Business
Quite often in the news, we see stories about employee violence. Human resource professionals have to learn to train employees in a way that prevents these things from happening. It’s all about being kind to employees. To discuss this topic, Jacob is joined by Anthony Troeger. He is the President of Aardwolf International, a private investigation firm that specializes in workplace issues. Anthony is a formal federal agent and his company is based in North Carolina but operates throughout the United States. Aardwolf International assists in situations such as employee terminations where reactive violence is seen as a possibility. Anthony shares a story about one CEO who brought a gun into work and how his company worked to protect the other employees after his firing. There are some signs that can be used by HR professionals to anticipate employee violence, and Jacob asks Anthony what some of those are. We learn that one of the most obvious is making a threat, though some employees do not take these as seriously as they should. Anthony then goes into what his company does when they are called to deal with an employee threat. Anthony says that his company operates discreetly such that the number of employees who need to know why they are on the scene is limited. When Aardwolf International is present while severance packages are being handed out and the terminated employee asks who they are, Anthony often states that they are simply HR consultants. He tells us about secondary activities that security performs in situations like that while Jacob encourages everyone to be proactive and watch for violence indicators. Aardwolf International: https://www.aardwolfinternational.com/