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You’re Not Powerless in the Face of Imposter Syndrome
Managing yourself Digital ArticleResearch found that moxie — strength of will, self-discipline, and the ability to persist despite challenges — was vital to the success of professionals from underrepresented backgrounds. -
Creating Psychological Safety for Black Women at Your Company
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWhat organizations tend to get wrong - and how to get it right. -
Unconscious Bias Training That Works
Cognitive bias Magazine ArticleIncreasing awareness isn’t enough. Teach people to manage their biases, change their behavior, and track their progress. -
When People Assume You’re Not In Charge Because You’re a Woman
Diversity and inclusion Digital Article“Role incredulity” is a systemic issue — and organizations need to deal with it. -
Research: Women Score Higher Than Men in Most Leadership Skills
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAccording to analysis of 360-degree reviews. -
The "Angry Black Woman" Stereotype at Work
Organizational Development Digital ArticleResearchers explore where it came from, why it's so destructive, and how to dismantle it. -
The Power of Talk: Who Gets Heard and Why
Business communication Magazine ArticleWe all know what confidence, competence, and authority sound like. Or do we? -
Why Women Don't Apply for Jobs Unless They're 100% Qualified
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIt's not because they lack confidence. -
Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers
Gender Magazine ArticlePersistent gender bias too often disrupts the learning process at the heart of becoming a leader. Here’s how to correct the problem. -
Why Business Leaders Must Resist the Anti-ESG Movement
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleRetreat isn't just inadvisable; it's dangerous. -
What’s Really Holding Women Back?
Gender Magazine ArticleIt’s not what most people think. -
Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?
Workplace discrimination Digital ArticleThe real gender issue isn’t a lack of qualified women, but a surplus of unqualified men. -
7 Practical Ways to Reduce Bias in Your Hiring Process
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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,... -
Executive Women and the Myth of Having It All
Gender Magazine ArticleA disturbing new study reveals that, 30 years into the women’s movement, female executives still don’t have what they want—and probably never will. -
Creating a Trans-Inclusive Workplace
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleTrans people often experience stigma and discrimination, hostility from others, and pressure to "manage" their identities in social settings, including... -
Research: How Bias Against Women Persists in Female-Dominated Workplaces
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleA look inside the ongoing barriers women face in law, health care, faith-based nonprofits, and higher education. -
How to Spot an Incompetent Leader
Gender Digital ArticleWe have the tools, we just don’t use them. -
Extreme Jobs: The Dangerous Allure of the 70-Hour Workweek
Work-life balance Magazine ArticleCertain industries breed a type of professional for whom get-a-life dedication is a badge of honor. The phenomenon is on the rise, but is it sustainable? -
What Most People Get Wrong About Men and Women
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhy have women failed to achieve parity with men in the workplace? Contrary to popular belief, it's not because women prioritize their families over their...
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Research: Why Gender Bias Persists, Even When Organizations Try to Curb It
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleIn one company, managers were able to reduce gendered descriptions of employee traits and behaviors — but not how they valued and rewarded them. -
3 Ways Men Can Advance Gender Equity at Work
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleThe majority of men report that they care about the issue. Here’s what’s holding them back from enacting change. -
Research: How Women Improve Decision-Making on Boards
Gender Digital ArticleEvidence suggests they enable deeper, more nuanced boardroom discussions. -
Overcoming Today’s DEI Leadership Challenges
Diversity and inclusion Big IdeaAn interview with former VICE Media chief people officer Daisy Auger-Domínguez. -
Where Does DEI Go from Here?
Diversity and inclusion Big IdeaFostering four freedoms can benefit employees and companies alike. -
The Next Phase of DEI
Management Digital Article"The Next Phase of DEI" Big Idea features the following three articles. In "Where Does DEI Go from Here?", author Laura Morgan Roberts, a researcher in... -
When Diversity Meets Feedback
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Jim Fielding, Ex-Head of Disney Stores, on the Struggles of Making It as a Queer Executive
Business and society Digital ArticleWorking–and living–inauthentically can cause stress, mental illness, or worse. -
How a Remote Australian Mine Became a Gender-Balanced Workplace
Gender Digital ArticleThe transformation sheds light on how sexist and homophobic cultures in male-dominated industries can change. -
What SCOTUS’s Affirmative Action Decision Means for Corporate DEI
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleEven if the law continues to evolve in a conservative direction, at least three common approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion will endure. -
How Managers Can Dismantle “Benevolent Marginalization”
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleWhat some managers see as help actually prevents marginalized people from advocating for themselves. -
Watch Out for These 3 Gender Biases in Performance Reviews
Employee performance management Digital ArticleIdentify the practices that lead organizations to overvalue the work of men. -
Women in Leadership Face Ageism at Every Age
Age and generational issues Digital ArticleNo matter how old you are, someone will argue you’re the wrong age. -
You’re Not Powerless in the Face of Imposter Syndrome
Managing yourself Digital ArticleResearch found that moxie — strength of will, self-discipline, and the ability to persist despite challenges — was vital to the success of professionals from underrepresented backgrounds. -
Creating Psychological Safety for Black Women at Your Company
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleWhat organizations tend to get wrong — and how to get it right. -
Research: Why Women Trust Their Employers Less Than Men Do
Gender Digital ArticleA survey of more than 5,000 U.S. employees found that company policies designed to promote gender equity often backfire. -
Research: Asynchronous Work Can Fuel Creativity
Work environments Digital ArticleA study with Baul folk musicians found that recording asynchronously boosted creative freedom for women and didn’t negatively affect it for men. -
Research: Being Funny Can Pay Off More for Women Than Men
Gender Digital ArticleAn analysis of TED talks and startup pitches suggests humor can help women break free from the warmth–competence double bind. -
How the “Glass Wall” Can Hold Female Freelancers Back
Gender Digital ArticleWhile escaping corporate hierarchies may offer women a reprieve from the Glass Ceiling, freelancing comes with its own structural barriers. -
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.
