The Winter Method: A Business-Focused Approach to Workplace Investigations

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Companies routinely conduct investigations of suspected employee misconduct. These investigations that tend to focus on whether misconduct occurred and to what extent the offending employee should be disciplined.

Like any other business function, investigations need an ROI. The organization benefits when unacceptable business risks are identified and addressed as a result of the investigation findings.

The Winter Method is a five-part investigations methodology with an emphasis on root-cause analysis and business-related guidance. It is a framework by which investigators consider the totality of business risks that allowed misconduct to occur.