The recent high-profile cases against top executives like Charlie Rose, Les Moonves and Jeff Fager involving allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault, should start a whole new discussion of whether the HR leader should report directly to the Board of Directors instead of the CEO or President of the company. Even in cases where it is not sexual harassment (ENRON), the HR leader will always end up in a predicament. That is, he/she must approach the “boss” to discuss