The Squeamish Supervisor

In this chapter, the spotlight is on Stan, the Vice President of Sales, who wants to keep his star salesman on the team. The issue involves a workplace investigation of sexual harassment allegations, but Stan is neither the accuser nor the accused. Rather, both of those individuals work for Stan.

The Situation

Marilyn and Jim are both sales representatives in Stan’s department. They have fairly regular contact with each other, and Marilyn has complained to HR for the second time about Jim’s highly off-color comments, unabashed internet surfing of sexually explicit material, and very inappropriate comments about Marilyn's appearance...

Download this eBook to learn how to manage workplace investigations with the following employees:

• The master manipulator - Read the preview
• The high-risk harasser - Read the preview
• The squeamish supervisor
• The reluctant innocent bystander
• The high-risk harasser
• The clueless, yet compliant, accused
• The questionable complainant
• The counseled complainant
• The gossipy employee
• The parting shot complainant