As a consultant I am regularly in small rooms with top executives.  My role is delicate.  I am both an outsider and not an outsider.  I am there to advise but also confront.  I was present for one of these moments last year.  Like Huffington, I also laughed awkwardly.  The inappropriate comment was made by someone who was a colleague and not one I worked with directly--somewhat similar to the Uber situation.

A few thoughts...

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