by Amanda Jo | Jan 1, 2022 | Focus on Learning
“Catch us if you can!” Join Jo, Kelly, and Robert every Friday as they co-host the Friday Fraudster Podcast live on LinkedIn every Friday (1pm MT, 3pm ET). And if you can’t catch the live show, they’ve got you covered. Check out the previous shows...
by Amanda Jo | Sep 30, 2020 | Focus on Learning
It has been reported that when the coronavirus began “wreaking havoc,” well-known Shark Tank investor, Barbara Corcoran, contacted all her companies (78 of them) with a common message for all: Throw away your business plan – assume nothing on the plan is going to...
by Amanda Jo | Jan 17, 2020 | Focus on Learning
In the book Duped: Truth-Default Theory and the Social Science of Lying and Deception, by Timothy Levine (a distinguished professor and longtime researcher of deception), I learned that it has been scientifically proven that it is very difficult to determine when...
by Amanda Jo | Jan 14, 2020 | Focus on Learning
Andrew Carnegie, the nineteenth century industrialist, once said: “The older I get, the less I listen to what people say and the more I watch what they do.” He was talking about standards of conduct. An organization’s standards of conduct are the guts behind...
by Amanda Jo | Jan 7, 2020 | Focus on Learning
The true test of trainings, particularly when new concepts are introduced, is the feedback of the attendees. In my case, it is the feedback of highly proficient, extremely intelligent, professionally certified (many extremely professionally certified) internal...
by Amanda Jo | Dec 11, 2019 | Focus on Learning
Wow. 2019 has been an exciting year for both me, and for Total Quality Auditing® (TQA). I published my first book and workbook: Total Quality Auditing: How a total Quality Mindset Can Help Internal Audit Add Real Value at the beginning of 2019. And, in addition to...
by Amanda Jo | May 15, 2019 | Focus on Learning
It has been a super busy, but super FUN, April and May – traveling to share Total Quality Auditing with several IIA Chapters across the US! HUGE Thank you to the Charlotte, Wichita, and Tri-State IIA Chapters for allowing me to speak to your AMAZING group of...
by Amanda Jo | Feb 7, 2019 | Focus on Learning
Wow, the 2019 IIA Denver Annual Leadership Conference was AMAZING this year! I presented “Auditor Ethics and Blind Spots” to a room of over 200 dedicated Internal Audit professionals. I know that Ethics isn’t often the most intriguing subject, but...
by Amanda Jo | Jan 13, 2019 | Focus on Learning
Are you still learning? Remember “Anyone who stops learning is old. Whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone that keeps learning stays young.” – Henry Ford I had the opportunity to learn from an amazing speaker and master entrepreneur yesterday –...
by Amanda Jo | Dec 12, 2018 | Focus on Learning
HUGE thank you to the Denver Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors for inviting me to share Total Quality Auditing™! Some amazing conversation with some of the best IA leaders in Denver. If you are interested in an all-day TQA seminar for your IIA Chapter,...
by Amanda Jo | Nov 7, 2018 | Focus on Learning
I am honored to be featured by Internal Audit 360°! Read about TQA HERE! And don’t forget to register for my Denver IIA Chapter training on TOTAL QUALITY AUDITING on 12/12/2018 at the Wellshire! Here are the details:...
by Amanda Jo | Nov 1, 2018 | Focus on Learning
Internal Audit colleagues – have you checked out Internal Audit 360º yet? I just had an excellent conversation with the Founder, Editor, and Publisher, Joe McCafferty. And let me just say, we are very lucky that Joe has selected our profession to highlight...
by Amanda Jo | Sep 25, 2018 | Focus on Learning
If you aren’t a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) yet, I can’t recommend enough that you GO FOR IT! I had the honor of being a guest speaker/subject matter expert for Raven Catlin @ Raven Global Training, LLC today in Lone Tree, CO during her CIA Exam...
by Amanda Jo | Sep 14, 2018 | Focus on Learning
“Never stop learning; when you stop learning, you stop growing.” I don’t know about you, but I am a constant learner. I soak up everything I hear, read, and see, and I do my best to continually improve. But I think learning is a lot like change...
by Amanda Jo | Aug 20, 2018 | Focus on Learning
“Teach like a pineapple. Stand tall, wear a crown, and be sweet on the inside.” This literally made me laugh-out-loud when a friend sent this to me last week. I am not sure about the crown part, but I do know standing tall and being authentic (which...
