Whistleblowing isn’t for the faint hearted, however in saying that, it’s not always a noble deed. Many people have tried and failed, some with disastrous consequences Whistleblowing does needs a lot of consideration, grace, and tact before it can be successful. You could lose you job, be fined, end up in prison, or you could just be plain wrong. Leaked Memo’s has guidlines to whistleblowing, and they are as follows:
- Be gracious; try the chain of command first, starting with the lowest manager right up to the top, try to get your problem resolved in the correct manner
- Know your facts.Go it a while silently; research as much as you can with out becoming too obvious, surprise strikes are most deadly, and the more you know about a situation, the more devastation you will cause the root of the problem.
- Record EVERYTHING.
- Be anonymous. You really don’t know how deep corruption can get, don’t find out first hand! Until its absolutely necessary to use your name and details – don’t.
- Talk to your family, friends, and people you trust. Your fight will affect them too, and you may find some resilience and advice you never thought they had.
- Don’t accuse of anything you can’t prove.
- Be of good character – talk to officials and ‘the enemy’ with respect, hatred will get you nowhere.
- Get in touch with us.
There is no definitive guide to whistleblowing on the Internet, until this becomes the first you can read these articles:The register’s rather pragmatic guide to Whistleblowing or Legal Guidlines for Australian Whistleblowing
