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Article: Managing your mind. (opportunity thinking for internal auditors)
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- Internal Auditor
- Article date:
- June 1, 1996
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Learning how to think can be the key to internal audit effectiveness.
One of the most significant findings in psychology during the past 20 years has been that individuals can choose the way they think.(1) Just as we tend to develop behavioral habits that are both functional and dysfunctional, we develop habits or patterns in our thinking that influence our perceptions, the way we process information, and the choices we make; and it happens in an almost automatic way.
Self-management of mental processes can be a powerful weapon for internal auditors seeking to enhance their auditing effectiveness. More productive thinking will almost inevitably be linked to ...