The First Information is Almost Always Wrong
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Copyright
The First Information Is Almost Always Wrong | Author: Meric Craig Bloch | June 2012
Copyright © 2012 by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics ®...
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Introduction
The First Information Is Almost Always Wrong | Author: Meric Craig Bloch | June 2012
“This is the business we’ve chosen.”...
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PART I - Protect Your Career: How to Think Like a Workplace Investigator
The First Information Is Almost Always Wrong | Author: Meric Craig Bloch | June 2012
For all the value and insights an investigation may contribute to a company, much depends on the skills and efforts of the investigator assigned to that case. An investigator, however, cannot contribute much—for this case and future ones—if he becomes collateral damage to the investigation...
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PART II - Protect Your Company: How to Integrate Your Investigations into Your Company's Operations
The First Information Is Almost Always Wrong | Author: Meric Craig Bloch | June 2012
Investigators don’t work in a vacuum. Ours is just one of multiple staff functions in the company. This means that workplace investigations, besides the goals of any specific investigation, must improve company operations and protect shareholder value. How you accomplish these objectives and showcase your contributions may determine your success...
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PART III - Protect Your Case: How to Conduct an Effective Workplace Investigation
The First Information Is Almost Always Wrong | Author: Meric Craig Bloch | June 2012
The most important part of the process, of course, is the investigation itself. A quality investigation brings value to the company and assists the business managers who must correct the situation you have investigated. A workplace investigation also tangibly affects the people involved, from the implicated employee who may be terminated to the manager who may be blamed for what he did or didn’t do, or should have done...
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Conclusion
The First Information Is Almost Always Wrong | Author: Meric Craig Bloch | June 2012
I wrote this book to help you become a good investigator. The nature of the investigations business is that the better you become, the higher your company profile will be. But your desire to be a successful investigator presents you with a dilemma: If you are a timid investigator, you are ineffective. But if you are bold, you expose yourself to professional risk...