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7 Leadership Lessons Men Can Learn from Women
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleToo often we ask female leaders to act more like men. -
It's Time for a New Discussion on "Women in Leadership"
Global Business Digital ArticleShift the focus away from fairness and equality, and toward opportunity and profit. -
Companies Can't Ignore Shifting Gender Norms
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAn increasing number of customers don't buy into the binary. -
Dads, Commit to Your Family at Home and at Work
Leadership & Managing People Big IdeaWhile fathers are increasingly recognizing the value of caring for, educating, and raising their kids, there are still imbalances that make working parenthood... -
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,... -
“Actually,” She Said, “He Works for Me.”
Consumer behavior Digital ArticleSurprised by a gender stereotype? React calmly, directly, and move on. -
Research: When Women Are on Boards, Male CEOs Are Less Overconfident
Boards ResearchA diversity of perspectives in the boardroom leads to better decisions. -
The Free Market Has Failed U.S. Working Parents
Leadership & Managing People Big IdeaThe U.S. government can and should do more to support working parents. In fact, the nation is an outlier among Western industrialized countries for its... -
Women of the Workplace, Uniting
Gender Digital ArticleBetween waves of layoffs and evaporating job opportunities, we’re in a climate that naturally breeds an every-woman-for-herself mentality. A recent study by the Workplace Bullying Institute found that female bullies were alive — and, more than 70 percent of the time, kicking other women. But I’ve also seen companies encouraging their smart women to help […] -
Jill Abramson's Ouster: Why Aren't Standards This High For Male Leaders?
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleLet's start asking all managers to be less "brusque." -
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. -
Employers, It's Time to Talk About Infertility
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIt's a blind spot for many companies. -
Creating Psychological Safety for Black Women at Your Company
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWhat organizations tend to get wrong - and how to get it right. -
Too Much Testosterone on Wall Street?
Recessions Digital ArticleFinance has always been dominated by men and driven by a testosterone-enhanced culture. If women had been running our banks, might we have avoided the sub-prime mess and the resulting economic meltdown? Halla Tomasdottir, a prominent Icelandic financier, answers yes. In a recent BBC interview she shared her outrage at the wild risks male bankers […] -
Where the Race for Talent Is Tight, Women Gain Speed
Gender Digital ArticleIn fast-growing markets, women are getting ahead faster, too. -
New Research: The State of Work for Indian Women
Gender Digital ArticleThey’re ahead of many global counterparts, but dissatisfaction with career progression drives almost as many women out of the workforce as childcare. -
Will Automation Improve Work for Women — or Make It Worse?
Gender ResearchThe burden of job displacement will not be shared equally. -
Which Types of Companies Are Adding Women to Their Boards, and Which Aren't
Organizational Development Digital ArticleYounger companies are lagging behind older ones. -
Gender Equality Is Within Our Reach
Gender Big IdeaWe’ve never had a chance like this before. Here’s how we seize it. -
What HR Can Do to Fix the Gender Pay Gap
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleSix practices that actually work.
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Breaking Down Barriers to Belonging for Women of Color in Tech
Inclusion and belonging Digital ArticleResearch sheds light on the top contributors and detractors to belonging — and how companies can address them. -
Why Dropping the E in DEI Is a Mistake
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleThe Society for Human Resource Management’s decision to remove “equity” from its DEI framework sets a dangerous precedent that flies in the face of decades of research. -
How Biases About Motherhood Impact All Women at Work
Gender Digital ArticleResearch shows the maternal wall is an obstacle regardless of whether women plan to have children or not. -
How to Improve Women’s Advancement Programs
Gender Digital ArticleToo often, traditional initiatives reinforce a narrow definition of power that doesn’t fit with women’s experiences and goals. -
How to Equitably Assign High-Profile Work
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleWorking with researchers, four companies used a data-driven approach to balance who was doing the office housework and who was getting promotion-making assignments. -
Research: How Remote Work Impacts Women at Different Stages of Their Careers
Gender Digital ArticleData on software engineers at a Fortune 500 company revealed that junior and senior women saw contrasting costs and benefits. -
Research: When Employees Identify with Their Company, They’re Less Likely to Recognize Gender Discrimination
Workplace discrimination Digital ArticleBeware the “not here” bias. -
More Women Work in Nonprofits. So Why Do Men End Up Leading Them?
Gender Digital ArticleData from 1 million nonprofit workers show that men have an easier pathway to leadership — and suggests how to level the playing field. -
Research: How to Close the Gender Gap in Startup Financing
Business and society Digital ArticleThree ways policymakers, financiers, and other stakeholders can mitigate gender bias in entrepreneurial funding. -
What Demographics Forms Say About Inclusivity at Your Company
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleTwo low-cost, low-risk suggestions that can boost belonging. -
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. -
How to Build an Intersectional Approach to Talent Management
Intersectionality Digital ArticleMany organizations now realize that their struggles with workplace culture and recruitment may stem from a monolithic approach to policies, processes, and mindsets. -
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. -
How Companies Can Support Employees Experiencing Menopause
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleInaction will be increasingly costly for organizations. -
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...
