Most read posts of 2020 and all-time
It is interesting to me that the blog post that has attracted the most views in 2020 is also the most read post all-time.
It seems people continue to be very interested in risk appetite – signaling that I need to share more thoughts on why this is a concept with serious flaws, which I shall in January.
In any event, the top 12 are shown below. A further 17 had more than 1,000 views.
- Just what is risk appetite and how does it differ from risk tolerance? (9,406)
- The Evolution of Internal Audit (7,461)
- The Three Lines of Defense Model is no more (5,579)
- The role of internal audit in risk management (4,496)
- How can we help with Coronavirus? (2,553)
- Death of the Audit Report (2,111)
- Just what is “reasonable assurance”? (2,079)
- New ERM Guidance from COSO (2,079)
- COSO still believes in risk appetite statements (1,936)
- Should internal audit perform a risk assessment? (1,896)
- Which comes first, risk or control? (1,881)
- Toss out traditional risk management thinking (1.842)
When it comes to all-time views, these are the posts that have garnered more than 10,000 views.
- Just what is risk appetite and how does it differ from risk tolerance? (79,401)
- How to assess the effectiveness of internal control (30,385)
- Just what is “reasonable assurance”? (26,148)
- Should the head of the internal audit function also direct the risk management program? (20,197)
- 10 reasons not to like the COSO ERM framework – a discussion with Grant Purdy (18,927)
- Questions to ask executives about risk management (17,340)
- Explaining the value of risk management (15,749)
- The Three Lines of Defense model is the Wrong model (13,261)
- Common SOX scoping mistakes (12,803)
- How do you evaluate your risk management program? (12,396)
- The role of internal audit in risk management (12,060)
- Where should internal audit report? Should it be to the audit committee? (11,451)
- Why Internal Audit Fails at Many Organizations (11,301)
Please share which posts you enjoyed the most – and why.
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Norman Marks on Governance, Risk Management, and Audit 
Thanks Norman , you have just provided a month’s worth of reading to be done. Many I missed but they look really interesting.
Hi Norman,
I always enjoy your writing and I share your thoughts often making me look a lot smarter than I actually am! 😊.
Hope you are well and 2021 brings you and your family health and happiness.
Tom
Thank you, Tom. You are pretty damn smart already
Hi Norman, I hope you have had a good Christmas in what has been a really different sort of year. Unexpected ? Well, only if you don’t believe in Grey Rhinos. So what will the grey rhinos be in 2021? Certainly some more hitherto publicly unacknowledged effects of climate change for one. And I predict much more debate on what sustainability really means – too many organisations/nations are picking and choosing their measures there.
As for risk appetite and tolerance, I suspect the one reason this has been the most read of your blogs is precisely because the risk management profession/industry/Babel has created something that is just too complex – either that or all those darned regulators again – you know, those people who discover a concept just as it’s about to be discredited…..
Happy New Year,
Steve
I read very single one of your posts because they are thought-provoking, insightful and at times entertaining. Many thanks for your continued contribution in promoting and enhancing the profession. You gave me the courage to think different, challenge myself and to become a better auditor. Great work Norman and keep at it!
Thank you so much!