Next in line for the 2022 Internal Audit Beacon Awards winners spotlight is Dr. Rainer Lenz. Rainer is Director Corporate Audit Services at SAF-HOLLAND Group. On this episode, Rainer shares actionable ways to be more effective in the audit profession, the ABC's of the future role of internal audit function, and why it's better to be a gardener of governance than a guardian. Be sure to connect with Rainer on LinkedIn. Resources: HE FUTURE ROLE OF THE INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTION: ASSURE. BUILD. CONSULT THE FUTURE OF INTERNAL AUDITING: GARDENER OF GOVERNANCE (PDF) Insights into the Effectiveness of Internal Audit: A Multi-Method and Multi-Perspective Study  Also, be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok. Also be sure to sign up for The Audit Podcast newsletter and to check out my favorite part of the interview on The Audit Podcast YouTube channel. * This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics, the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their approach for launching audit analytics programs with a series of proven quick-win analytics will guarantee the results worthy of the analytics hype.  Whether your audit team needs a data strategy, methodology, governance, literacy, or anything else related to audit and analytics, schedule time with Greenskies Analytics.