Have you ever heard the saying “we are judged by our actions, but we judge ourselves by our intention”? It is so easy to fall in this trap in our everyday life. Certainly, it happened to me. The first day … Read More
A few years back, a new senior manager was hired by the company I was working for. He introduced himself to the team as a person who is very receptive to suggestions and a strong believer in the power of … Read More
Personal branding is not an exclusive domain of celebrities, professional athletes or successful entrepreneurs. Each one of us has a personal brand. It’s the way we promote us to the outside world every day – both as persons and as … Read More
Back in the years, I was working for a company that had a lot of controls around product quality in its list of SOX controls. As SOX controls are specifically assessed to ensure the accuracy and reliability of financial statements, … Read More
Missed deadlines, time-consuming back and forth emails, heated meetings, misunderstandings and frustrations are very common in the workplace. They often come down to one root cause. At a certain point, the communication went wrong (…or really wrong). I still remember … Read More
I still have to meet an internal control professional who is not facing any challenge in engaging stakeholders from time to time. As an internal control consultant, I get the following questions ALL THE TIME: …“How do I engage stakeholders … Read More