What is independence? And why does it matter? McLeod Governance still believes in a place called Independence.… [Read more]
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A Place Called Independence
By Tom McLeod
Filed Under: Honestly Lay Bare Tagged With: corporate governance, independence, independent, Institute of Internal Auditors, Internal audit
The Lion That Was a Dog
By Tom McLeod
Seeing things for what they really are – lessons from a central Chinese zoo!… [Read more]
Filed Under: Honestly Lay Bare Tagged With: deception, fraud, Tibetan Mastiff
Perfection
By Tom McLeod
What controls within an organisation are so good that they are barely changed (and don’t need to) from the day that were designed?… [Read more]
Filed Under: Honestly Lay Bare Tagged With: Internal audit, internal controls, risk, risk environment
Are You Kidding Me?
By Tom McLeod
What are the key frustrations for a successful auditor. We take a walk over the jagged bottles on the footpath of annoyance in the life of the auditor.… [Read more]
Filed Under: Honestly Lay Bare Tagged With: audit committee, audits, CAE, frustrations, Internal audit, risk, risk management
Internal Audit in North Korea
By Tom McLeod
What the job of a North Korea Internal Audit Detective can tell you about the global nature of internal audit… [Read more]
Filed Under: Honestly Lay Bare Tagged With: Internal audit, Korea, North Korea
The Unintended (Internal Control) Consequences of Good Intentions
By Tom McLeod
From this day forward throughout the many lands in which the management of risk is attempted we ask that you lay at the feet of the God of Schlimmbesserung.… [Read more]
Filed Under: Honestly Lay Bare Tagged With: corporate governance, independence, internal controls, risk, risk management, sarbanes oxley, Schlimmbesserung
Ground Stop – Risk Management on September 11, 2001
By Tom McLeod
This is the management of an unknown risk at its very best. It remains one of the more prudent responses to an unfolding event that one can think of.… [Read more]
Filed Under: Honestly Lay Bare Tagged With: business continuity, crisis management, Federal Aviation Authority, NAVCanada, risk, risk management, september11
Advertising Fraud
By Tom McLeod
Any organisation can be a victim of fraud … but should you advertise your misfortune?… [Read more]
Filed Under: Honestly Lay Bare Tagged With: australia, clive peeters, fraud, payroll, Sonya Causer, theft
