Episode #100- Avoiding Investigation Pitfalls Tina Rad
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This is our 100th Episode and to celebrate we are bringing back our very first guest Tina Rad! Tina is a Partner and Attorney Investigator at Wagener Law, APC. Teresa and Tina discuss Avoiding Investigation Pitfalls.
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Tina gives here common pitfalls that companies make when contemplating or conducting a workplace investigation:
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PITFALL #1: Failing to Investigate (\\u201cDo we really need to do an investigation on this?\\u201d)PITFALL #2: Moving Too Slowly (\\u201cI meant to get to it, but we had a lot going on.\\u201d)PITFALL #3: Choosing the Wrong Investigator (\\u201cI\\u2019ve never done an investigation before, but how hard can it be?\\u201d)PITFALL #4: Not Being Thorough (\\u201cI talked to the accuser and got the whole story.\\u201d)PITFALL #5: Taking Sides (\\u201cI\\u2019m so sorry this happened to you.\\u201d)PITFALL #6: Promising Confidentiality (\\u201cWhat you tell me won\\u2019t leave this room.\\u201d)PITFALL #7: Using Bad Interview Tactics (\\u201cThat\\u2019s not what Jane told me, and her story sounds more believable to me than yours.\\u201d)PITFALL #8: Failure to Properly Document (\\u201cI really thought I\\u2019d remember.\\u201d)PITFALL #9: Failure to Reach Conclusions (\\u201cIt\\u2019s a \\u2018he said, she said\\u2019 case \\u2013 there\\u2019s no way to tell what really happened.\\u201d)PITFALL #10: Bad Investigation Reports (\\u201cIt was obvious to me what happened, so I didn\\u2019t spend too much time explaining.\\u201d)
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To read more about the common pitfalls, read the article here
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To connect with Tina here
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To listen to the first episode of Workplace Perspective with Guest Tina Rad click here
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