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Fire & Earth Podcast: E19 Creating a Positive Corporate Culture with Dennis Ford – Part 2

Part 2 our interview with Dennis Ford.

Changing and improving corporate culture is not creating another sales strategy or a putting ping-pong table in the break room. It’s about developing a respectful, happy, joyful, supportive workplace where workers feel empowered and engaged.

When 80% of US workers are un-engaged, and negative culture costs $550 billion each year … even when organizations spend over $100 billion in traditional rewards … something is wrong.

We are joined by Dennis Ford, an amazing guy and flying trapeze buddy, who is also an expert in corporate culture. Learn how to develop a corporate culture of respect, trust, empathy, and compassion. You’ll also see that compassion and empathy are really a strength, not a weakness in the business world.

You can learn more about Dennis at: QLPNow.com and grab his book “Monetize Your Culture” on Amazon.

#fireandearthpodcast #culture #corporateculture

E5: Companies Lag on Improving Risk Management and Climbing El Capitan with Joe McCafferty

A recently released study from the AICPA and NC State show that despite the constant drumbeat for improving and formalizing risk management processes, most organizations are still way behind in their efforts. When 60% agree the volume and complexity or risk have changed extensively over the last five years, and 65% of boards are call for “somewhat” to “extensively” increasing managment involvement in risk oversight, why aren’t more organizations on board with implementing ERM (only 34% have “mature” or “robust” oversight)? We’ll unpack the results of the study, discuss some of the reasons and implications this has on organizations, internal audit, and how to use ERM as a strategic advantage.

Jason Mefford is joined by Joseph McCafferty, Editor & Publisher of Internal Audit 360 who recently reported on this study in an article. https://internalaudit360.com/

You can access Joe’s article “Report: Companies Lad on Improving Risk Management” at https://internalaudit360.com/report-companies-lag-on-improving-risk-management-programs/

#erm #riskmanagement #internalaudit #internalauditor, #cae #chiefauditexecutive

Fire & Earth Podcast: E18 Creating a Positive Corporate Culture with Dennis Ford – Part 1

When 80% of US workers are un-engaged, and negative culture costs $550 billion each year … even when organizations spend over $100 billion in traditional rewards … something is wrong.

We are joined by Dennis Ford, an amazing guy and flying trapeze buddy, who is also an expert in corporate culture. Learn how to develop a culture of respect, trust, empathy, compassion and consideration. You’ll also see that compassion and empathy are really a strength, not a weakness in the business world.

You can learn more about Dennis at: QLPNow.com and grab his book “Monetize Your Culture” on Amazon.

#fireandearthpodcast #culture #corporateculture

E4: Internal Audit Must Embrace Change, or Sink Like a Stone

I spent the last several months interviewing many chief audit executives (CAEs) from all over the world to gain a better understanding of the current state of internal audit. What I found is that not only is the pace of change accelerating at an alarming rate, but along with the mounting challenges come plenty of opportunities too. From these interviews, and my own experiences as a CAE at two organizations, I have identified some clear trends, challenges, and opportunities that most CAEs are working to address.

#internalaudit #cae #chiefauditexecutive

Fire & Earth Podcast: E17 Leaping Ahead Your Journey using Brainspotting with Gregg Unterberger

Brainspotting is a powerful, focused treatment method that works by identifying, processing and releasing core neurophysiological sources of emotional/body pain, trauma, dissociation and also helps achieve peak performance (used by top athletes, actors, etc…). In this episode we discuss how it works and can be a quicker way for releasing unresolved trauma and unlocking potential than traditional talk therapy which can often take years.

We are joined by Gregg Unterberger, M.Ed. a licensed professional counselor and international workshop presenter who works with individuals and couples suffering with depression, anxiety, phobias, grief, relationship issues and plain old garden variety stress.

Learn more about Gregg at: http://www.greggunterberger.com/

and check out his book: The Quickening: Leaping Ahead on Your Spiritual Journey

#fireandearthpodcast #trauma #potential #brainspotting

E3: Creating a Support Network and Some Werewolves in London

When we try to go through this thing called life and our career alone, the road is hard and usually full of landmines. It’s better to admit we need help and create or join a group that can be a support network and group of advisors before the stress and pressures from work spill over into our personal life and send us spiraling downward.

There is magic in groups. When the right people get together, develop real connections, and provide support and encouragement for each others, some really amazing things happen. Learn how magic happened during the writing of “Werewolves of London,” hear a story of what happens when you try to do it alone, and how you can create your own support network, or join a group like the new CAE Roundtable.

E2: Are You Really a Trusted Advisor?

Many support functions in organizations want to be seen as a “trusted advisor” to the business, and internal audit is no exception. There is an aspiration to provide value, so we work really hard proving to ourselves that we are adding value, but other don’t see it and tend to runaway.

“And I wonder, I wo, wo, wo, wo, wonder, why,” we aren’t seen as trusted advisors. Maybe it’s because we don’t really understand what “trust” and “advice” really mean.

#trustedadvisor #internalaudit #cae #chiefauditexecutive

Fire & Earth Podcast: E16 Put Some Magic in Your Life

Do you remember going to magic shows as a child and experiencing a sense of awe and wonder? Sometimes as adults we let the magic go, and fall into common, ordinary, normal lives. Life is made up of serendipitous experiences, and if we are looking for them, we can see magic all around us in our daily life. A magician doing magic tricks by themselves is called practice. When they are in front of an audience, those tricks become magic and everyone in the room can experience the awe and wonder. Ingredients sitting on the kitchen counter is not a cake until they are put together in the right order and the reactions with the other ingredients happen. The energy and interplay of people when the come together creates magic, so go put some magic in your life.

#fireandearthpodcast #magic

E1: A Little Ditty and Some Elephants in the Room

In this first episode of Jamming with Jason you’ll hear a little ditty about the show – format, content, and why this show is being produced. We’ll also discuss some of the elephants in the room related to internal audit, the topics of many future shows. This is a real and unscripted show about what it takes to be a successful Chief Audit Executive and professional in internal audit, risk management, and compliance.

Fire & Earth Podcast: E15 Unlocking the Power of Teams with Teresa Kwon

One of the biggest ways to unlock your own potential is to unlock the power of your team, and it doesn’t mean beating employees with a stick to make them more “productive.” You do it through loyalty, love and treating them as a human beings. Having values alignment, empowering others, and focusing on nurturing the right culture are keys to unlocking teams. When you do this, employees will love you and be willing to work and die for you, and btw you won’t have to worry about “motivating” them all the time, since they will already be self motivated. If you want a stronger team, here’s how to do it.

We are joined by our special guest Teresa Kwon, a leadership coach that helps online entrepreneurs scale their businesses, build strong cultures, and develop a leader mindset.

You can learn more about Teresa at: https://www.daringlygreat.com

#fireandearthpodcast #teams #culture