If you have a question for our experts, email lucy.handley@ emap.com. Names can be withheld. Our experts are: Catherine Tallis, project manager at Mace; Vaughan Bumand, director at Constructing Excellence; Karen Gill, founder of every woman; and Rob Olorenshaw, chief operating officer at Rok.rnQ I've been getting complaints about one of my project managers harassing female members of staff. He is a veryrnvalued employee and I don't want to lose him. How do I deal with it?rnA Rob Olorenshaw says: The complaint needs to be investigated urgently. I would suggest interviews with the complainant(s) and your project manager, with those discussions documented. If an official complaint arises you will need to take the necessary steps then. The complaint may be unfounded but if this person is actually harassing staff you need to protect them andrnask yourself is he really the type of manager I want in my business?rnA Vaughan Bumand advises: This is best dealt with as quickly as possible because his behaviour has to change straight away to prevent an escalation.
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