In this week’s #jammingwithjason episode I speak with Sohail Saleem about lessons he learned from being a CAE. We discuss various topics including: investing time and money into your career development (and yes that even means out of your own pocket), having a vision, determining what you need to get to the next level, seeing the big picture, developing your soft-skills, and thinking outside of the box.
Take a listen to the episode to learn Sohail’s career path and advise on becoming a CAE at: http://www.jasonmefford.com/jammingwithjason/
So much wisdom from Sohail in this episode.
Sohail Saleem is the Executive Director of Internal Audit (CAE) at Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
#internalaudit #chiefauditexecutive #internalauditpodcast
Tag: internal audit
In this special episode of #jammingwithjason #internalauditpodcast I talk with Trent Russell the host of “The Audit Podcast” about the profession of internal auditing and some “soap box” issues we both feel strongly about to help improve internal audit in organizations. It’s a dual interview style, so you get to hear questions and answers from both of us. Double bonus 
If you haven’t already subscribed to The Audit Podcast, here is the link for it on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-audit-podcast/id1502796518
Trent is also a subject matter expert on data analytics with Greenskies Analytics. You can learn more at: GreenskiesAnalytics.com
For the times, they are a changing in the internal audit profession.
You can choose to stick your head in the ground and ignore what’s going on, but you may end up like some CAEs who just got let go from their positions for sticking with a traditional internal audit mindset.
In this week’s podcast I share why Traditional Internal Audit is dying. We’ve been seeing this for years, but I share with you some recent events and evidence that prove again that this is the trend we are seeing.
If you are still spending most of our time auditing lower level process controls and focusing on historical events and internal controls, you are probably stuck in the traditional rut and need to start working your way out by transitioning to a true risk-based internal audit methodology.
Value-based auditing, objective-based auditing vs. risk-based internal auditing I also discuss in this episode.
Listen in at: http://www.jasonmefford.com/jammingwithjason/
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A lot of people are advocating auditing culture. Problem is, it’s very swishy and difficult to objectively audit. A much more practical approach is to utilize some newer research around Personality System Interaction (PSI) patterns and utilize the Organizational Personality Framework which provides new, innovative levers for change, based on analyzing the organization’s preferred personality system interaction patterns.
In this #jammingwithjason #internalauditpodcast I am joined by Barbara Siegenthaler, a pioneer in a systemic approach that combines business expertise and PSI theory into a 360° degree testing and thinking grid for human factors – across the organization. She is the founder of The Organizational Personality Framework and the Personality-based Internal Auditing PBA® methodology.
Both approaches leverage the explanatory and predictive value of the Theory of Personality Systems Interactions. PSI Theory is a meta model from the domain of personality and motivation psychology, considered by academic psychology in Germany as “groundbreaking” and “highly innovative”.
This is an episode when I had the opportunity to geek out with Barbara and show how we can improve what we do as #internalaudit when we apply principles from other disciplines into how we audit.
Learn more about Barbara and these principles at: https://www.personality-based-audit.com/ and https://www.savanteon.com/
In this #jammingwithjason #internalauditpodcast I’m talking about relevance and relationships with the one and only Hal Garyn. If you don’t already know Hal, you should.
For many years #internalaudit has been losing its relevance in some organizations, and if you were having trouble with your relevance before, after what we’ve experienced in early 2020, your job just got harder. But fear not, in this episode we discuss what you can do to become more relevant.
Since 80% of challenges stem from relationship issues, it’s also fitting that we discuss relationships. If you want a seat at the table you have to earn it, and keep it. The way you do that is by showing your relevance and developing relationships.
As I mention at the end of the episode, if you are a Chief Audit Executive and struggling with either of these, please reach out to me. Send me an email or message me through LinkedIn.
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Lead Your Team Well
I’ve had the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young song “Teach Your Children” in my head this week, which made me ponder about how we need to also “lead our team well.”
“You who are on the road, must have a code that you can live by” which I believe is servant leadership.
We don’t often talk about leadership, or have leadership training opportunities for ourselves or our team in internal audit, but these skills are some of the most important ones for us to acquire and develop. Exactly the sort of thing we work on in the CAE Forum.
When we show up as a servant leader, productivity increases, we work less, have less stress and you “can look at them and sigh, and know they love you.”
I can’t cover everything in one episode, so here is a great leadership training opportunity for you and your team. Make sure to share this with your whole team … and it’s free. When you learn and implement these four secrets you will see an increase productivity.
