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Imagine you are the HR manager at a company, and a female employee came to you upset because she felt a male coworker was creating a hostile work environment by repeatedly asking her out on dates even after she said "no." What would you do? how would you respond to the complaint?

Write a plan for how would you approach your conversation with each employee, including the most essential topics to cover. As you write your plan, think about what your goals are for this situation and how each conversation will help you achieve those goals.

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Write a 5–7 paragraph (include and introduction paragraph and a conclusion paragraph) (do not forget to cite your sources on the reference page) paper in which you:

Write a plan for the conversation you would have with the employee, based on the concepts found in your textbook. What are the most important points you would need to cover in this conversation, and why?
Write a plan for the conversation you would have with the employee's male co-worker, based on the concepts found in your textbook. What are the most important points you would need to cover in this conversation, and why?
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Create a plan for approaching tough conversations with employees, including a rationale for the most essential topics to cover.

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Running Head: Case Study		
Case Study		4
CASE STUDY
Table of Contents
Introduction	3
Plan of Conversation with the Female Employee	3
Plan of Conversation with the Male Co-employee	4
Discussion	5
Conclusion	5
References	7
Introduction
	In an organization, it is important to build up a bond of togetherness among the employees and the employers. Disruption to that bond can lead to several problems and conflicts. Conflicts, in turn, can hurt the workplace environment of the organization. In a workplace scenario, a female employee is upset with a male co-employee, as the latter has repeatedly asked the former to go out with him on dates, despite the former refused at the first instance. In this case, the female employee arrives at the Human Resource Management department to discuss the issue with the HR Manager. In leadership, the aspect of conflict management is an important lesson. Conflict management is extremely essential to ward away a negative and hostile environment in the workplace. It also teaches resolution skills to the employees in an effective manner.
Plan of Conversation with the Female Employee
	In any kind of conversation that is conflict management-oriented, firstly it is important to listen to the perspective of the complainant. According to SolikuandSchraml (2018), it is important to understand the point of view from which, the employee is feeling threatened or upset. Listening without any kind of judgment will be the first aspect of the conversation with the female employee. According to Rahim and Katz (2019), as an HR manager, I must be honest with the employee. In this regard, I would also expect honesty from my employees. Through the help of my verbal communication and gestures, I would try to direct the female employee into telling what truly happened without hiding in the garb of falsity or even fear. Through my actions, I would try to make her feel more comfortable so that the female employee can share the issues she has experienced when working with her male co-employee or even try to understand in what ways the male co-worker is creating a hostile work environment for her. 
	I would also make it clear to the female employee that her opinion is valued and held to be in the highest esteem. However,

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