Kris Shellum-Allenson discusses the challenges she has faced over the past year as vice president and CAE of Sears Holding Corp., including keeping up with the rapid growth of the company's e-commerce model, mining insights from the large amount of data collected, addressing risks around off-shoring, and using technology more proactively. To learn more about facilitating change within internal audit to meet stakeholder expectations, be sure to attend Phillip Flora's session, "Innovation, Creativity ; Critical Thinking: Essential Skills to Facilitate Change!" at The IIA's 2013 International Conference. http://www.iia2013ic.org/concurrent-sessions.html.

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Date: 2013-05-23

Presentación del estudio El Pulso de la profesión de auditoría interna en España 2013 en el marco de uno de "los lunes del Instituto" del Instituto de Auditores Internos de España

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Date: 2013-05-23

Bailey Jordan, partner, Grant Thornton, says ERM is not a "one size fits all" solution, rather it must be adapted to the culture of the organization.The IIA's new Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) designation can help internal auditors provide advice and assurance on risk management to audit committees and management. To learn more about the CRMA, visit www.theiia.org/goto/CRMA.

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Date: 2013-05-20

Torpey White, a partner with Elko ; Associates, discusses how technology will change the audit profession in the coming years. For more on IT auditing, download The IIA's Global Technology Audit Guides (GTAG®), www.theiia.org/goto/IT.

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Date: 2013-05-16

Robert Berry, director of internal audit at the University of North Florida, explains the five critical elements of the talent management process.To look for internal audit job candidates, post an internal audit job, or look for a job opportunity, visit www.theiia.org/careers.

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Date: 2013-05-13

Garry Goodall, principal, Ernst ; Young, discusses how internal audit can maximize its involvement, influence, and impact to add value to the organization. For information about maximizing your internal audit team’s influence, visit www.theiia.org/goto/SeatAtTable.

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Date: 2013-05-09

Jay Meriwether, director of internal audit for Booz Allen Hamilton ; Co., discusses how to integrate an enterprise risk management function into an organization's operations. For information and training on ERM, visit www.theiia.org/goto/ERMCourses.

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Date: 2013-05-06

Harold Silverman, vice president of internal audit for The Wendy's Co. explains how his trusty elementary-school pencil and eraser — and keeping an open mind — are crucial to understanding the facts during audits.

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Date: 2013-05-02

Bethmara Kessler, managing director at The Fraud and Risk Advisory Group, explains how adopting the mind-set of a fraudster can be a useful skill in helping to prevent and detect fraudulent activity.

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Date: 2013-05-02

Urton Anderson, University of Texas at Austin professor, says college students — and experienced faculty — often are uninformed about the profession.

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Date: 2013-05-02

Mike Joyce, chief auditor and compliance officer at the BlueCross Blue Shield Association says using an old school legal pad to take notes enables him to focus on the person he is interviewing.

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Date: 2013-05-02

Anne DeTraglia, an audit director at Sears Holdings Corp., discusses how to successfully build your body of knowledge and body of work to grow your career. To learn more about what The IIA has to offer to support your career success, visit us at www.theiia.org/training.

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Date: 2013-05-02

David Sachvie, a partner at Deloitte and chair of IIA Canada's 2013 National Conference in Winnipeg invites viewers to network, share ideas, and take advantage of the many learning opportunities at this world-class event.

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Date: 2013-04-30

Glyn Smith, CAE of Sabre Holdings, says to trust internal audit, management must first know internal audit. Smith explains how his audit team uses quarterly business reviews to build relationships as well as to gain intelligence about the organization.

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Date: 2013-04-29

Harold Silverman, vice president Internal Audit, Wendy's Co., says the keys to successful succession planning are overlap and avoiding unanticipated turnover.

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Date: 2013-04-25

Scott Wilson, VP Professional Services, Pentana Inc. NA, discusses why many organizations are finding they cannot leverage their investment in technology to their satisfaction and presents a foundational aspect of effective implementation of technologies in the new computing era.

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Date: 2013-04-22

Carolyn Saint, VP Internal Audit, 7-Eleven Inc., discusses her view of the right way to go about audit rotations and presents some unexpected benefits of the approach.

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Date: 2013-04-18

Paul Flora, co-owner and principal of Quality Plus ; Associates, presents several qualities essential to successful leadership and provides tip for emerging leaders.

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Date: 2013-04-15

Todd Horbasenko, city auditor for the City of Calgary, explains the unique characteristics of public sector audit committees and what internal audit can do to help them with their responsibilities.

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Date: 2013-04-11

Our role is help the people live without corruption and bribery.

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Date: 2013-04-08