Recruitment Harassment Response

What Message Are You Sending?

When someone brings up a people problem, managers need to listen and consider it, regardless of their first impression. Creating healthy cultures is about understanding the impact of a leader's actions, such as sending your team the right message about values. Sometimes a business need may be so great, that the potential culture issue it may cause seems minor.

Microlesson Description

This microlesson illustrates an inappropriate situation between a recruiter and a candidate, and a manager's poor response to the potential harassment complaint. Managers lead by example and the message they send through their conduct is often the most powerful. If a manager is putting business needs before the organization’s mission, values, or culture needs, then that sends a bad message to your employees, and can ultimately hurt your company values.

Key Concepts

Conduct by vendors, visitors, clients or candidates can still create potential harassment situations.
The way managers respond will send a message about how seriously your organization takes culture and respect issues.
Managers should speak up or talk with HR or Legal if they see potential misconduct being mishandled.
Nobody is a bystander, so everyone has a stake in creating a positive, healthy work culture.