Marcus Williams Training Academy

You haven't had any allegations up to this point. You only hire good people. It will never happen to you, right? WRONG! You will have to respond to allegations of misconduct at some point and how you respond matters.

What behaviors constitute misconduct? I review a list of misconduct behaviors that you may see in your organization. Misconduct is behavior, criminal or otherwise, that is against the policies and values of the organization.

One hour lesson discussing the importance of creating a consistent disciplinary process after a positive investigative finding. The lesson teaches different alternatives for deciding discipline and discusses their pros and cons.

Lesson Eight in the Professional Misconduct Response Program Certification

One hour lesson discussing the pros and cons of allowing appeals in your process. The lesson will teach the different options to consider when developing your appeals policy and the importance of creating specific parameters if appeals are allowed.

Lesson Seven in the Professional Misconduct Response Program Certification

Learn how including support persons in your policy and in your investigations can help improve communication, increase participation, and lead to better information. 

Start building a solid foundation of skills for your interviewing toolbox by learning how to prepare for and conduct effective interviews.

One hour lesson discussing how to proceed when there is a concurrent criminal investigation involving the same allegations. Your administrative investigation is guided by a different set of rules and may yield different results. Learn how both cases can run simultaneously with coordination.

Lesson Six in the Professional Misconduct Response Program Certification

Lesson Two of the Investigations Certification Program will help you understand what it means and what it requires to have a biased investigation. It teaches how to avoid allowing your biases to influence your investigations and also how to protect yourself against false accusations of bias. Purchase the course at marcuswilliamstraining.com

Lesson One of the Investigations Certification Program will help you prepare detailed and thorough investigative plans, which will protect you and ensure your investigations are thorough, solid, and every fact is corroborated. Purchase the course at marcuswilliamstraining.com

One hour lesson discussing the importance of including the possibility of interim measures or accommodations during the pendency of an investigation. Discusses what measures are appropriate, how they should be defined, and how they should be implemented with the goal of allowing your impacted employees to continue working effectively