Managing in the #MeToo Environment – Part I

“Jury awards $7.7M in Chipotle manager sexual harassment case.”This attention grabbing headline, which appeared in leading restaurant industry on-line publication in 2016, turned out to be fore-telling of events to come.   Since that time, news reports have erupted with almost daily stories about employee claims of sexual harassment and the #MeToo movement which spread virally on social media in October 2107 and then mainstream news mediums. 

The #MeToo movement is a phenomenon that has erupted much like a volcano spewing fire and brimstone igniting the resolve of working women to strike back at the sexual harassment and assault that they have experienced in the workplace. Women’s complaints about sexual misconduct have alleged misconduct by various leading business, political and media personalities, and have resulted in resignations or discharges some prominent and high-ranking individuals beginning with notables Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and television personality…