Help! Need HR advice… a friend of mine has a problem at work.

An analyst on his project (she is his jr but not his direct report) accused him of making her lie to the client. The misunderstanding was over whether something was to be considered a change request or fix. She went and logged an HR complaint against him.

He is totally shocked. He would never advise anyone to lie or mislead his clients. He’s never had any trust issues in his 30+ yr career w/ his clients/teams.

What should he do?

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Specifically, how should he best handle and prepare himself in the HR investigation to come?

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