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DEDICATIONS

This book is dedicated to:

Isabelle, my wife and companion – I love you:

And my children:

Tim, Will, Nick and Felicity

I'm so proud of you all!

CAEs and others in governance, risk, compliance audit and assurance, who are working to bring about positive change against, sometimes, quite considerable opposition

I hope that this book serves in some small way to acknowledge many of the challenges and dilemmas you face. I also hope it gives some comfort that you are not alone in facing these challenges

WITH SINCERE THANKS

To Lynda McGill – thank you for “reading every word” and for such patient, constructive and insightful input and for being so much more than just a conventional editor

To all the Chief Audit Executives (CAEs), auditors and others, named and unnamed, who agreed to be interviewed: THANK YOU for your wisdom, practical good sense and for demonstrating just how useful the lean mindset can be

To past colleagues in internal audit at AstraZeneca between 2002 and 2009 – we did work that was ahead of its time. Your efforts and achievements gave me the inspiration to go into consulting and training, and to write this book. Thank you

To my clients and all who have participated in workshops with me across the globe. Thank you for your contributions, insights and enthusiasm – for learning and for sharing your war stories and practical insights. Your ongoing interest has kept me going over the nine months it took to research and write this book