Description: When Lisa Parker was new to corporate coaching, a senior-level colleague she respected brought her in as his No. 2 for a series of training seminars. Time and time again, he introduced her as smart, capable and beautiful. “I was so uncomfortable,” she said. “The first time it happened I remember standing there waiting to take the front of the room and thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, I can’t believe he just said that.'”

Source: Dish.net

Date: Apr 20, 2013

Link: http://www.dish.net/news/read/category/us/article/ap-is_it_ever_ok_to_compliment_appearance_o-ap

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• Summarize the managerial concerns related to this issue.
• What is the advice directed at management and employees?
• Do you think men and women perceive this issue differently?
• How can management mitigate problems?