by Sikandar Usmani | Feb 10, 2025 | Internal Audit
If you also believe in the so-called bigger picture concept as being mythical, welcome to the club. But to me it’s not just that because it’s practical manifestation, seems it’s meant to deceive. And if you think there’s nothing wrong in fancying about it, let me...
by Sikandar Usmani | Jan 31, 2025 | Internal Audit
Yes, inbreeding is about preserving characteristics perceived to be invaluable and keeping those undesirables at bay. But guess what? Defects commonly occur leading to certain devious traits coming to the fore including undesirable ones too that were previously...
by Sikandar Usmani | Jan 20, 2025 | Internal Audit
It’s music to my ears. Something I have heard more than having the time to understand it or see it being practiced after being so profusely professed. But it wasn’t just me who never got to see it in practice, I’m sure the ones comforting themselves by their own...
by Sikandar Usmani | Jan 11, 2025 | GRC
It’s not always the organization’s threshold for risk acceptance that gives an idea of its strength, resilience and possible growth trajectory. There’s an even important measure when these are to be assessed; the threshold for accepting mediocrity! In fact, this...
by Sikandar Usmani | Jan 1, 2025 | Risk Management
Imagination precedes reality, Goals precede objectives, Objectives precede action plans, Ideation precedes criticism and a dream, or a wish precedes fulfillment or otherwise! But what about experience? Isn’t it the best teacher? A colleague from yesteryears once...