Ep 4: Insights from a Disruptive Leader

In this episode, our guest is Linh Truong. Linh has launched the internal audit function for three of her employers and is the CAE of Internal Audit & Enterprise Risk for North Texas Tollway Authority. Her passion for Internal Audit began at age 10 – it’s in her family and it’s in her DNA, and it continues to this day.   Linh’s expertise includes leadership and organizational culture, auditing with agility, building audit risk-based audit departments, and more. She is a professional speaker and author, and serves the audit community by mentoring and serving on advisory boards. In this episode, we ask Linh what drew her to internal audit, and you’ll be shocked by her answer (hint: it involves the Vietnamese jungle and a gun). We talk about her book, Seven Deadly Sins of Organizational Culture: Lessons From Some of The Most Infamous Corporate Failures, and we dive into her successful implementation of one-page audit reports.   Linh is what I call a firecracker, a disruptor who is leading change in the audit industry. After listening to this episode, you won’t be satisfied with traditional, rote, audit thinking. You’ll see opportunities at every turn.   Check out Linh’s book here.   Timecodes: 0:50 - Intro 2:53 - It Started with a Gun 8:28 - Auditing Corporate Culture 18:11 - Measuring IA's Success 25:49 - One-Page Audit Reports that Work 38:09 - Mentoring the Next Generation of Leaders 48:34 - Linh's Legacy Be sure to connect with Linh on LinkedIn.   And be sure to follow Inspiring Women in Audit on LinkedIn, and connect with Tracie.   Join the Excusive Inspiring Women in Audit LinkedIn Group here. Our newsletter will be available soon, so stay tuned for updates. ★ ★ ★ ★★   This podcast is brought to you by i4 Global Results Limited and Amplify Your Audit Results, the audit communication experts, dedicated to transforming your audit reporting and your audit results through communication, optimization, and collaboration. Schedule time with us.