Day: June 11, 2019

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Jamming with Jason

You Will Still Get Ignored with only Technical Skills and Staying Out of Harm’s Way

Most people in internal audit focus a lot of time and energy on technical skills, ignoring soft-skills since those are just “touchy-feely” topics anyway that aren’t that important in internal audit. Think again. You will still get ignored no matter how technically competent you are. The key to being heard and moving to trusted advisor status is through developing soft-skills.
Internal audit can also be a dangerous profession (and I’m not talking about paper cuts). Learn how you can stay out of harm’s way.
Make sure to join me for the breakout session at IIA International Conference on “How to Become a More Mindful and Emotionally Intelligent Leader” on Tuesday, 9 July at 12:45. If you’d like to have a mini-interview that will appear on a future episode, make sure to message me on LinkedIn, e-mail me, or stop by the Unified Compliance booth in the exhibit hall, where I’ll be hanging out.

Jason Mefford is a Rock Star – Internal Audit, Risk Management and Compliance. He helps Chief Audit Executives (CAE) and professionals with technical & soft-skills training and coaching to navigate the mine fields of audit, risk and compliance in organizations. http://www.jasonmefford.com and http://www.meffordassociates.com
Interviews and discussions (jam sessions) relevant to Chief Audit Executives and professionals in internal audit, risk management, and compliance.
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Trekking Through Compliance

Episode 10- The Corbomite Maneuver


In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode The Corbomite Maneuver which aired on November 10, 1966, Star Date 1512.2.
Novice navigator Lt. Dave Bailey spots a large spinning multi-colored cube floating in space. He advocates attacking it with phasers. Kirk instead orders the ship to back away from the object. The cube pursues them, emitting harmful radiation, and Kirk reluctantly destroys it. Thereafter a gigantic glowing sphere approaches the Enterprise, explaining that the destroyed cube was a border marker and the First Federation will destroy the Enterprise for trespassing into theirn territory. Kirk tries to bluff Balok, telling him that the Enterprise contains “corbomite”, a substance that automatically destroys any attacker.
Kirk, McCoy, and Bailey form a boarding party to render assistance. They beam over and discover that the “Balok” on their monitor was an effigy. The real Balok, looking like a hyperintelligent human child, enthusiastically welcomes them aboard. He explains that he was merely testing the Enterprise and its crew to discover their true intentions. As Kirk and company relax, Balok expresses a desire to learn more about humans and their culture, and suggests they allow a member of their crew to remain on his ship as an emissary of the Federation. Bailey happily volunteers, and Balok gives them a tour of his ship.
Compliance Takeaways:

  1. Never pass up the chance for a cross-cultural exchange.
  2. Should discipline have a remedial component or be simply punitive?
  3. How much stress can you or should you put on your employees?

Resources
Excruciatingly Detailed Plot Summary by Eric W. Weisstein for The Corbomite Maneuver
MissionLogPodcast.com-The Corbomite Maneuver

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Innovation in Compliance

Rebooting your Mindset with Tanya Otterstein-Liehs


Tom and Tanya met virtually years ago, and she’s one of the most interesting people Tom has ever come across. Tanya started her career in early childhood education but she didn’t end up there; after a leaving childcare and being a stay-at-home mother, Tanya dedicated her life to something that matters to her: being healthy. How does that apply to you? When you move your body and exercise, you will be much better at your job.

More Than Physical Fitness
Physical fitness isn’t just about your body. It’s about your mind, too, in how you see yourself and embrace who you are. Being fit is also about training your mind to embrace goodness, and it’s intrinsically connected to how your body feels. For those in compliance, it can be a lot of everyday stress. Practicing fitness of mind and body can help relieve that.
How to Create a Positive Mindset
It’s as simple as waking up and thinking of one thing to be grateful about, and when you’re going to bed, decide on the best thing that happened that day. And it’s as hard as that, too. Your mindset is a part of you, so to change it, you have to change your habits. Like being physically fit, being mentally fit requires a bit of training. Here’s how to reboot your mindset:
First, as you go about your day, recognize the small things and focus on how you feel. Give yourself permission to take five minutes to get centered again.
Second is moving your body every day. Running, CrossFit, cycling, swimming, walking around the block: it doesn’t matter what you do so long as you do it consistently.
Third is going to bed and thinking about the best thing that happened that day. It helps you focus on the positive aspects.
Fourth, as you’re getting ready for work the next day, take a moment to reflect on who you and appreciate the good things about yourself.
Fifth, surround yourself with positive people. You can’t imagine how negative people can drag you down. Even if they’ve been a friend for life, it might be worth breaking the friendship.
SEA – The Self-EMPOWERMENT Academy
Tanya talks about her membership community, who it’s for, and why women of all background should consider joining it. She also shares why she wears a leather jacket.
Resources
Self-EMPOWERMENT Academy | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: June 11, 2019, the little bit concerned edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Senegal justice ministry calls for inquiry into energy contracts. (Reuters)
  • Convicted opioid pusher Insys files for bankruptcy. (NYT)
  • Trump said he was “a little bit concerned” about Raytheon/United Technologies merger. (Washington Post)
  • Will California strengthen its data protection laws? Not if Big Tech can help it. (Bloomberg)