E114: The Courage to Change

Change is hard. Especially when we have been indoctrinated for years to believe certain things that often are just not true. It takes courage to change, but if we want to change the world we have to change. Are you the kind of person who wants to keep doing traditional #internalaudit likes its been done …

E112: Go From Being One of the Team to Leading the Team with Bruce Turner

I’m talking with my friend Bruce Turner again about his recent book “Team Leader’s Guide to Internal Audit Leadership” in this #jammingwithjason #internalauditpodcast. The role of #internalaudit team leaders is being reshaped to accommodate the recognition of Chief Audit Executives (CAEs) as trusted advisors within the C-suite. This requires team leaders to transition to a …

E111: Laughing Every Day with Sarah Routman

Can something as simple as laughing each day actually improve your health? Absolutely. Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we respond. Laughter can help keep everything in perspective, and the more we practice it, the better we get at seeing things in a fresh and more light-hearted way. Instead of crying, …

E110: When Are You Going to Stop Beating a Dead Horse?

Ever heard the expression “beating a dead horse?” It has nothing to do with animal cruelty, but simply means a particular effort is a waste of time as there will be no outcome. Well there are some efforts #internalaudit continues to push that are also as big a waste of time as beating a dead …

E108: Jamming with Jason meets The Tour Report with Rick Roybal

This is another special #jammingwithjason episode where you get to hear Jason Mefford interviewed for The Tour Report podcast with Rick Roybal. We discuss #internalaudit and where the profession is headed. Listen in at: http://www.jasonmefford.com/jammingwithjason/ Make sure to check out The Tour Report with Rick (especially if you are in the oil and gas sector) …

E106: Making Internal Audit Practical with Toby DeRoche

Most of the advice and knowledge people present about #internalaudit is very theoretical. If you are like most auditors you are still asking “But how do I implement at my organization.” In this #jammingwithjason #internalaudit podcast I talk with Toby DeRoch of InsightCPE on how we can become much more practical and just do things …

E104: It’s ALL About Relationships

The quality of your personal and professional life comes down to the quality of your relationships, but don’t take my word for it. Harvard University has been running a study on adult development since 1938, and that is what they concluded too. Successful executives know it all comes down to how well they manage relationships …

E102: Practical Insights for Lifting the Veil on Fraud with Craig Bristow

Ever feel like a “deer in the headlights” when you get thrown into a #fraud investigation? If you are like most people, at that point you start wishing you had guidance from a mentor or retired colleague. If your colleague was here now, what gems of experience and tricks of the trade would your colleague …

E100: A Tale of Two Careers

It was the best of times, it was the worst of time, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness. These words from Charles Dickens “The Tale of Two Cities” is the inspiration for this week’s episode. Two auditors start out graduating from similar universities, get similar starting positions, but in …

E98: Finding New Ways to Thrive with Mike Smith

As the world changes, we have to find new ways of doing things … and this is definitely true of #internalaudit that has been operating relatively unchanged using a traditional approach for decades. What will our relationship with the board, management, and the #chiefauditexecutive be like in this new brave world? I’m joined by Mike …

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