Oh, that vaulted place we all want to be as an internal audit professional … not only trusted, but that the advice we want to provide is desired. Yes, to be a trusted advisor. There are countless reasons as to why many in the profession have yet to feel like they are at that level or status within their organization – but are many of those reasons just excuses? When looking for the root cause as to why we are not the trusted advisor we want to be, are we pointing the finger in the wrong direction?
