Change has never happened this fast, and it will never happen this slow again. Global recession, pandemic, geopolitical conflict, artificial intelligence, hybrid work, drones, digital disruption, entire industries upended overnight.
Over the course of my 33-year career, I’ve never experienced more change than I see today. And yet, if there’s one thing we should have learned by now, it’s that change only accelerates, so, in 10 years, we’re likely to look back on this period and, to some extent, recall that things seemed more manageable.
There is no roadmap to accurately predict the future. No workaround for escaping or even navigating the disruptive changes that now seem to occur with frightening frequency.
As the leader of a global organization, it’s never been more difficult to predict, manage, or keep pace and react to change. But maybe that’s the problem. If all we do is sit back and merely react to change, we’ll never be able to get ahead. We’ll always be passengers along for the ride. What if the answer isn’t to predict the future, but instead to create it? Designing a roadmap to help the internal audit profession determine its own future is the goal of an ambitious pioneering…
