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Hi community,

Following my last post, I want to be understood on the comparison of auditing and policing. What I meant, is , we are not enforcing rules, preventing and responding wrongdoing as the police officer does. In the industries where my organization does a lot of inspections, we are perceived as the sheriff himself focusing on immediate threats. No. Thousand times no.

Auditing is strengthening internal and external stakeholders. We evaluate compliance, accuracy, performance of processes/records, and provide assurance and recommendation.

Yet, imagine a young guy of 25 years old auditor, ask top management, who is found to be a person of 83 years old: What objective evidence shows me your commitment in making decisions that demonstrate the effectiveness of the management systems?
How will you ask differently this question, community?

Interesting perspective. In my experience, the key is to focus on understanding the process rather than requesting evidence upfront. I might ask:

"Could you share some recent decisions you have made that you believe have strengthened the effectiveness of the management system?"

This opens the conversation, shows respect for leadership experience, and naturally leads to objective evidence that can later be verified through records, results, and performance indicators.

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Francisco J. Tapia Guerrero
ftapia@qualitascertification.com
www.linkedin.com/in/franktapiaguerrero
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