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Why Attend Today s chief audit executives, their deputies and internal audit managers need to work closely with business leaders, boards, audit committees, peers and their own audit teams. Now more than ever, leadership, stakeholder relations and influencing skills are becoming as important as managing a team, planning and delivering insightful internal audit assurance and consulting engagements. This course focuses on the various challenges and opportunities internal audit leaders face and shows how audit leaders can make a contribution at a strategic level, clearly adding value and also enhancing productivity in the audit process. This clear, practical and interactive course will help participants improve their awareness and skills and help them become a better internal audit leader who delivers impactful and insightful internal audit work that can make a strategic difference to their organization. Course Methodology A blend of theoretical, technical, discursive and practical approaches. It will include facilitator-led input sessions, and numerous team exercises based around practical internal audit situations, case studies, group presentations, discussions and debates. Course Objectives By the end of the course, participants will be able to: Demonstrate greater confidence in dealing with senior leaders Appraise what it really takes to be an effective internal audit leader Explain how to make an effective and valuable contributions at a strategic level and towards overall business success Apply practical methods to manage key relationships with the audit committee, senior management and peers Add value through efficient and effective internal audit good practices Explain key priorities for them and their departments to help maximize their contribution to their organization Target Audience Chief audit executives, deputy heads of audit, internal audit managers and senior internal auditors who deal with business leaders and/or lead or manage members of the internal audit team. This course is equally valuable for both in-house and outsourced internal audit teams. Target Competencies Internal audit management Improvement and innovation Internal audit delivery Persuasion and collaboration Governance, risk and control enhancement Course Outline Internal Audit Leadership Effective leadership The importance of steady management Qualities of an effective internal audit leader A reminder of leadership and management theory The inspirational internal audit leader Large versus small internal audit teams The mission statement and definition of internal auditing Relevant attribute and performance standards Challenges all internal audit leaders face Resolving common challenges Effective Internal Audit Planning Page 2 of 10
Determining risk maturity Designing the risk based assurance universe Developing an effective internal audit strategy How you develop your universe and strategy Coordination with other assurance providers Advantages and disadvantages of working with other assurance providers Determining the annual or six monthly internal audit plan Delivering the plan Discussion: Good practice planning Internal audit delivery today and building team capability for tomorrow Getting Maximum Impact from our Internal Audit Resources Securing the necessary internal audit resources Managing internal audit resources Dealing with the dispersed team Ensuring an effective internal audit engagement process Maximizing efficiency Managing co-sourcing and contractors In-house versus outsourced contractors Risk management in the internal audit function Risk identification and management for internal audit Stakeholder Relationship Management Perceptions of internal audit Stakeholder analysis Effective stakeholder relations Marketing internal audit Internal audit s product mix Best practice stakeholder management Effective reporting and recommendations Conflict management, negotiation and persuasion Networking Conflict and solutions Insight, Added Value and Quality Assurance What is insight Delivering insight and impact Enhancing and protecting organizational value Adding value through assurance and consulting The power and perils of advisory work The quality assurance and improvement programme Internal assessments External assessments Elements of the improvement program Page 3 of 10
Location & Date 4-8 Nov, 2018 Intercontinental Marina 24-28 Feb, 2019 To be assigned 16-20 Jun, 2019 To be assigned 24-28 Nov, 2019 To be assigned : US$ (including coffee breaks and a buffet lunch daily) Per participant - 2018 Per participant - 2019 + VAT as applicable Tax Registration Number 100239834300003 Page 4 of 10