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Next-Level Negotiating (HBR Women at Work Series)
Communication Book24.95View Details Build trust--and create more value. Whether you're negotiating a salary, a deal with a supplier, or your workload, thoughtful preparation increases your... -
Shellye Archambeau: Becoming a CEO (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details With the economy in a freefall, MetricStream is losing customers, hemorrhaging cash and struggling to make payroll. Several board members are threatening... -
IKEA in Saudi Arabia (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details A Swedish newspaper reveals that IKEA has erased all images of women from its catalog for Saudi Arabia. The article sparks criticism of IKEA from the... -
Out for Blood: Tyler Shultz and Theranos (B)
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Astral Records Ltd., North America
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case is an in-basket exercise. Sarah Conner has just assumed control of Astral, a successful compact-disc manufacturer with some looming problems.... -
Thriving in a Male-Dominated Workplace: Women at Work Discussion Group Toolkit
99.95View Details 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... -
Waite First Securities
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details An account executive has the task of calculating a beta value for three stocks of interest to an important client, based on five years of monthly total... -
Conflict at MRW: The New Employee's Pregnancy
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details MRW is a courier firm based in Barcelona (Spain). In 2010, it was consolidating internationalization of its business. It is against this background that... -
Vancouver City Savings Credit Union: Working Dads (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The first female chief executive officer (CEO) of Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity) believes in the importance of developing a positive workplace... -
Gender and Free Speech at Google (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This case should accompany the (A) and (C) cases, "Gender and Free Speech at Google" (318085) and (319097). -
Laura Barr: Work Patterns at Ditto (B)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details According to her managers, Laura is an "ideal female employee." Depicts her life and provides a log of how she spends her time. This is a rewritten version... -
Mirvac (B): Building Balance
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details This award-winning case case explores the challenges facing Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, the CEO of Mirvac, an Australian property group, as she leads a major... -
Gender Inequality: Why Women Are Paid Less than Men?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The case accounts for the gender pay gap in companies and industries around the world. In Europe, women earn on average 84 cents per hour for every euro... -
Mellody Hobson at Ariel Investments
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In 2018, Mellody Hobson, President of Ariel Investments, the largest minority-owned investment firm in the U.S., was considering how best to divide her... -
Burro: Tools for a Better Life in Ghana
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Burro was a growing start-up in Ghana with a mission to provide "tools for a better life" to Ghanaians by distributing products that addressed local needs.... -
Glass-Shattering Leaders: Ana Paula Pessoa
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View 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... -
How to Encourage Others to Give and When to Pass the Torch? Insights from The Philanthropy Connection
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case follows the co-founder and president, Marla Felcher, of The Philanthropy Connection (TPC). TPC is a nonprofit organization that centers around... -
EnFi Textiles
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case is about a manufacturer of textile products in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1991 by Jitka Entlichová and her husband Milan Fiedler, EnFi manufactured... -
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives at Levi Strauss & Co.: Are They Enough?
Management Case Study11.95View Details First Place Winner; 2023 DEI Global Case Writing Competition American clothing company Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) had a diverse workforce and prided... -
Employee Advocate or Company Custodian: Choosing Sides in a Sexual Harassment Case
Management Case Study11.95View Details In October 2019, the director of human resources at SMP India Design Centre had a difficult situation to address. She had received a sexual harassment...
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7 Leadership Lessons Men Can Learn from Women
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleToo often we ask female leaders to act more like men. -
It's Time for a New Discussion on "Women in Leadership"
Global Business Digital ArticleShift the focus away from fairness and equality, and toward opportunity and profit. -
Companies Can't Ignore Shifting Gender Norms
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAn increasing number of customers don't buy into the binary. -
Dads, Commit to Your Family at Home and at Work
Leadership & Managing People Big IdeaWhile fathers are increasingly recognizing the value of caring for, educating, and raising their kids, there are still imbalances that make working parenthood... -
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,... -
“Actually,” She Said, “He Works for Me.”
Consumer behavior Digital ArticleSurprised by a gender stereotype? React calmly, directly, and move on. -
Research: When Women Are on Boards, Male CEOs Are Less Overconfident
Boards ResearchA diversity of perspectives in the boardroom leads to better decisions. -
How Women (and Everyone) Can Form Deeper Bonds to Fight Bias at Work
Gender AudioA conversation with Babson professor Tina Opie about digging deeper and bridging divides. -
Developing Resilience on the Path to Becoming a CEO
Gender AudioAs a Black female CEO, Shellye Archambeau is no stranger to adversity. Now she faces her most critical leadership decision. -
The Free Market Has Failed U.S. Working Parents
Leadership & Managing People Big IdeaThe U.S. government can and should do more to support working parents. In fact, the nation is an outlier among Western industrialized countries for its...