Audit says everything must be fixed immediately.

Operations says that isn’t possible.

As the CISM leader, how do you decide what happens next?

In this CISM Boardroom Simulation, you step into the tension between Internal Audit’s demands and operational reality.

High-risk findings have been issued.

Timelines conflict.

And leadership is watching how you navigate the pressure.

This episode explores:

• ​ What to do when Audit demands immediate remediation
• ​ How CISM leaders balance assurance vs. feasibility
• ​ When risk acceptance is appropriate — and who must own it
• ​ How to facilitate a risk-based alignment meeting
• ​ Why governance must guide remediation timelines, not pressure

This is decision-making at the leadership level — not the technical level.

🎧 You’ll learn how to:

• ​Communicate with Audit without becoming defensive
• ​Document and justify risk acceptance
• ​Identify valid compensating controls
• ​Bring the right stakeholders together for alignment
• ​Ensure risk ownership stays with business leaders
• ​Speak the language of governance under pressure

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Your mindset shapes your leadership.

Your leadership shapes your decisions.

💡 How to use this episode:

• Pause at the three options and choose your path

• Reflect on how you reason under pressure

• Compare your decision with the governance breakdown

• Capture your leadership takeaway

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