Identify independence risks and assign an investigation owner who can credibly test the allegation.
The move: screen for independence before you touch evidence. Investigation credibility is built before the first interview. If the person choosing evidence also owns the process, reports to the accused leader, or has a personal stake, the investigation inherits a credibility problem. Role conflict The most visible conflict is a named person investigating themselves or their team. Less visible is the process owner who wants the finding to land as "one bad actor" instead of a control gap. Pressure conflict A leader may not be implicated but may still be pressing for speed, a quiet close, or a narrow finding.…
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