Have you ever noticed how “us” versus “them” investigations feel? It’s taken me many years to realize this but I don’t think it has to be that way. In fact, I would go so far to say that we might be setting employees up to fail just because they fear the consequence of being honest more than the chance their leader may support them, develop them and may make sweeping changes as a result of their honesty. What might happen if we tried a different approach to how we introduce an investigation? I suspect we gain a clear understanding of the what and the why quicker, develop trust between the leader and employee and maybe uncover bigger things that need to be addressed with the team down the road. In this episode, I give you an off the cuff script to how you might kick off your investigations differently for partnered success.