The Final Word Workshop

Inside the workshop: 

→ Why report writing is the make-or-break skill in workplace investigations, and what the report does that nothing else in the file can.

→ The 8 essential sections of every investigation report, what belongs in each section, in what order, and what should be left out.

→ The Three Readers framework. Every investigation report is read by three different audiences: HR, legal counsel, and (potentially) a court. Each reads it for different things. I’ll show you how to write one document that speaks to all three.

→ Tone, language, and objectivity. I’ll explain the patterns that get investigators in trouble, and the simple rewrites that fix them.

→ Fatal Phrases to Avoid. The specific phrases HR investigators instinctively reach for that opposing counsel uses against them in deposition. You’ll leave with a list you can keep next to your monitor.

→ The 5 most common report writing mistakes, and the before-and-after rewrites that show you exactly how to fix them.

→ Proofing an investigation report. The structured pass I run on every report before it goes to leadership.

Plus, the Report Workbook I created myself, from years of conducting investigations myself: the questions every defensible report has to answer before it leaves your desk.