What Do I Do if The Client Wants to Edit Report?

What do you do if a client wants to edit your report? It depends on the edit. My reports mention the goals of the investigation. So for example, if a client wants to edit the goals of my investigation, that’s probably okay. Because if, for example, their real interest wasn’t to get to the root […]

What Do I Do if The Client Requests Changes to Findings?

What do you do if a client wants you to alter your investigative findings? I’m sad to say that this has come up. And this is sad, right? This is a lack of ethics. They hired you to be a neutral, independent third-party investigator. And then they try to control the findings for their own […]

What Do I Do if My Client Ignores the Findings?

What do you do if your client ignores your investigative findings? Let’s say for example, you determine that a manager discriminated against people. And in response, the client promotes that discriminator. Instead of firing the manager, they promote them. So they disregarded your investigative findings. You, as an investigator, have to put your blinders on, […]