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Helpful hints for reducing fraud, waste, and abuse in purchasing card programs

Many managers are ambivalent about purchasing cards (p-card). This love, hate relationship with purchasing card programs has the potential to create unplanned risks. Either a p-card program is too risky to consider or it provides a good outlet to control and monitor small dollar spending...

01.06.22 09:17 PM - Comment(s)

Thanks to Michael Di Paolo!

By Cal Webb III

Michael Di Paolo will officially be retiring form Gradient today. Gradient would like to thank Michael for serving our clients and the Gradient team for a nearly combined seven years. Michael has provided expert advice to many organizations while always acting with the utmost integrity, professional...

30.06.21 02:21 PM - Comment(s)

Effective Internal Control Delivery includes a Fiduciary Perspective

By Cal Webb III

Exploring fiduciary duty from an internal control perspective.

29.01.21 06:17 PM - Comment(s)

Control Self-Assessment in Internal Audit

By Cal Webb III

Even though Larry Hubbard published his book entitled Control Self-Assessment: A Practical Guide around 15 years ago (2005), the material is still relevant today for internal audit teams or departments in a value driven world. On the first page of the first chapter (pg. 1), Mr. Hubbard not...

29.05.20 08:24 PM - Comment(s)

The Art of the Question

By Cal Webb III

I (Cal) recently read a book titled Humble Inquiry by Edgar Schein. Schein defines humble inquiry as "...the fine art of drawing someone out, of asking questions to which you do not already know the answer, of building a relationship based on curiosity and interest in the other ...

12.02.20 02:37 PM - Comment(s)

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Helpful hints for reducing fraud, waste, and abuse in purchasing card programs

Thanks to Michael Di Paolo!

Effective Internal Control Delivery includes a Fiduciary Perspective

Control Self-Assessment in Internal Audit

The Art of the Question

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