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Most people believe their biggest mistake during an investigation, disciplinary proceeding, or workplace dispute is saying the wrong thing. In reality, the bigger mistake is often saying one thing too many. Over the years, I have represented students…
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Many people assume that success in a dispute depends on winning the argument. They believe that if they can prove they are right, expose the flaws in the other side’s position, or prevail on every contested issue, the outcome will take care of…
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One of the most persistent myths about decision-making is that intelligence protects people from making serious mistakes. We often assume that highly educated professionals, successful executives, physicians, professors, lawyers, and other accomplish…
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One of the most common mistakes people make when facing a dispute, investigation, or disciplinary proceeding is assuming that everyone sees the situation the same way they do. From their perspective, the facts are clear, the outcome should be obvious…
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One of the most costly mistakes people make is assuming that honesty and credibility are the same thing. They are closely related, but they are not identical. In professional settings, investigations, disciplinary proceedings, employment disputes, an…
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Most people assume that investigations, disciplinary proceedings, hearings, and employment disputes are decided by facts. Facts certainly matter. Documents matter. Witnesses matter. Policies matter. But before a decision-maker evaluates any of those…
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Most people enter a dispute with the same instinct: make every argument available. If there are ten points in their favor, they want to present all ten. If there are fifteen flaws in the other side’s position, they want to identify every one of…
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Most people assume that their case will be decided at the hearing. They believe the hearing, meeting, appeal, or investigation is where the decision-maker will carefully evaluate the evidence, weigh competing arguments, and determine the outcome. Som…
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One of the biggest misconceptions about investigations, disciplinary proceedings, and legal disputes is that a successful defense depends entirely on proving innocence. It does not. In many cases, the underlying conduct is not seriously disputed. The…
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When people learn that they are being investigated, their first instinct is usually to focus on the allegation itself. If they are accused of cheating, they want to prove they did not cheat. If they are accused of misconduct in the workplace, they wa…
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