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Trust Building Communication Skills for Auditors

This conference, hosted by the Federal Audit Executive Council, focuses on trust-building communication skills for auditors to improve results by having crucial conversations, avoiding common pitfalls, and addressing conflicts within the OIG and with agencies. Learn practical steps to improve communication and outcomes. Explore how to tackle internal conflicts, navigate political challenges, and utilize effective communication strategies in auditing practices. Discover the importance of transparency in promoting dialogue for successful audits.

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Trust Building Communication Skills for Auditors

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  1. 2013 Federal Audit Executive Council Annual Conference Richard W. Moore, Inspector General, TVA September 27, 2013 Trust Building Communication Skills for Auditors

  2. WHY?

  3. Auditors who step up and have the Right Conversation about the Right Things and do it the Right Way get better Results than auditors who don’t.

  4. HOW?

  5. How • Recognizing Crucial Conversations that are key to better audit results • Avoiding the Sucker’s Choice • Identifying where you are stuck • Use CPR to dissect the communication problem • “Stepping out of the conversation” to talk about what went wrong

  6. How (cont.) • Demonstrate mutual purpose • Demonstrate mutual respect • Give an effective apology when appropriate • Use “contrasting” to rebuild safety

  7. What causes Auditors to get out of sync and not “rowing” together?

  8. Internal Conflict within the OIG • Scope • Cycle Time • Resources • Poor Performers

  9. Conflict with the Agency • Delays in getting the data from the agency • Push back on findings and recommendations • Disputes over the tone of the report and “gottcha” language in the report

  10. Politics Politics is when people choose their words and actions based on how they want others to react rather than based on what they really think. ~ Patrick Lencioni The FIVE Dysfunctions of a Team

  11. The Solution Take the politics out of audits by being transparent in a respectful way that promotes staying in dialogue.

  12. Video presentation of Crucial Conversations by Vital Smarts

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