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Artea (C): Potential Discrimination through Algorithmic Targeting
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details This collection of exercises aims to teach students about 1)Targeting Policies; and 2)Algorithmic bias in marketing-implications, causes, and possible... -
Leading Change in Talent at L'Oreal
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Jean-Claude Le Grand just stepped into a new role as Executive Vice-President for Human Resources at the global cosmetics company, L'Oréal. He is now... -
Margaret Huebner: Building the Human Resources Function at Oman's Port of Salalah
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case describes how consultant Margaret Huebner successfully updated the human resources (HR) function for the emergent Port of Salalah in the Sultanate... -
Gender Diversity on Boards: Views from Norway
Finance & Accounting Case Study15.05View Details The issue of gender diversity on boards has received increased attention in U.S markets over the past few years. In 2018, California introduced a law... -
Luna Pen (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Discusses the negotiation of a possible trademark infringement involving a German conglomerate and a Taiwanese trading firm. -
Broadway Angels (2022)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details In late June of 2022, Sonja Perkins, co-founder of Broadway Angels, contemplated the group's future. She and her co-founders, Jennifer Fonstad, and Magdalena... -
Out for Blood: Tyler Shultz and Theranos (E)
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Maidenform Bras
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Uses Ida Rosenthal's entrepreneurship in brassieres to explore how economic, social, and demographic changes reshaped gender and business enterprises... -
The LEGO Group: Builders of a More Diverse and Inclusive Tomorrow
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details This case explores how the LEGO Group's diversity and inclusion efforts from 2008 to 2022. -
BulkWhiz: Negotiating as a Startup Founder in the UAE
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details This case follows Amira Rashad as she founds BulkWhiz, a Dubai-based buy-in-bulk grocery delivery platform. Following its launch in September 2017, BulkWhiz... -
Artea: Designing Targeting Strategies
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details This collection of exercises aims to teach students about 1)Targeting Policies; and 2)Algorithmic bias in marketing-implications, causes, and possible... -
Speak Up, Speak Out: Women at Work Discussion Group Toolkit
The "HBR Women at Work" series, based on the popular HBR podcast of the same name, spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout... -
Harlem Capital: Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Case B describes Tingle and Pierre-Jacques' decision to commit fully to Harlem Capital as their post-graduation job. The case explores the results of... -
A Phantom Man(n) at Witchsy: Casting a Spell via Email?
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details After Dwyer and Gazin had bought the domain name www.witchsy.com and researched the construction of multiple-seller websites using Google, the entrepreneurs... -
Out for Blood: Tyler Shultz and Theranos (C)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Case Supplement for Case UV8435 -
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... -
Diversity versus Inclusion
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details This exercise puts students into the role of an associate at a marketing and sales agency. They are asked to develop specific recommendations to present... -
One Last Pedicure: Balancing a Personal Budget
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case follows dance instructor Jackie McKenzie as she struggles to properly budget her expenses needed to support life with her youngest daughter,... -
5 Years of Must Reads from HBR: 2023 Edition (5 Books)
Management BookFive years' worth of management wisdom, all in one place. Get the latest, most significant thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review in "5 Years... -
Glass-Shattering Leaders: Ana Paula Pessoa
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Ana Paula Pessoa built a career at the largest media conglomerate in Latin America, combining a passion for digital transformation with a commitment to...
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You’re Not Powerless in the Face of Imposter Syndrome
Managing yourself Digital ArticleResearch found that moxie — strength of will, self-discipline, and the ability to persist despite challenges — was vital to the success of professionals from underrepresented backgrounds. -
Creating Psychological Safety for Black Women at Your Company
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWhat organizations tend to get wrong - and how to get it right. -
My Pronouns Are She/They. What Are Yours?
Difficult conversations First PersonGender pronouns are not a trend — they are a best practice. -
Unconscious Bias Training That Works
Cognitive bias Magazine ArticleIncreasing awareness isn’t enough. Teach people to manage their biases, change their behavior, and track their progress. -
When People Assume You’re Not In Charge Because You’re a Woman
Diversity and inclusion Digital Article“Role incredulity” is a systemic issue — and organizations need to deal with it. -
Research: Women Score Higher Than Men in Most Leadership Skills
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAccording to analysis of 360-degree reviews. -
The "Angry Black Woman" Stereotype at Work
Organizational Development Digital ArticleResearchers explore where it came from, why it's so destructive, and how to dismantle it. -
The Power of Talk: Who Gets Heard and Why
Business communication Magazine ArticleWe all know what confidence, competence, and authority sound like. Or do we? -
Why Women Don't Apply for Jobs Unless They're 100% Qualified
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIt's not because they lack confidence. -
Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers
Gender Magazine ArticlePersistent gender bias too often disrupts the learning process at the heart of becoming a leader. Here’s how to correct the problem.