> Has it hurt the development of some of the women who have been my direct reports over the years? Probably, but it has also protected the women I care about the most, namely my wife and daughter, because it has prevented any kind of accusations from getting traction.
Jesus. You're aware that you could get yourself and your employer sued for admitting this, aren't you?
> Yes, remarkably, and despite carefully avoiding any sexual talk of any sort at work for over thirty years now, I have been falsely accused of sexual harassment a handful of times over the years, but nothing has ever stuck. I think it is, in large part, because I have been so careful.
If you need the Billy Graham rule, then I am entirely sure the accusations against you had more merit than you'd care to admit.