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Research: How Our Class Background Affects the Way We Collaborate
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Missing Women, Empty Talent Pipelines, and CEO Compensation
Gender Digital ArticleWhat do the career prospects of female scientists, the general chaos of the mid-career managers’ life, the failure to adequately develop new cadres of leaders internally, and escalating CEO compensation have in common? Let me suggest that these are interrelated phenomena whose connections with one another may be poorly understood. Let’s start with female scientists. […] -
Asia’s Key New Segment: Powerful, Professional Women
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The Future of Flexibility at Work
Leadership & Managing People Big IdeaWhat does true flexibility look like? Most organizations approach it in one of two ways: as an ad hoc work-life accommodation available upon request,... -
Mentoring Millennials
Age and generational issues Magazine ArticleDelivering the feedback Gen Y craves is easier than you think. -
What It Takes to Be a Fair-Pay Workplace
Organizational Development Digital ArticleA framework to assess and improve your organization's pay practices, rate of progress, and long-term goals. -
Should Ann Livermore Move beyond HP?
Gender Digital ArticleOn this blog, I’ve speculated on the factors that lead to highly talented women dropping out of their once-chosen careers and thus not being available to take the next step, leading to one consequence that these folks are not available in the pool of candidates for top jobs. With this as backdrop, it was fascinating […] -
Teams Solve Problems Faster When They’re More Cognitively Diverse
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10 Ways to Mitigate Bias in Your Company’s Decision Making
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How HBR Has Covered Women and Business
Global Business Big IdeaOver the course of its century-long history, HBR has evolved significantly in its coverage of women and business. At first the magazine barely acknowledged... -
How Working Dads Can Keep Pulling Their Weight at Home When WFH Ends
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleOnce they return to the office, many fathers will need to be more proactive about fulfilling their share of parenting responsibilities. -
How Companies Can Meet the Needs of a Changing Workforce
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How to Get More Men to Take Gender Balance Seriously
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How Sex Hurts the Workplace, Especially Women
Gender Digital ArticleSex in the workplace doesn’t just hurt those parties involved. Sure, Mark Hurd’s recent scandal produced three obvious casualties: Mark Hurd, Hewlett Packard and its shareholders, and even, to an extent, Jodie Fisher. But in the barrage of press attention since the news broke, little mention has been made of a large group of other […] -
How Low Will You Go? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleNo question, Galen McDowell knew how to sell. He quickly hooked a big-league outfit, Kinan Motors, as a potential customer. He invited their representatives... -
The Case for Hiring Older Workers
Age and generational issues Digital ArticleMany companies consider age a competitive disadvantage. Here’s why they’re wrong. -
Choose Courage Over Confidence
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleSelf-doubt is a pervasive and often paralyzing concern, particularly for women. Here are three strategies to help you combat it. -
Why Aren't There More Asian Americans in Leadership Positions?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleStereotypes contribute to the problem in two ways. -
More Women Starting Businesses Isn't Necessarily Good News
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A Checklist for the Perfect Gen Y Job
Age and generational issues Digital ArticleIt’s job hunting time for thousands of soon-to-be-graduates – and these members of Generation Y are proving to have some fairly specific approaches and preferences as they go about the search. For those of you who are trying to entice them to your firm, here’s a quick overview of what they’re looking for. And for […]
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What Demographics Forms Say About Inclusivity at Your Company
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How Pixar Fosters a Culture of Vulnerability at Work
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleIt starts with recognizing that some employees fear they might be penalized for sharing their stories. -
Research: How Women Can Build High-Status Networks
Gender Digital ArticleCompanies can help women overcome common obstacles they face when trying to forge powerful professional ties. -
It’s Time to Reconceptualize What “Imposter Syndrome” Means for People of Color
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How Organizations Can Encourage Productive Allyship
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How to Build a Broader Network within Your Company
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleA growth mindset can help you make connections with colleagues who think differently. -
An Employer’s Guide to Supporting Workers with Autism
Neurodiversity Digital ArticleAdvice on hiring, training, and ensuring your workplace is welcoming to members of the autism community. -
Redesigning Retirement
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Building Cross-Cultural Relationships in a Global Workplace
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How to Make Small Talk with Anyone from Anywhere
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Investing in the Development of Young, Remote Employees
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Building a Supplier Diversity Program? Learn from the U.S. Government.
