined by Karl Stingily, the Chief Audit Executive at Caeser’s Entertainment, the world’s most geographically diversified casino-entertainment company.
Fire & Earth Podcast: E25 Solving the Productivity Puzzle with Sara Caputo
If we could just improve our productivity we wouldn’t waste so much time, missing out on what we really want in life. We are joined by Sara Caputo, an environmental therapist and productivity expert, who helps us solve the productivity puzzle with a practical model (The Productivity Puzzle Worksheet) on managing your physical space, calendar, to-do list, and maintaining. Learn how to take control of each day and week to ensure you focus on the important instead of what feels urgent.
To learn more about Sara Caputo, visit https://www.saracaputoconsulting.com/ and to access the resource she shared during the episode, visit:
http://www.jasonmefford.com/fireandearthpodcast/
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E11: Making the Shift to Agile Auditing with Rick Wright
Moving to an agile internal audit approach is a big shift in mindset. It is not just performing audits in a more nimble or lean way. It is about using agile methodologies to transform the whole audit process. This method produces a more collaborative approach with the audit client, a more self-managed team mentality, and scheduling the audits in time box work cycles (sprints). This fundamentally changes how we plan, perform, staff and report on audits.
Jason Mefford is joined by Rick Wright, CAE of YRC Worldwide to discuss the big picture view of agile auditing, how to transform your audit team into an agile methodology team, and discusses Rick’s upcoming book on Agile Auditing that will be published summer of 2019, which includes a practical approach and case studies on how to move from traditional auditing to agile auditing.
