Auditing leadership : the professional and leadership skills you need / Brian D. Kush.
"Auditing Leadership is the only book written for auditors that presents practical tips, insights, and ideas on becoming a leader in the profession. Light on the industry jargon of FASBs, IASBs, etc., this guide instead specifically discusses the so-called "soft skills" often overlook...
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Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley,
[2009]
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. Professional Interaction and Reflection Skills
- 1. Where Are You Going?
- Your Roles
- Your Mission
- Your Core Values
- Roles, Mission, Values: Tying It All Together
- Leadership Summary
- 2. Selling Number One
- Continuously Selling Yourself
- Your Brand
- Branding versus Selling
- Leadership Summary
- 3. Feedback Equals Money
- Sources of Feedback
- Performance Evaluations
- Feedback Is Contagious
- Specific Feedback Rocks!
- A Feedback Culture Can Start with You
- Leadership Summary
- 4. The Audit Cheerleader
- Belief Is Mandatory
- Conflict Is Healthy
- Positivity Is Contagious
- Enemies Are Counterproductive
- Leadership Summary
- Part II. Networking Skills
- 5. Your Social Capital
- Social Capital
- Your Circle of Trust
- Strengthen Your Capital
- Leadership Summary
- 6. The First Step in Networking
- Networking Events
- Approach Networking as Relationship-Building
- Leadership Summary
- Part III. Time Management and Personal Productivity Skills
- 7. The Most Important Word to an Auditor
- Understand More by Asking “Why?”
- Teach Why
- Leadership Summary
- 8. The Problem with To-Do Lists
- To-Do Lists Can Create Guilt
- Create Action Lists
- Reconcile To-Do Lists with Goals
- Prioritization of To-Dos - It's Impossible!
- Leadership Summary
- 9. The Power of Time-Blocking
- Schedule Buffer Time
- Time-Block Commitments, or Say “No!”
- Planning Your Day by Using Time-Blocking
- Time-Block Away Distractions
- Time-Block Yourself
- Leadership Summary
- 10. The Power of Routines
- Routines and Habits
- Identifying Proactive, Healthy Routines
- Multi-Fulfilling
- Give Them a Name
- Group Routines Require Group Buy-In
- Create Accountability Related to Your Routines
- Leadership Summary
- 11. Do You Train Your People to Interrupt You?
- Interruption Dependence?
- Are You Too Accessible?
- Empower People More So They Interrupt You Less
- Leadership Summary
- 12. Do You Have Commitment Issues?
- Be Aware of All Commitments
- Habitually Undercommit
- Leadership Summary
- 13. Reengineer Your E-mail Practices
- How Much Are You E-mailing?
- Challenge E-mails without Substance
- What's in an E-mail?
- E-mail Subject Headers
- E-mail Body
- E-mail Habits of Others
- Processing E-mail
- How Often Should You Check E-mail?
- Leadership Summary
- Part IV. Communication Skills
- 14. Effective Opining
- What Is Your Advice Process?
- Unsolicited Advice
- Leadership Summary
- 15. Are You a Filler-holic?
- Conversation Word Fillers
- Writing Word Fillers
- Leadership Summary
- 16. Why We Love PowerPoint Slides
- What Is Your Objective in Making a Presentation?
- Present with the Audience in Mind
- Preparing a Presentation with Purpose
- Leadership Summary
- 17. One Way to Avoid Office Rage
- Your Confrontation Style?
- Turn Anger into Problems and Solutions
- Leadership Summary
- Part V. Client Relationship Skills
- 18. Who Is the Puppet Master?
- Who Is Pulling the Strings?
- The Single Biggest Opportunity to Improve Your Audit?
- Stop Managing “Clients.”
- The First Step in Client Management
- Stop “Managing” Clients
- Leadership Summary
- 19. What Hat Are You Wearing?
- How Many Hats Are You Wearing?
- Audit Your Audits
- Client Education
- Leadership Summary
- 20. Be Memorable
- Remind Clients of Your Value
- Create Stories
- Turn “Messing Up” into “Stepping Up”
- Let Clients Guide You
- Be Yourself
- One Client at a Time
- Leadership Summary
- Part VI. Teambuilding and Reflection Skills
- 21. Prepare to Be Fired
- Prepare to Be Fired from the Very Beginning: Leadership Transition
- Add More Responsibilities
- They See, They Do
- Team Accountability
- Team Chemistry
- The “Open Door” Leader
- Teach Your Teams to Seek Complaints
- Ponder Your Future Often
- Leadership Summary
- 22. Now Where Are You Going?
- Success Is a Mind-Set, Not a Finish Line
- Awareness Unlocks Who You Are
- What Are the Leadership Skills You Uncovered and Want to Develop?
- Your Plan.