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Internal Audit Awareness Month: The Stories We Don't Always Tell
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Episode Internal Audit Awareness Month: The Stories We Don't Always Tell
The Institute of Internal Auditors Presents: All Things Internal Audit
In this Internal Audit Awareness Month special, internal audit leaders share the human side of the profession. Through stories of resistance, difficult findings, stakeholder trust, courage, and career-defining moments, the episode highlights how internal auditors add value by building relationships, asking better questions, and helping organizations see what they might otherwise miss.
• HOST:
• Catie Brown
• Associate Manager & Producer, Content Development, The IIA
• GUESTS
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• Asim Fareeduddin, CPA, CISA, CISM, CIPP, CISSP
• Head of Internal Audit & Assurance, RELX
• Ashanti Clark, CIA Executive Advisor,
• FedEx Express Corporation
• Jasdeep Gill, CIA, CISA, CISM, CFE
• Senior Manager, Internal Audit & Assurance, RELX
• Aadesh Gandhre, CIA, CISA
• Chief Audit Executive, DTCC
• Chad Bourque, CIA
• Global Director of Enterprise Risk Management, Gallagher Benefits Services
• Nam Phong Ho, CIA, CISA, CFE, CRMA, QILM, MBA
• Former Chief Audit Executive, Glencore / Independent Advisor
KEY POINTS:
• Introduction [00:00:02-00:01:42] • Navigating Internal Audit Resistance [00:01:42-00:05:34] • Preparing for Difficult Conversations [00:05:34-00:08:05] • Emotional Intelligence and Cultural Awareness [00:08:05-00:09:53] • Delivering Difficult Audit Findings [00:09:53-00:14:28] • Leadership During Challenging Audit Moments [00:14:28-00:16:38] • Communicating the "So What" [00:16:38-00:19:42] • Active Listening and Stakeholder Trust [00:19:42-00:22:53] • Building Real Relationships [00:22:53-00:24:21] • Demonstrating Internal Audit's Business Value [00:24:21-00:27:48] • Courage and Career Growth in Internal Audit [00:27:48-00:29:51] • Internal Audit as a Mission [00:29:51-00:31:52] • Reflecting on Value After Every Audit [00:31:52-00:32:48] • Sharing Internal Audit Successes [00:32:48-00:33:41]
IIA RELATED CONTENT: Interested in this topic? Visit the links below for more resources:
• Discover Internal Audit • Certifications May Sale • Internal Audit Month Global Awareness • Global Internal Audit Standards • Vision 2035 • Career Center
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashanti-clark-cia-1924a6126/?skipRedirect=true
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jas-gill-54b05516/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/aadesh-gandhre/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaddbourque/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nam-phong-ho/
- https://www.theiia.org/en/about-us/about-internal-audit/
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- https://ia-vision2035.org/
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