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Matthew’s favorite beverage at work — zero calories, maximum style.
What is Diet Coke?
Auditors love this type of proof.
What is documentation?
The go-to system for tracking all open items.
What is ServiceNow?
Great leaders inspire by setting this — Matthew’s style in a nutshell.
What is leading by example?
These mysteriously multiply on desks overnight despite no one buying more.
What are sticky notes?
The first car Matthew owned, making him feel like a true speedster.
What is a Mustang?
This is said more than any other phrase during audit walkthroughs.
What is “Can you walk us through the process?”
Ideal number of open issues to feel “Zen”.
What is zero?
Leaders often start their day by setting this — Matthew swears it helps him tackle challenges without spilling his imaginary coffee.
What is setting daily priorities?
The soundtrack of a Teams calls when someone forgets to mute by accident.
What is awkward silence?
Matthew’s promotion means he now gets more of this at work.
What is responsibility?
This color signals a problem that cannot be ignored.
What is red?
The “A” in RACI stands for this.
What is Accountable?
“Feedback is the breakfast of…”
What is champions?
This athletic feat proves Matthew can go the distance.
What is running a marathon?
The month Matthew officially joined the firm and began his ESS GRC adventure.
What is March?
This milestone demanded congratulations from everyone.
What is Matthew’s promotion?
A fix that only masks the problem for a period of time — not something Matthew would settle for.
What is a band-aid solution?
Staying calm when auditors change the sample size at the last minute shows this — Matthew does it like a pro.
What is resilience?
This is the most common reaction to a spreadsheet with 12 tabs.
What is “That’s a lot of data!”
Matthew’s promotion means he can now do more of this.
What is “look busy but still be awesome”?
The document auditors use to request items for their review.
What is a document request list?
The ultimate goal of managing issues efficiently — Matthew’s motto in action.
What is risk reduction / remediation?
Matthew is now officially authorized to use this magical phrase in every meeting.
What is “Let’s take that offline.”
This wise bird would make a perfect auditor.
What is an owl?