Does this situation have the potential to escalate, threatening the safety of other team members? Why$/$why not?You are supervising a team of employees preparing for an event

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service

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$$You and your colleague overhear a team member completing preparation tasks in the room next door make a rude and disparaging remark about the colleague

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s work ethic.

The colleague explodes, stating they are sick of the other person making these types of comments all the time and they

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ve had enough. They confront the other person about this recent comment and others that have been made in the past. The team member angrily accuses them of:

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$$making racist comments

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$$trying to ostracise them from others in the team

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$$consistently undermining or demeaning their work performance.

It is your responsibility as team leader to deal with the immediate situation. Briefly explain what it is

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