What happens when the people responsible aren’t responsible?

When is learning on the job dereliction of duty?

Do I really want to work for a company with a bad reputation?

These and other penetrating questions are addressed when auditing aficionado Julie Thompson joins The Rabbi and the Shrink.

https://auditingalliance.org/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejuliethompson/

3:00 Why is auditing the last line of defense?

Anticipate problems and prepare for when they inevitably happen

Trust but verify --  no gotcha

Like ethics, auditing calls for constant improvement

Do you want to work for or with a company with a poor reputation?

The power of objective opinion

8:45 What makes a good (or ethical) auditor?

Am I qualified for the job being offered?

Pressure to overlook problem situations as “outliers”

Downplaying as “low-risk”

Neglect in one area implies neglect in another

Van Halen and the red M&Ms

15:30 Covid masks on airlines or in places of business

Lasting effects and oversight

Internal vs. 3rd party follow up

23:00 What happens when people who are responsible aren’t responsible?

Inexperience = insecurity

Fear of asking questions or inefficiency

The enemies of ethics

Rationalization, fear, and deflection

The whistleblower’s dilemma

David and Goliath

32:00 The word of the day:  contumacious

stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.

Mark Twain’s three kinds of lies

We have to have a sincere desire to do what’s right

Judaism’s internal self-audit