Episodes
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Stuart is joined by Axis Geffen of Axis Vero Incorporated for a discussion on workplace investigations and interviews, with a focus on how to handle the difficult ones.
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Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Fire Away: compassionate workplace investigations and mental health advocacy.
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
John Rodriguez returns for a discussion on why compassionate interview skills are the difference maker for workplace investigations; plus, we explore the mental health advocacy side of his work and why that is so important in the workplace.
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Fire Away: security culture in today’s workplaces.
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Brittany Taylor is joined by John Rodriguez, founder of Empathic Security Cultures LLC.
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Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Fire Away: security and threat assessment in the workplace.
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
It may seem as though violence is becoming more prevalent, with increasingly more headlines about incidence taking places in schools and other workplaces. Denise Koster is back on the show to talk about threat assessment, security, and managing internal or external threats to workplaces.
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Nadia talks about how and when to conduct workplace investigations.
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Workplace investigations have taken on tremendous importance in the world of HR. Failing to investigate, or failing to investigate properly, can result in significant liability. Nadia explains how and when to conduct them, as well as some best practices for employers.
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Will Smith & Chris Rock; Lessons About Workplace Violence
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Stuart is joined by Brittany Taylor for a discussion on the Will Smith/Chris Rock incident at this year's Oscars Awards and the lessons about workplace violence it brought up.
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Kyle Beach and the Chicago Blackhawks: Lessons for HR/Employers
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Stuart is joined by John Curtis and Larissa Donovan. John is a lawyer, mediator, investigator, and former Olympic athlete in the sport of sailing whose practice is focused on resolving workplace conflict. Larissa is an articling student currently working with John; she is a Board Member of the Dandelion Initiative, which focuses on survivors of sexual violence. This episode looks at the Kyle Beach sexual assault lawsuit against the Chicago Blackhawks organization, and how this case translates into lessons for HR professionals and employers.
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Social Media: A Useful HR Tool or a Liability?
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Stuart is joined by Matt Richardson. Matt has specialized training in open source intelligence, and expertise in high technologies. His work includes internet and social media safety and security training, open source intelligence training and investigative research.
Stuart and Matt talk about the role that social media can play in HR processes. From background checks on job applicants and active recruitment, to workplace investigations.
Friday Dec 13, 2019
Fire Away Rant - Don't Terminate Without Investigating
Friday Dec 13, 2019
Friday Dec 13, 2019
In his latest Fire Away segment, Stuart discusses employers' failure to investigate, or failure to investigate properly, which exposes them to substantial liability.
Friday Dec 13, 2019
Fire Away - Conducting Investigations in the Workplace
Friday Dec 13, 2019
Friday Dec 13, 2019
In this episode of the Rudner Law Q&A series Fire Away, Stuart and Eric Poirier of Argus Research Group, talk about conducting investigations in the workplace.
Original air-date: November 19 2019.