If you had told me a few years ago that I’d be back in school in my 40s—older than my professor, surrounded by classmates half my age—pursuing a new career in Human Resources, all while raising kids and working full-time, I would have thought you were out of your mind. But here I am, doing exactly that.

In the Human Resources world, we talk a lot about documentation, workflows, and processes. We focus on protocols during a workplace investigation. But what happens when the investigation is over? How can we move forward? What's the right tone to use when communicating the outcome with your team? Let's talk about what to do after the investigation is complete, especially when you're tasked with rebuilding relationships, restoring trust, communication, and moving forward with c