Last week we talked about evidence-based practices to conduct more effective interviews, and I asked you to do a New Year’s self-assessment to identify changes necessary to your repertoire. Did you, do it??? Hmmm? Well, guess what? More self-assessment today on our use of persuasion vs influence
Read more →“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.”— Mother Teresa The last two weeks we examined the use of words in the interview room, both by the interviewer and interviewee. We looked at the importance of active listening to that person sitting across
Read more →Empathy has no script. There is no right way or wrong way to do it. It’s simply listening, holding space, withholding judgment, emotionally connecting, and communicating that incredibly healing message “you’re not alone.” – Brene Brown When it comes to interviewing, we must keep fear paramount in
Read more →“Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” — John C. Maxwell Two weeks ago we talked about change and the need to remain open to it when it comes to investigative interviewing. We need to examine research for the best evidence-based practices and implement them to maximize our
Read more →“Change your thoughts and you change your world”. — Norman Vincent Peale Last week we talked about change and the need to remain open to it when it comes to investigative interviewing. We need to examine research for the best evidence-based practices and implement them to maximize
Read more →“If you’re not listening, you’re not learning.” — Lyndon B. Johnson Interviewing is so imperative to investigations, auditing, and so many areas of our professional lives. Interviewing is also a subject that garners a great deal of scientific research. Research shows that many areas of pseudo-science and
Read more →It’s a new week, with potential new struggles and adversity. I just wrote a couple of blogs on facing adversity and building resilience. We all need a little motivation from time to time. Life can be rather exhausting, and you might find it energizing to learn from
Read more →“You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first.” – Norm Kelly Dealing with adversity and moving beyond it by building resilience was my previous topic of discussion. One of the areas I struggled most with is the concept of self-care. Despite my difficulty, several
Read more →“Any man can win when things go his way, it’s the man who overcomes adversity that is the true champion.”– Jack Ewing Adversity is a part of all our lives. It is a human condition. We can bury our head in the sand or face it and
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