How Agents of Change Can Shape Internal Audit's Future
In his blog, IIA President and CEO Richard Chambers shares his personal reflections and insights on the internal audit profession.
As most of my readers are aware, I will be stepping down as president and CEO of The IIA in a few days. While I am looking forward to beginning a new chapter in my nearly 50-year career in internal auditing, I am happy to have completed a significant goal before my final day on the job at The Institute.
Last week, my latest book, Agents of Change: Internal Auditors in an Era of Disruption, debuted at The IIA's annual General Audit Management virtual conference. The book is being described as the third in a trilogy. When I put pen to paper on my first book, Lessons Learned on the Audit Trail in 2014, it was not my intent to create a series. However, in retrospect, my published works do reflect the rapid evolution of the profession over the past decade. And, humbly, I submit that they tell a powerful, intriguing, and important story.
Lessons Learned was a semi-autobiographical story that shared a bit of wisdom I had gleaned from a career that included public-sector, private-sector, and nonprofit internal auditing. Five years later, I offered an updated look at the audit trail in a second edition to the original manuscript, titled The Speed of Risk. In between, in 2017, I wrote Trusted Advisors: Key Attributes of Outstanding Internal Auditors, which examined the characteristics of internal audit leaders who had earned a seat at the corporate table. Those two books were intended to inspire readers to grow professionally and spark a drive for continuous growth and learning.
The final installment, Agents of Change, is much more a call to action.
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