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Coaching Audit Staff for High Performing Audit Organizations

Course Category Audit

September 10, 2026

7:00 a.m.

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On-Site

This course will be delivered on-site in FSM National Government.

Registration is open to insular government professionals.

Course Description

A high-performing audit organization needs skilled, committed, and motivated staff/team members who have a strong sense of organizational purpose and self-direction consistent with the organization’s mission. Great audit managers and leaders need to put staff in a position to succeed while constantly learning, improving, and growing. This course will help managers and leaders get the most out of their audit staff resources for growth, development, and performance through coaching, setting expectations, giving, and getting feedback. Participants learn to apply measures linked to the organizational mission and goals.

What You Will Learn

• Setting expectations for performance and accountability.

• Applying the concept of what gets measured gets done.

• Conducting performance reviews that inspire.

• Developing IDPs to address improvement and growth.

• Getting and giving feedback.

• Creating a fail-forward and honesty-safe growth environment.

• Dealing with performance and conduct issues.

Who Should Attend

APIPA conference sessions are intended for island government accountability professionals. Audit, budget, finance, accounting, and related management and staff members will find interest and value in this presentation.

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September 10, 2026

7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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CPEs - 8 Credit Hours

On-Site, FSM National Government

TBD, FSM National Government

Instructor

Michael Binder

Washington, District of Columbia

Michael, Gradudate School USA Instructor, is the fomer Director of the Graduate School USA, Government Audit Training Institute. Hes has served over forty two years in federal audit staff, management and executive positions in GAO, the Inspector General community and as Acting Inspector General of the National Endowment for the Arts. Michael has a BBA and MBA in Finance and Economics from the George Washington University, attended Harvard University, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and the Federal Executive Institute. He is a Certified Internal Auditor, a Certified Fraud Examiner, and a former national officer of the Association of Government Accountants.

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