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A repost of the Interview by Joseph McCafferty From the MIS|TI Training Institute

February 13, 2017

We’ve all seen ambiguous and imprecise language in the business world, whether in standards and regulations, our own policies and requirements, or in everyday reports and memos. Words like “adequate,” “reasonable,” “suitable,” and “appropriate” pervade business writing, especially when it comes to setting rules and standards, including those that internal auditors must provide assurance over.

Jeffrey Ritter a data security and governance expert and lecturer at John Hopkins University and University of Oxford, says it’s no accident that business writing is littered with confusing and imprecise language. “The goal is to be intentionally ambiguous,” says Ritter. He says such language allow us to take … Read More

The following post is entirely personal—I guess that is the privilege of having your own blog.  But I have written the following to describe an adventure on which I am about to embark that is pretty dang cool (and worth shutting down my computer and cell phone until I return!).  My thanks to everyone that has made this dream possible.

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A Dream Comes True

Perhaps at age 15, growing up in Columbus, Ohio, I first saw the small print in the local Sunday paper describing the Tour de France results . . . just below the local softball tournament standings. Once a year, long before the Internet, for 21 days, I was seduced by the fascination, the speed, the … Read More