There’s a truism ingrained in my head from almost 30 years of doing this, that is, you’re only as good as your subjects are bad. All it took was typing the company name to find that finding, but to the client I was a genius. I want you to notice when I don’t find the smoking gun. It’s not just in most cases, there’s no sensitive, material findings (as I would say), but the bigger challenge in most of my cases is what I don’t find.
Read MoreResume fraud is often discovered only when there are other issues. Even if you look for it, it may be hard to find resume fraud. There may be more resume frauds out there. Are you looking.
Read MoreMost research matters have an overarching objective, a greater purpose. Do we do business with this guy, or in the cases where I started, should we take them on as a client. Except what does that mean. Put another way, what do we need to know to know. What are the various pieces to put together, that at the end of the day will allow the big question to be answered. Due diligence means reasonable steps taken. What are the steps taken. You have to break it down to a series of objectives.
Read MoreWith one blog post under my belt, I'm gonna give away, on post number two, the most important lesson I've learned in nearly 30 years of research. The most important thing for a researcher to know is to know what they do not know. You do this by focusing on the questions you need to address not the sources you have at your disposal.
Read MoreI heard about this story today and it seemed apt for my first blog post. Every AM, I take my wild dog, Molly, for a walk with a few others. One of us walkers was in the electronic medical records biz, and today he told me a story about Jonathan Bush and Athenahealth.
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