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How to Build an Intersectional Approach to Talent Management
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Corporate Advocacy in a Time of Social Outrage
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When Business and Politics Collide
Management Digital ArticleToday's employees, particularly young ones, expect their employers to speak out about the social, political, and environmental issues they care about.... -
A Better Way for Companies to Address Pay Gaps
Business ethics Digital ArticleBy using a structured analysis, organizations can truly begin to deliver on the promise of pay equity. -
Why DEI Leaders Are Burning Out — and How Organizations Can Help
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9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2024 and Beyond
Business management Digital ArticleLooking ahead at a year of continued disruption, employers who successfully navigate these trends will be able to create a competitive advantage. -
What You Can Do to Advance Equity
Management VideoYou don't have to be a leader to make a difference. To improve equity in the workplace, diversify your network and find strength in numbers. -
How Companies Can Support Employees Experiencing Menopause
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleInaction will be increasingly costly for organizations.
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VP Group: Vegpro Grows Beyond Kenya
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Taran Swan at Nickelodeon Latin America (D)
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Traversing a Career Path: Pat Fili-Krushel (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study9.95View Details Pat Fili-Krushel, CEO and president of WebMD and past president of ABC Network, contemplates accepting Richard Parson's offer to become the first executive... -
Stress in the Workplace: Mental Health Conversations-The Employee
Management Case Study8.95View Details Most managers will one day be in a situation where they must help another employee with a mental health issue. How should they prepare for these conversations?... -
Implementing the Nissan Renewal Plan
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Blurred Lines: Happy or Harassed?
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Loblaw Companies Ltd.: EDI and Strategic Growth
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Hiring Successful Professionals: One Process-Multiple Goals
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Hindustan Lever (A): Leaping A Millenium
Organizational Development Case Study9.95View Details This three part case series centers on a new business model developed by Hindustan Lever (HLL) to tap the business and sustainability potentials hidden... -
Glass-Shattering Leaders: Jack Rivkin
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Jack Rivkin's innovative approach to hiring, developing, and retaining employees created opportunities for female analysts to thrive at the equity research... -
StarMedia: Launching a Latin American Revolution
Strategy & Execution Case Study15.05View Details By the fall of 1999, StarMedia had sprinted to a sizable lead in the race to acquire Latin American Internet users. Its pan-regional, horizontal portal... -
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Wal-Mart's Global Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative
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Making Real Connections (HBR Women at Work Series)
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Who Is the Fairest of Them All? Choosing a Leader at Deronde International
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Deion Sanders: The Prime Effect
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Bertha Ansah's Career Dilemma: Transition into Public Service or Continue on as an Entrepreneur?
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SweepSouth South Africa: Contextually Intelligent Female Leadership of Entrepreneurial Domestic Services
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An Inspired Model... or a Misguided One? Oprah Winfrey's Dream School for Impoverished South African Girls
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Marimekko
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Kirsti Paakkanen has achieved a celebrity status in Finland for her enigmatic leadership of the Finnish design company Marimekko. Purchasing the company...
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Research: How Our Class Background Affects the Way We Collaborate
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAn interdependent approach to teamwork can help employees from low-income backgrounds shine - and make your whole organization more productive. -
VP Group: Vegpro Grows Beyond Kenya
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study14.00View Details In 2013, Kenyan horticulture producer and exporter VP Group is weighing potential expansion opportunities against the growing risks in its production... -
Missing Women, Empty Talent Pipelines, and CEO Compensation
Gender Digital ArticleWhat do the career prospects of female scientists, the general chaos of the mid-career managers’ life, the failure to adequately develop new cadres of leaders internally, and escalating CEO compensation have in common? Let me suggest that these are interrelated phenomena whose connections with one another may be poorly understood. Let’s start with female scientists. […] -
Asia’s Key New Segment: Powerful, Professional Women
International business Digital ArticleCareer-oriented women are increasingly flexing their spending muscle. Here’s how companies can reach these “Golden Misses.” -
The Future of Flexibility at Work
Leadership & Managing People Big IdeaWhat does true flexibility look like? Most organizations approach it in one of two ways: as an ad hoc work-life accommodation available upon request,... -
Mentoring Millennials
Age and generational issues Magazine ArticleDelivering the feedback Gen Y craves is easier than you think. -
What It Takes to Be a Fair-Pay Workplace
Organizational Development Digital ArticleA framework to assess and improve your organization's pay practices, rate of progress, and long-term goals. -
Should Ann Livermore Move beyond HP?
Gender Digital ArticleOn this blog, I’ve speculated on the factors that lead to highly talented women dropping out of their once-chosen careers and thus not being available to take the next step, leading to one consequence that these folks are not available in the pool of candidates for top jobs. With this as backdrop, it was fascinating […] -
Kwame Owusu-Kesse at the Harlem Children's Zone, "Going for It" Video
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Teams Solve Problems Faster When They’re More Cognitively Diverse
Collaboration and teams Digital ArticleFind people who disagree with you and cherish them.