23-27 Sep, 2018 Certified Team Leader 23-27 Sep, 2018 Istanbul 23-27 Sep, 2018 Results Based Leadership 23-27 Sep, 2018 30 Sep - 4 Oct, 2018 Management Skills and Techniques for Engineers 7-11 Oct, 2018 14-18 Oct, 2018 Good to Great Management: The Road Ahead Riyadh 14-18 Oct, 2018 ILM Endorsed Managerial Decision Making and Problem Solving 14-18 Oct, 2018 Organizational Leadership Abu Dhabi 21-25 Oct, 2018 Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics 21-25 Oct, 2018 21-25 Oct, 2018 Empowering the Workplace for Greater Impact 28 Oct - 1 Nov, 2018 Riyadh 4-8 Nov, 2018 Certificate in Leading and Managing Breakthrough Innovation 4-8 Nov, 2018 4-8 Nov, 2018 Supervisory Skills 11-15 Nov, 2018 18-22 Nov, 2018 ILM Endorsed Coaching Skills for Peak Performance 18-22 Nov, 2018 The Power of Leaders 25-29 Nov, 2018 ILM Endorsed Leading and Managing Change 25-29 Nov, 2018 ILM Endorsed Middle Management Skills 2-6 Dec, 2018 2-6 Dec, 2018 Certified Team Leader 2-6 Dec, 2018 2-6 Dec, 2018 Organizational Leadership 9-13 Dec, 2018 Good to Great Management: The Road Ahead 9-13 Dec, 2018 The Leadership Challenge Workshop Page 5 of 10
9-13 Dec, 2018 16-20 Dec, 2018 16-20 Dec, 2018 Leading with Agility and Resilience 23-27 Dec, 2018 ILM Endorsed Managerial Decision Making and Problem Solving 23-27 Dec, 2018 23-27 Dec, 2018 The Leadership Program for GCC Executives 30 Dec - 3 Jan, 2019 20-24 Jan, 2019 27-31 Jan, 2019 3-7 Feb, 2019 ILM Endorsed Coaching Skills for Optimal Performance 3-7 Feb, 2019 ILM Endorsed Middle Management Skills 3-7 Feb, 2019 The Leadership Challenge Workshop 10-14 Feb, 2019 Management Skills and Techniques for Engineers 17-21 Feb, 2019 17-21 Feb, 2019 The Power of Leaders 24-28 Feb, 2019 24-28 Feb, 2019 ILM Endorsed Leading and Managing Change 3-7 Mar, 2019 10-14 Mar, 2019 Results Based Leadership 10-14 Mar, 2019 Supervisory Skills 17-21 Mar, 2019 Transformational Change and Strategic Leadership 24-28 Mar, 2019 Certificate in Leading Innovation and Organizational Transformation 24-28 Mar, 2019 Certified Team Leader 24-28 Mar, 2019 ILM Endorsed Managerial Decision Making and Problem Solving 31 Mar - 4 Apr, 2019 7-11 Apr, 2019 Page 6 of 10
7-11 Apr, 2019 ILM Endorsed Leading and Managing Change Riyadh 7-11 Apr, 2019 Organizational Leadership 14-18 Apr, 2019 Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics 14-18 Apr, 2019 ILM Endorsed Middle Management Skills 14-18 Apr, 2019 The Leadership Program for GCC Executives 21-25 Apr, 2019 Good to Great Management: The Road Ahead 21-25 Apr, 2019 Cairo 28 Apr - 2 May, 2019 28 Apr - 2 May, 2019 Empowering the Workplace for Greater Impact 28 Apr - 2 May, 2019 Cairo 9-13 Jun, 2019 12-14 Jun, 2019 Adaptive Leadership Skills Beirut US$ 3600 16-20 Jun, 2019 16-20 Jun, 2019 The Leadership Challenge Workshop 23-27 Jun, 2019 Certified Team Leader 30 Jun - 4 Jul, 2019 30 Jun - 4 Jul, 2019 Results Based Leadership 30 Jun - 4 Jul, 2019 Supervisory Skills 7-11 Jul, 2019 Management Skills and Techniques for Engineers 7-11 Jul, 2019 Organizational Leadership Kuala Lumpur 14-18 Jul, 2019 14-18 Jul, 2019 Leading with Agility and Resilience 21-25 Jul, 2019 Vienna 21-25 Jul, 2019 Transformational Change and Strategic Leadership 28 Jul - 1 Aug, 2019 ILM Endorsed Middle Management Skills Kuala Lumpur 4-8 Aug, 2019 Vienna 4-8 Aug, 2019 18-22 Aug, 2019 ILM Endorsed Managerial Decision Making and Problem Solving Page 7 of 10
18-22 Aug, 2019 The Power of Leaders 25-29 Aug, 2019 25-29 Aug, 2019 Managing Up, Down and Across for Better Results 1-5 Sep, 2019 Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics 1-5 Sep, 2019 The Leadership Challenge Continues 8-12 Sep, 2019 15-19 Sep, 2019 Riyadh 15-19 Sep, 2019 Riyadh 22-26 Sep, 2019 29 Sep - 3 Oct, 2019 Organizational Leadership 6-10 Oct, 2019 Certificate in Leading Innovation and Organizational Transformation 6-10 Oct, 2019 Supervisory Skills 13-17 Oct, 2019 Management Skills and Techniques for Engineers 13-17 Oct, 2019 Results Based Leadership 20-24 Oct, 2019 Certified Team Leader 20-24 Oct, 2019 Empowering the Workplace for Greater Impact 20-24 Oct, 2019 27-31 Oct, 2019 Good to Great Management: The Road Ahead 3-7 Nov, 2019 ILM Endorsed Leading and Managing Change 3-7 Nov, 2019 10-14 Nov, 2019 Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics 10-14 Nov, 2019 17-21 Nov, 2019 17-21 Nov, 2019 The Power of Leaders 24-28 Nov, 2019 ILM Endorsed Coaching Skills for Optimal Performance 24-28 Nov, 2019 24-28 Nov, 2019 ILM Endorsed Managerial Decision Making and Problem Solving Page 8 of 10
8-12 Dec, 2019 Organizational Leadership 8-12 Dec, 2019 15-19 Dec, 2019 ILM Endorsed Middle Management Skills 15-19 Dec, 2019 The Leadership Challenge Workshop 15-19 Dec, 2019 22-26 Dec, 2019 22-26 Dec, 2019 Page 9 of 10
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