Career

Influence

Aug 3, 2026

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5 min read

Beyond the Lines – Issue 48

In this edition looks at a harder standard for audit, risk and controls work: not whether the report was issued, the control was tested, the action was closed or the dashboard was updated, but whether the work improved a decision, changed behaviour, respected capacity and showed evidence of movement. As Beyond the Lines approaches its 50th edition, I’m also asking readers to help shape what comes next by sharing the problems their teams most need solved.

Tim Buckley

Risk

Jul 13, 2026

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6 min read

Beyond the Lines – Issue 45

This week’s edition is for Internal Audit Managers, Senior Managers and aspiring CAEs who can feel the job changing. The move into strategic IA leadership is not about doing less work. It is about protecting different things: judgement quality, stakeholder confidence, audit committee relevance, team capability and the future shape of the function. I’ll break down the five practical shifts from hands-on delivery to board-trusted audit leadership, including how to bring data, analytics and Human + AI thinking into the way the function evolves.

Tim Buckley