Author: Charles Schrock
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Traditional Auditing
There are a lot of posts that traditional auditing is dying. Or it’s at a crossroads. Or it needs to adapt. Or, whatever. I’ve been in the internal audit profession for a long time. And I have no idea what an author means when they talk about traditional auditing. I suspect it refers to their Read more
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Leadership is not a privilege
Leadership is sometimes referred to as a privilege. I don’t think so. I ran across a post a few days ago that was talking about the importance of leadership. And they reverentially referred to leadership as a privilege. This author was addressing the idea that leaders need to accept the privilege with humility rather than Read more
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Team values
Teams don’t have values. Leaders have values. I was just reading a book on leadership and the authors provided an anecdote of a mid-level manager whose team was in floundering. Then they had a team meeting to discuss and mutually agree on their team values. And that fixed everything! Right. I’m happy if that truly Read more
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Executive Buy-in
Is executive buy-in a good idea? Maybe not as much as we might think. Here’s a common scenario. I have fallen in love with a great idea that will help the organization. It can have fundamental and strategic benefits. But to make it happen, I’ll need others to cooperate. Maybe with a budget. Or, maybe, Read more
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Terminology – KPI and KRI
From time to time, I write about business concepts that seem fuzzy to me. Or perhaps not all that useful. This one is about risk management terminology. It’s not aimed at the risk professional. It’s for the rest of us who need to incorporate some of that terminology in ways that are useful and practical. Read more
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Prior Newsletters
July 4, 2025 I’ve been working on my project The Responsibility Matrix. I hope to create a stand-alone, self-guided instructional set that gently eases leaders into creating an effective performance culture. Since it’s self-guided, I obviously can’t rely on the same type of instantaneous feedback that I could in a classroom training setting. So, I’m Read more
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Habits, Routines, and Discipline
A lot of productivity books and articles talk about the value of developing good habits. They are key (I’m told) to success. And I mostly agree. I’m also told that discipline is really important. And, of course, having solid routines fits in there somewhere. Habits. Discipline. Routines. These terms were all mashed up in my Read more
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Adding value at Level 4 makes you essential
When you’re an internal auditor and you’re adding value at Level 4, you have become essential. That’s the highest of the four levels of value-add. Read more
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Influence is Level 3 in adding value
If you’re an internal auditor, hoping to make your mark in the world, then the word you need to focus on is — influence. Read more
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Trustworthy – that’s Level 2 in adding value
If you’re an internal auditor and you want to make a real difference, then being rated as ‘meets job description’ Isn’t good enough. You need to add value beyond Level 1. Read more