The nature of control evaluation is a lot like trimming a rose bush where you usually discover something unexpected.
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Responses to “Tone at the Absolute Top”
In response to “Tone at the Absolute Top”: This is a great article, Leita. You write so beautifully and simply and that style makes your points in an almost visceral way. I too have been so impressed with Pope Francis. He is the real deal. All those silly trinkets that shout, “WWJD?” need look […]
Tone at the absolute top
We have all worked for questionable bosses who care little about their employees and seldom make an effort to make the right moves. They are in business to obtain power and money, and their employees are simply tools they use and abuse to reach their goals. They don’t care how many people they hurt or […]
How different can an audit be?
A few weeks ago, a girlfriend of mine accepted a job as an auditor at a local CPA firm. Previously, she was an internal auditor at a state agency and she is worried about adjusting to the new environment and expectations. Do you need to know the yellow book? I mean REALLY know it? This […]
The Difference between Traditional and Modern Learning
Check out my new website intro video at leitahart.com. This graphic I found today summarizes what I was trying to say: The Difference between Traditional and Modern Learning
Don’t give them any reason to doubt you
Most of the time, our audit victims and customers trust our conclusions and opinions. Many of them don’t clearly understand what we are doing and they take our conclusions at face value. Naturally, they are very happy to accept our reports when they are positive. I imagine them saying to their colleagues after the exit […]
Who are you most like?
Are you a journalist, monitor, or auditor? Or do you embody qualities of all three? Journalists Essential Audit Skills – 16 hours of Governmental CPE in Austin on October 29 & 30. REGISTER TODAY. The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosensteil [1] lays […]
Fraud links you might find interesting
Hello Friends – I am still writing that book on fraud in government! This one has taken me years to pull together because fraudsters are extremely creative and the stories just keep popping up – and I just keep adding them to the book! But, in case you don’t want to read my whole self-study […]
When is the Yellow Book Applicable?
A law, regulation, or policy has to call the yellow book into play for it to be applicable. You can audit a government, but not have to use the government auditing standards.
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