If you are like most internal audit leaders, you have a lot of difficult people you need to deal with on a daily and weekly basis. It can not only be exhausting, but if we don’t handle things correctly it can negatively affect our career. Instead of a video this week, I suggest you take …
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As auditors, we often deal with people who are defensive, have difficult behaviors, or have whining and negative demeanors. Wouldn’t it be great is we had some tips for how to deal with all three to help make our job’s easier. Listen in to this special episode, where we dive into all three. Make sure …
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The Chief Audit Executive (CAE) Briefing is now a FREE course for all CAEs. If you are the CAE in your organization, or you report to a CAE in a large organization, you may register for this course at: https://jasonmefford.mykajabi.com/offers/ezsxLzjQ If you are NOT a CAE, this course is not for you. In this weeks’s …
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Every event or circumstance we find ourselves in is neutral. There is no good or bad in circumstance, it’s how we choose to respond or interpret the situation. We can view our circumstances as a threat or an opportunity … the choice is up to you. Since auditors are trained to look for the negative, …
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In this weeks’s video I talk about about modifying your annual audit plan based on the most impactful event we have experienced in over 100 years. I hear many CAEs just talking about doing their established audit plan virtually (the whole social distancing discussion) but they miss the mark in realizing that taking a risk-based …
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I am pleased to talk with Julio Tirado for this week’s #jammingwithjason #internalauditpodcast episode where discuss lessons he’s learned from being a CAE. You’ll hear how Julio’s career brought him to be a CAE, and suggestions he has for those of you that aspire to become a CAE. It’s just me and Julio down at …
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In this weeks’s video I talk about business continuity planning (BCP) which is always a relevant topic anytime our organizations experience crisis events like the one we are going through now with COVID-19. It amazes me each time we go through an event, how unprepared most organizations are. This give us the opportunity to help …
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In times of chaos and crisis, people look for the leaders. At these times, even when as a leader you may want to retreat to your cave … it’s more important to show up as a leader. Retreating to your cave may just be one of the worst things you could do. In this #jammingwithjason …
COVID-19 has caused quite the chaos around the world, and I’m sure you are feeling it’s impacts now in your business and personal life. In times of chaos, most people want to hide in a cave and wait for the chaos and danger to pass, but that is one of the worst things you can …
#Internalaudit professionals don’t need to networking, they need community. In this #jammingwithjason #internalauditpodcast episode I explain the differences between networking and joining a community, and believe me there is a big difference. Even when people think they have community it is often just networking, which is a big waste of time. Networking is for sales …