4 Secrets to Leading Productive and Thriving Audit Teams
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 · 9:00 AM PDT
https://www.bigmarker.com/crisk-academy/4-Secrets-to-Leading-Productive-and-Thriving-Audit-Teams
Here’s to leading your team well this next week!
Imagine you are in your BED and just don’t want to get out. You might feel a little fear, depression or shame. You want to pull up the covers and stay exactly where you are, but it’s time to flip off the covers, jump in your canoe and start paddling with your OAR and go from playing the role of a victim to becoming the victor.
I’m joined by my dear friend Marty Stanley on this #jammingwithjason #internalauditpodcast to discuss her “Get Out of B.E.D.” model. A simple model you can remember and use to get you out of blame, excuses, denial / drama and instead take ownership, accountability, and responsibility for you actions. Get out a pen and paper so you can draw the model and we talk through each part.
This simple model has helped me for years and I am so excited to share Marty and her model with each of you.
To get a copy of the Get Out of B.E.D. model and connect with Marty, visit her website: http://alteringoutcomes.com/ email her at: martystanley@alteringoutcomes.com, or connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martystanley/
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RESPECT For Internal Audit
I hear some Chief Audit Executives complaining they “don’t get no respect” like a Rodney Dangerfield comedy skit. When Dangerfield said it, it was funny. Not so if you find your self saying that in real life.
In this week’s #jammingwithjason #internalauditpodcast I discuss RESPECT for internal audit. You see, respect is a two way street. There are some things we need to do as individuals and as a profession to get the respect we want. I dig into some questions to ask yourself and practical steps you can start taking today.
And … an episode about RESPECT wouldn’t be complete unless I sang a little Aretha Franklin, and told a few Rodney Dangerfield jokes too.
Please share this episode with your friends and colleagues.
If you are a CAE, book your call to join a community of like-minded CAEs in the CAE Forum. When you join the CAE Forum you will get much more clarity on exactly how you can get the RESPECT you deserve and elevate the status of internal audit in your organization. https://jasonmefford.mykajabi.com/caeforum
If I could save time in a bottle, ahhh those beautiful words from Jim Croce. Problem is you can’t. The one thing all humans have an equal amount of is time … the challenge for most of us it just keeps slipping, slipping away and we wake up years later in exactly the same place.
The quality of your life depends on the choices you make and how you “take” time. It’s time to quit complaining or thinking you don’t “have enough time” or “now is not a good time.” TODAY is the best day to start making changes and take the time to have a better life.
Listen in on this week’s #jammingwithjason #internalauditpodcast at: http://www.jasonmefford.com/jammingwithjason/ or where ever you enjoy listening to podcasts, like Apple Podcasts. While you are there, please leave a review so you can be featured on a future episode.
Oh, and for those of you that enjoy it, the guitar comes out again in this episode
One thing that is slipping, slipping away is your ability to join the Chief Audit Executive Forum. If you are a #chiefauditexecutive and ready to take your career to the limit in a community of like-minded peers, book your call and join the #CAE Forum: https://jasonmefford.mykajabi.com/caeforum
Your career will thank you, and so will your sanity.
#timemanagement
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Community and Coaching
In order to really learn we need knowledge, skills, abilities and experience. Abilities come from taking knowledge and skills we acquire and through reflection and application figuring out how to apply them to our situation and circumstance for our benefit. We then fully learn through repetition and experience actually doing those things.
In this #jammingwithjason #internalauditpodcast episode I dig into why this is so important and how we do this.
Listen in at: http://www.jasonmefford.com/jammingwithjason/
I’ve read thousands of books in my life, but the knowledge does no good if I stop with reading the book (knowledge). The great Bruce Lee said, “Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.”
The fastest way to transform knowledge into action and wisdom is by joining a community of like-minded people, and investing in coaching.
If you are serious about lifelong learning and transforming yourself for your success in life and your career, listen to learn how to turbo-charge your learning.
If you are a #chiefauditexecutive and ready for a community of like-minded peers and coaching, join the #CAE Forum: https://jasonmefford.mykajabi.com/caeforum
If you are in #internalaudit and was a community of like-minded peers, join the cRisk Academy Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/criskacademy/
The documentary about the community of musicians in Laurel Canyon area of Los Angeles that I mentioned in this episode is called: Echo in the Canyon. Well worth a watch if you love music like I do
#lifelonglearning
