Description

Looking to take your first audit leadership steps or want to solidify your current foundation? Learn the best practices and strategies to become a strong leader in this practical, 8-hour live workshop designed for government auditors transitioning from ‘doing the work’ to ‘leading others to do it.’ This course equips participants, whether leading for the first time or as an experienced manager, with the leadership, project management, and communication skills needed to deliver quality results on time through the audit cycle. The session blends short lectures, case scenarios, and interactive activities focused on real world challenges and common team issues that leaders can anticipate addressing, like bottlenecks, rework, conflicts, and performance gaps. This course will shift your mindset from ‘being responsible for your own work’ to ‘leading people’ to complete audit assignments exceeding expectations. By the end of this course, participants will be better equipped to:

• Navigate challenges arising during the audit cycle
• Provide oversight to develop team members
• Manage stakeholder expectations and reduce rework
• Communicate with clarity to influence others
• Foster a collaborative team environment driving results

Learning Objectives:

• Identify techniques to assign and delegate tasks to team members aligned with their skills and abilities or self-development goals
• Describe practical approaches to provide and respond to feedback
• Define clear roles, responsibilities, and expectations for audit team members
• Discuss the relationship between coaching and mentoring to motivate audit staff to reach full potential
• Identify steps and best practices to build trust
• Define key factors to improve communication and increase rapport with internal and external stakeholders
• Identify practical approaches for difficult conversations and mitigate conflict compromising audit timeliness and stakeholder confidence with audit results.
• Recognize behavioral and personality factors empowering team members to deliver at peak performance.

Program Knowledge Level: Basic NASBA Field of Study: Auditing (Governmental) Formal Learning Program Type: Group Learning Format: Webinar or In-Person Who Should Attend: Government auditors currently serving or aspire to serve in a leadership or management capacity Prerequisites: None Advance Preparation: None Recommended CPE Credit: 8 Hours Instructor: Frank W. Jones, CIA Questions? You can find our FAQ here.