Stop Escalating Findings That Aren't Material

Field: Auditing | Delivery Method: Self Study | CPE Hours: 0.5

What if the audit client had no reason to flip out?

Often internal audit makes an issue out of things that are not really material to the organization or that part of the organization we are auditing. And when we do that, we cause more work for ourselves and usually damage relationships and our reputation in the organization.

In this video I share some insights on a post I recently saw on social media that makes classic mistakes of jumping to conclusions when the audit client "flips out" when we share findings. Most in internal audit think the worst when an audit client reacts this way, but as I share it is usually because we are not seeing the bigger picture.

It is time to stop making mountains out of mole hills, and avoid much of the stress in our jobs by doing damage control on things that were never an issue to begin with.

Field: Auditing | Delivery Method: Self Study | CPE Hours: 0.5

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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 and hard things, makes them practical, proactive and 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


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