Jason Mefford is a rock star in internal audit, risk management and compliance. He typically works with audit leaders and Chief Audit Executives (CAE) and professionals in audit, risk and compliance with the technical and soft-skills needed to navigate the land mines of organizations. He takes complicated, confusing & hard things, makes them practical, proactive & simple to improve learning and transformation. He's been an executive in charge of internal audit, risk management, ethics, compliance, and information security.
He is the CEO of cRisk Academy, the largest training provider for internal audit professionals (https://ondemand.criskacademy.com/) and is one of the most prolific content providers on the topic of internal audit with his hundreds of courses and weekly Audit Discussion videos.
You can learn more about him at: https://www.jasonmefford.com and join him in the Audit Leader Forum™ at: https://bit.ly/AuditLeader
Part 1: The Shocking Truth About Ethics
Ethics are often defined as a set of moral principles, especially ones relating to or affirming a specified group, field, or form of conduct. That's why each year professionals are asked to take ethics training and confirm they are ethical according to a defined code of ethics... but isn't that just following the rules or "code of conduct" of a particular group?
Don't people belong to different groups and come from different backgrounds? And that means different rules for different people, leading to disagreement in philosophies.
Did you know that ethics is also about principles that govern a person's behavior and there are different branches of ethical philosophy that deal with moral principles that don't agree with each other?
Being ethical isn't as black and white, or right and wrong, as you might think.
In this session we are going to pull back the curtain so you can discover that following the rules is not the same as ethics. Sometimes the rules are not ethical and the ethical thing to do is break the rules.
And we will leave you with some practical ways to determine what's ethical behavior for you.
Part 2: Critical Thinking Skills for Internal Auditors
Audit leaders consistently say critical thinking skills for internal auditors is the largest skills gap in internal audit.
In this session we will explore the most common areas where internal audit is not using critical thinking skills, and how you can start to make some small changes to increase your critical thinking skills and apply them practically, without seeming like a cynic or difficult person.
You will increase your professional skepticism and critical thinking skills both professionally and personally, better equip yourself for performing risk based internal audits, and learn to ask better questions.
If you have any questions about the Seminar, please contact:
Jamie Van Sickler - President
jamie.vansickler@ks.gov OR chapter242@iiachaptercommunications.org
*** Registration Closes at Noon on 10/14/2024 ***
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