Governance Unplugged – Internal Audit, Risk & Controls
Governance Unplugged - Internal Audit, Risk & Controls
Podcast Description
Governance Unplugged is a podcast dedicated to exploring the essential pillars of sound governance to help organizations thrive in today’s dynamic business environment. Designed for internal auditors, risk managers, senior management and board members, the podcast delves into how robust governance, risk management, and internal controls lay the foundation for organizational safety and prosperity. By providing meaningful insights and practical strategies, the podcast aims to equip listeners with interesting insights supporting their needs to safeguard their organizations and ensure long-term success.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores themes such as internal audits' evolving role, risk management strategies, and governance principles. Notable episodes include discussions on the transformation of internal audit with insights from industry leaders like Nicolas Steyaert and Cynthia Boumann, focusing on topics like internal audit’s strategic influence and integrating AI into auditing processes.
Governance Unplugged is a podcast dedicated to exploring the essential pillars of sound governance to help organizations thrive in today’s dynamic business environment. Designed for internal auditors, risk managers, senior management and board members, the podcast delves into how robust governance, risk management, and internal controls lay the foundation for organizational safety and prosperity. By providing meaningful insights and practical strategies, the podcast aims to equip listeners with interesting insights supporting their needs to safeguard their organizations and ensure long-term success.
The conversation delves into the changing landscape of governance, the evolution of the modern internal auditor, the impact of AI on audit careers, and the skills of the future internal auditor. It also explores personal well-being, career surprises, practical examples of courage and integrity, preparing junior professionals for dark times, and the future of audit careers. Additionally, it discusses communication and influence in internal audit and the need to reskill audit teams for the future. The conversation explores the evolving skill mix in internal audit, the challenge of attracting top young talents, the use of role play and playbooks, AI as a talent enabler, lessons from audit background, preserving human core in the age of technology, culture and talent retention in internal audit, and cultivating future audit talent. Key takeaways include the rebranding of internal audit, the use of role play and playbooks, AI as a development tool, leadership lessons, preserving human core, attractiveness as an employer, and psychological safety and trust.
Takeaways
- The evolving role of internal auditors in the face of AI automation
- The importance of courage, integrity, and practical skills in the future of audit careers Rebranding internal audit
- Accelerated development programs
- Role play and playbooks
- AI as a development tool
- Upskilling and reskilling
- Understanding motivation
- Leadership lessons
- Preserving human core
- Attractiveness as an employer
- Continuous learning and exposure
- Positioning internal audit as a talent pool
- Psychological safety and trust
Chapters
- 00:00 The Changing Landscape of Governance
- 07:22 The Evolution of the Modern Internal Auditor
- 14:27 The Impact of AI on Audit Careers
- 22:35 The Future of Audit Careers
- 28:38 Skills of the Future Internal Auditor
- 35:29 Communication and Influence in Internal Audit
- 42:37 Attracting Top Young Talents to Internal Audit
- 54:28 Role Play and Playbooks for Internal Audit
- 01:02:24 Lessons from Audit Background
- 01:11:14 Culture and Talent Retention in Internal Audit
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