| Managing Mom is worried that hiring her developmentally delayed son will be perceived as nepotism. | | |
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| How do I create a positive work environment for an employee returning from a mental hospital? How do I deal with his team's concerns and questions? | | |
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| The manager wants to improve his employees' chances. Should he talk to her about her weight? | | |
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| War Zone Wally asks how best to confront conflict arising from long-standing ethnic hatred. | | |
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| The best qualified people also happen to be much older than the client. Does she revamp her approach team over this? | | |
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| The R&D guys are riding the bleeding edge, and she just wants to deliver. An unbreakable impasse? | | |
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| Handling a habitually late, but otherwise well-performing employee. | | |
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| African American co-worker makes inappropriate comments. | | |
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| Manager concerned that mixed-gender mentoring will lead to inappropriate conduct. | | |
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| Mothers and disabled employees feel left out of after-work socializing. | | |
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| Manager instructed to interview diverse slate of candidates | | |
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| He's the right person for the meeting, but he has a birthday in the family. Can I dump the wimpy dad? | | |
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| Employee's partner or spouse may not want to move, limiting employee's career options. | | |
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| Employee is moody, and her manager suspects it's caused by PMS. | | |
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| One manager observes that another appears to favor those of his own ethnicity. | | |
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| Woman announces her pregnancy, only to lose assignments. | | |
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| New staff doesn't seem to have the same enthusiasm for the mission. | | |
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| Salesperson feels she's missing opportunities when client wants to go golfing. | | |
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| Manager put off by recruitment of inexperienced college youth. | | |
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| Can a supervisor demand that a gay postcard be removed from a locker? | | |
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| A female manager is asked to stop using the term "ladies." ProGroup CEO Karen Stinson responds on a practical and cultural level. | | |
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| Facing an issue around Pride Month, effective advice for communicating an inclusive culture while valuing opposing views. | | |
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| A reader writes looking for advice about the upcoming Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. | | |
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