Influence: Liking

Audit Leader Forum™

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Getting Started and Introduction

Group Call Recordings 2024-2026

2026-03-18 Team Culture, Panel Hiring and Lessons from Musical Bands (46:08)
2026-02-18 Annual Summary Reports, Anger Management and Consistency (35:56)
2026-01-21 Metrics and Cost Avoidance, Reducing Key Control Testing and Reallocation of Resources (56:42)
2025-12-04 Improving Audit Plan Acceptance with AC, Managing Stress (55:06)
2025-11-06 Changing Annual Performance Reviews for New Audit Standards and Best Practices (36:42)
2025-09-17 Improving Annual Risk Assessments and AI Use in IA Teams (72:57)
2025-06-18 Model Risk Audits, Communicating with Audit Committee, Independence for Internal Audit (67:06)
2025-03-19 Transitioning to New Organization, Strategy and Relationship Building (61:38)
2024-12-18 AI Use in Internal Audit and Measuring the ROI of AI (72:38)
2024-09-18 Assurance vs. Advisory Work, Balancing ERM Responsibilities, Staffing Considerations, Being Disruptive (82:58)

Updates

2025-10-01 Getting Ready to Roar Book
2025-09-17 GAO AI Resources
2025-08-01 New IIA Topical Requirement Out for Exposure - Organizational Behavior
2025-07-22 Deloitte's Strategic AI Governance Map
2025-05-22 Audit Committee Survey and Next IIA Topical Requirement
2025-03-10 IIA Pulse Report
2025-02-03 EY What Audit Committees Should Prioritize, Cybersecurity Topical Requirement Webinar
2024-10-17 AI and AI Governance at JPMorgan Chase
2024-09-10 Cyber Topical Requirements Answers
2024-08-22 CAQ AC Oversight in the Age of Gen AI
2024-05-24 OCC Enforcement Letter Comerica

Best Practices and Resources

Advisory Services Guidelines for Internal Audit (30:27)
AI in Internal Audit Others Are Using Now (39:55)
Asking Questions Instead of Giving Advice (5:00)
Before, During and After the Audit Committee Meeting (159:55)
CAEs and Executive Presence
CAE Summit #1 (61:30)
CAE Summit #2 (52:19)
Delivering Difficult Messages (4:58)
Getting Your Budget Requests Approved (6:37)
How to Position Internal Audit as an Advisory Go To
Independence of IA, Succession Planning (57:34)
Keys to Unlocking Relevance and Adding Value
KPIs for Internal Audit Strategy (25:40)
Lead Your Team Well (4:08)
Maintaining Relevance
Outsourced vs Co-Sourced Internal Audit (19:48)
Reducing Management Push Back in Audits (17:39)
Respect for Internal Audit (4:19)
Smaller Audit Shops, Building Relationships, Asking Better Questions (57:22)
"Taking" Time Management (5:58)
The IIA's Three Lines Model (3:42)
Tips for More Effective Audit Committee Meetings (16:06)
Traditional Internal Audit Is Dying (6:42)

Leadership Training and Toolkit

Auditors Communicating Like Executives (32:17)
Becoming a Trusted Advisor #1 (31:28)
Becoming a Trusted Advisor #2 (32:29)
Becoming a Trusted Advisor #3 (29:33)
Habits: Brain Habits (16:00)
Habits: Identity (15:33)
Habits: Self Integrity (16:07)
Habits: Subconscious Reprogramming (19:35)
Influence: Overview (8:24)
Influence: Authority (10:54)
Influence: Consensus (8:19)
Influence: Liking (15:51)
Influence: Reciprocity (9:08)
Influence: Scarcity (8:10)
Managing Stress and Anxiety in Audit Teams and You (32:48)
Mindset: Thinking vs Feeling (16:22)
Mindset: Personal Responsibility (7:14)
Mindset: Life Interpretations (9:14)
Mindset: Mindfulness (9:30)
Ninja Phrases and Questions (28:35)
Resiliency (11:35)
Resiliency: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (3:35)
Resiliency: Laughter (8:02)
Resiliency: Moving Up the Emotional Scale (9:02)
Resiliency: Music and Movement (7:58)
Resiliency: Relationships (8:38)
Using the "Get out of BED" Model (61:33)

Lessons from Chief Audit Executives