MEGA SESSION Detecting Lies and Deception: Practical Skills for HR Professionals
HR professionals need to be able to spot deception when they conduct investigations and interview and hire applicants. Most of us are extremely poor at this because we rely on inaccurate stereotypes about how people behave when they lie (such as the mistaken belief that liars are fidgety and don't look you in the eye). Through videos and case studies, you’ll learn scientifically validated methods for spotting signs of deception and truthfulness, which you can apply in your everyday work life. This engaging and interactive session is presented by a former U.S. Department of Justice attorney.
Learning Objectives:
- Which signs of deception are valid and which are based on myth.
- Verbal and non-verbal cues.
- How to spot signs of deception and truthfulness when conducting investigations and interviewing and hiring applicants.
Michael Wade Johnson
Former U.S. Department of Justice attorney Michael Johnson has trained thousands of people on skills for detecting signs of deception and truthfulness, including presenting at dozens of conferences for human resource professionals and other busines executives.
He has spoken at numerous conferences around the world for HR, legal, law enforcement, and other professionals. He has provided numerous client-specific sessions for international organizations such as the United Nations (in New York, Congo, and Sierra Leone) and the World Bank, government agencies such as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Social Security Administration, and dozens of Fortune 500 companies such as Google and Northrup Grumman.
As an attorney with the US Department of Justice, Michael was the lead attorney on one of DOJ’s first “pattern or practice” sexual harassment cases. Michael has served as an expert witness in cases challenging the adequacy of employer’s investigation procedures.
He is a graduate of Duke University and Harvard Law School.