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Situational · Crisis Response

You're an HR business partner. An employee tells you in confidence that a skip-level leader has been harassing them, then begs you not to do anything because they're afraid of retaliation. Walk me through your next 24 hours.

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I'd thank them for coming forward and be honest in the moment: I can't sit on a harassment allegation involving a leader — the company has a duty to look into it — but I can promis…

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