Authentic Leadership is Grounded in Integrity

Field: Auditing | Delivery Method: Self Study | CPE Hours: 1.0

In this audit discussion I talk with Ursula Schmidt, PhD about her career, how she ended up leading internal audit and compliance in her organization and lessons she learned along the way about being herself, being easy to speak to, while still being herself.


Notable quotes:
"Being me and being honest has served me well."
"Authentic leadership is grounded in integrity"
"You have to know how far you are willing to bend."
"You can't fake it."
"What seemed like my biggest failure actually was one of the best things I did for my career."

Ursula Schmidt is a 2023 Internal Audit Beacon award recipient and former Executive Vice President Audit & Compliance. She is now an independent advisor and speaker about everything internal audit and compliance.

Field: Auditing
Delivery Method: Self Study
CPE Hours: 1.0


Your Instructor


Jason Mefford
Jason Mefford

Jason Mefford is a rock star in internal audit, risk management and compliance. He typically works with Chief Audit Executives (CAE), Audit Committee (AC) members, 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 a Chief Audit Executive, Chief Risk Officer, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Board Member, and has trained and consulted organizations all over the world. He is a thought leader in all things governance, risk and compliance (GRC) and internal audit, and is the recipient of multiple awards including:


  • Rising Star in Corporate Governance from Yale University
  • Rising Star in Corporate Governance Award (Finalist) from Corporate Secretary Magazine
  • Thought Leader of the Year (Finalist) from The National Association of Experts, Writers & Speakers
  • Fellow from the Open Compliance & Ethics Group (OCEG) Think Tank


You can learn more about him at: https://www.jasonmefford.com and join him in the Audit Leader Forum™ at: https://bit.ly/AuditLeader


Course Curriculum


  Authentic Leadership is Grounded in Integrity
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