In April, I had the great privilege of sponsoring the IIA’s Leadership Conference in Orlando. Chapters throughout North America send their leaders to learn how to effectively run a chapter. With over 400 attendees, it is truly a wonderful learning experience. At the IIA Leadership Conference, I met many great chapter leaders and caught up […]
Last May, my sons club soccer team split off from the large select teams in North Texas and his coach formed their own club, North Texas United FC. When they began to look for a corporate sponsor, we eagerly volunteered for this role. It is great marketing for our firm and, most importantly, it is great […]
Last week, we introduced the scenario of an emotionally charged discussion on political rhetoric. Here were our three choices: Discuss my thoughts and opinions on the subject and get into most likely an ugly conversation/argument Agree with everything she said (placate her) and continue on in a conversation that grating on me Tell her that […]
Communication is key in all facets of life. The impact of emotional communication can be gravely detrimental to a person or company’s reputation. Emotional tends to destroy all logic and reason; when you communicate emotionally, you tend to communicate irrationally. Many examples have occurred during our presidential election last fall and the fall-out from it. […]
Last week, we introduced five attributes of a World Class Audit Shop (WCAS). This week, we introduced five more attributes for WCAS. They are: Constantly Striving for Improvement – WCAS not only focus their efforts on operational auditing but they constantly perform an internal operational audit – continuously looking to improve audit efficiency and effectiveness […]
My son and I have at least one or two annual excursions that we spend most of the year planning (I do the same with my daughter). Last month, my son and I attended the National Sports Card Collectors Convention in Chicago. We have a little side business that we run together, selling memorabilia and […]
A few weeks back, I was asked by one of my Audit Senior School attendees what are the key attributes of a world-class internal audit department. I have honestly not ever thought about this since, in my opinion, there are so many and they could be very different based on size, industry and geographic location. […]
What should organizations look for in a Keynote Speaker? As a frequent conference presenter, I am always looking for ways to distinguish myself from my peers, especially as a concurrent presenter looking to continue to progress to keynote sessions. We have identified five qualities keynote speakers must have in order to be successful: High-Energy – […]
We have all listened in on boring, ineffective webinars. What are the keys to creating a truly effective webinar? Would love to here your comments on what is key. Here are my thoughts: Voice Inflection – One of the pieces of advice I was given when I first started delivering webinars is to have a […]
I saw a comment on Linkedin that questioned a speaker’s need to have introductory slides when kicking off a presentation. A speaker that I know and respect greatly stated that introductory slides are pointless; people know who you are and why you are there and they are unnecessary and a waste of time. Do you […]