MYCPE ONE

Emotional Intelligence for Internal Auditors 1.5 Credits 1.5 Credits

Nov 04, 2026, 04:00 PM EDT

Emotional Intelligence for Internal Auditors 1.5 Credits 1.5 Credits

  • Philemon Lekula

    | CIA, CISA, CRISC, CRMA, CFE

  • Published on

    January, 1970

  • Subject Area

    Personal Development

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Learning Objectives

  • Identify emotional triggers that can affect responses during audit interactions.
  • Apply practical techniques to pause, regulate reactions, and respond deliberately under pressure.
  • Recognize stakeholder perspectives and emotional signals without treating them as audit evidence.
  • Use questioning, listening, and neutral language to support constructive audit conversations.
  • Apply emotional intelligence to challenged findings, conflict, feedback, and professional judgement without compromising scepticism, independence, or objectivity.

Course Overview

Internal auditors regularly face challenging conversations, defensive reactions, disagreement, pressure, and feedback. Technical knowledge alone may not be enough to navigate these moments effectively. Emotional intelligence helps auditors recognize emotional triggers, regulate their responses, understand stakeholder perspectives, and keep discussions focused on evidence, risk, and the audit objective.

This course explores practical emotional intelligence techniques for internal audit, including self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, empathy, active listening, neutral questioning, conflict management, and relationship management. Participants will examine how to pause before reacting, read emotional signals without treating them as evidence, respond constructively when findings are challenged, and use language that encourages dialogue without weakening professional scepticism or objectivity.

Major Topic:

  • Emotional intelligence capabilities for internal auditors
  • Recognizing audit triggers and managing reactions
  • Listening, questioning, empathy, and neutral audit language
  • Handling challenged findings and difficult conversations
  • Conflict management, feedback, trust, and teamwork
  • Applying EI while protecting objectivity and professional judgement

Through realistic audit situations involving challenged findings, information requests, difficult conversations, stakeholder pressure, and feedback, participants will learn how to separate emotion from evidence and strengthen professional judgement. The focus is on becoming a more effective communicator and team member while maintaining independence, credibility, scepticism, and evidence-based conclusions.

On Demand Credits for All Qualifications

Live Webinar Credits for All Qualifications

License details Credits Status
Personal Development for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1.5 CPE Approved
Personal Development for Chartered Professional Accountant in Canada 1.5 CPD Eligible
Certified Internal Auditors (CIA) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Personal Development for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1.5 CPE Approved
Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 1.5 CPE Eligible
Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Personal Development for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1.5 CPE Approved
Personal Development for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1.5 CPE Approved
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 1.5 CPE Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 1.5 CPE Eligible
License details Credits Status
Personal Development for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1.5 CPE Approved
Personal Development for Chartered Professional Accountant in Canada 1.5 CPD Eligible
Certified Internal Auditors (CIA) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Personal Development for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1.5 CPE Approved
Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 1.5 CPE Eligible
Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL) 1.5 CPE Eligible
Personal Development for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1.5 CPE Approved
Personal Development for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1.5 CPE Approved
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 1.5 CPE Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 1.5 CPE Eligible

Additional Information

Credits

1.5

Course Level

Intermediate

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study

Group Internet Based

NASBA APPROVED

In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, CPE credits have been granted based on a 50-minute hour.

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About Instructor

Philemon Bongani Lekula is a certified internal audit professional with over 15 years' experience in higher education, the public sector, and state-owned enterprises. He holds an MBA and global certifications, including CIA, CISA, CRISC, CRMA, and CFE, plus postgraduate diplomas in internal auditing, risk management, and forensic auditing. Philemon has led risk-based audits, strengthened governance, and advised executives on ethics, compliance, and risk.


His interests include integrating AI, Robotic Process Automation, and Data Analytics into assurance functions. Philemon also trains professionals on internal audit, risk management, and conflict resolution, empowering others through engaging, real-world-focused instruction.

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MY-CPE LLC courses are accepted for continuing education credit by various professional certification programs, including NASBA, IRS, CFP Board, and HRCI. MY-CPE LLC is also recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® and SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.

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How are credits reported to governing bodies?

We issue instant credit certificates, ensuring they are valid for presentation to governing bodies. Typically, we report IRS, CTEC, CFP, IDFP, IWI, VBOA Ethics credits within 7 days – the fastest in the industry.

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