CAE Club event: Political Savvy for Chief Internal Auditors

Overview

Political Savvy for Chief Internal Auditors

Are you an experienced Chief Internal Auditor (CAE) looking to enhance your influence at the executive and board level? Join us for an exclusive event designed specifically for audit leaders who need to navigate complex organizational politics while maintaining their independence and integrity.

In our session, you'll discover:

• Techniques for building strategic alliances across the C-suite, so that you are seen to be credible and focused on organisational success (i.e. building your brand). 
• The common types of influencing challenge that face CAEs but also the important truth that influencing challenges can be very context and person specific.
• How to prepare your audit team to be more alive to organisational politics, so you are less likely to be taken off guard,
• Strategies for anticipating and then managing politically charged situations without compromising ethics
• What should me do when we are asked to show ‘courage’ (a new GIAS requirement), and when it can be appropriate to retreat and fight another day.

Agenda

Speaker

James C Paterson

James was formerly Chief Audit Executive for AstraZeneca from 2002-2009. Prior to that he had various corporate and commercial finance roles, culminating as Head of Group Financial Reporting for AstraZeneca. 

He set up a consulting business in 2010 providing consulting, training and coaching in the following key areas:

• Lean/Agile Auditing
• Root Cause Analysis 
• Audit strategy and planning 
• Risk Assurance Mapping and assurance co-ordination
• Preparing for an EQA
• Auditing Culture and behavioural risk
• Influencing and Political Savvy 

He runs open courses with IIA institutes across Europe and now the IIA in the US and does in-house consulting and coaching/team development. 

He was a speaker at the IIA International Conferences in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2023, and was Chair of the EU IAS conference 2017 and 2018. 

He has a master’s degree in management from McGill University, Canada, specialising in organisational effectiveness and culture change and worked in HR for several years. 

He is the author of Lean Auditing, published by Wiley in 2015 and “Beyond the Five Whys” (on root cause analysis and systems thinking), published by Wiley in 2024.

CAE Club

The CAE Club aims to create a dynamic environment for Chief Audit Executives to connect, engage, and collaborate on matters crucial to their leadership roles. This community is dedicated to amplifying your decision-making process, refining your strategic vision, and building a peer network that supports your professional growth. 

Join us!

Disclaimer: Cancellation and no-show policy is applicable in this event. No-show minimum fee €50 according to our Sales Conditions.

Free event only for the CAE Club members.