In the spirit of this time of year,a previously posted poem, repeated for you holiday enjoyment. 

With the holidays coming, it is important that we all keep in shape. Now I know diets are impossible. And no one likes exercise. But who doesn’t like yoga?! And who doesn’t like yoga when it has a specific relationship to the real world?!!

“When I’m in charge….” How many times do you remember saying that in your career? How often are you still saying it? (Yes, I’m talking to you CAE’s, also.) Any chance you remember what it was that set off that tirade? Can you recall the affront to your sensibilities that elicited such a response? 

Over the years, based on the emails that clog my in box, I have apparently signed up for an enormous number of updates, tips, and newsletters. Among those is one from Harvard Business Review titled “Management Tip of the Day”. I have no idea how I wound up on their list.

In this increasingly litigious world, everyone faces the growing risk of lawsuits. Internal auditors have no magic charm that makes them exempt. And, as so many others have learned, one of the best defenses is to warn people of the potential limitations and hazards. With that in mind, I present a set of warning labels for internal audit reports. 

I recently received an email advertising the services of yet another training program. It began as follows: “When a valued employee leaves, good managers take it personally. And that’s exactly the way it should be.”