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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. -
An Antidote to Microaggressions? Microvalidations.
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleFive subtle acts of inclusion leaders can start practicing right now. -
Creating Psychological Safety for Black Women at Your Company
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9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2023 and Beyond
Business management Digital ArticleAmid a looming economic downturn, employers can expect another tumultuous year. -
When Blind Hiring Advances DEI — and When It Doesn’t
Hiring and recruitment Digital ArticleThree questions to ask before implementing the strategy into your hiring practices. -
Research: How to Be a Better Ally to the LGBTQ+ Community
Organizational Development Digital ArticleStrategies to help you rise above performative allyship, based on a series of studies conducted over four years. -
Begin with Trust
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleTrust is the basis for almost everything we do. It's the foundation on which our laws and contracts are built. It's the reason we're willing to exchange... -
Recognizing and Responding to Microaggressions at Work
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWhat to do when you notice a colleague - or yourself - saying something harmful. -
When Great Minds Don't Think Alike
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleTemple Grandin on how to harness different kinds of thinking for creativity, problem-solving, and innovation. -
Why Diversity Programs Fail
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAfter Wall Street firms repeatedly had to shell out millions to settle discrimination lawsuits, businesses started to get serious about their efforts... -
The Key to Inclusive Leadership
Organizational Development Digital ArticleOvercome unconscious bias using humility and empathy. -
8 Questions About Using AI Responsibly, Answered
Technology & Operations Big IdeaGenerative AI tools are poised to change the way every business operates. As your own organization begins strategizing which to use, and how, operational... -
Unconscious Bias Training That Works
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleTo become more diverse, equitable, and inclusive, many companies have turned to unconscious bias (UB) training. By raising awareness of the mental shortcuts... -
When People Assume You're Not In Charge Because You're a Woman
Organizational Development 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
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Your Rainbow Logo Doesn’t Make You an Ally
LGBT rights Digital ArticleHere’s how to materially benefit LGBTQ+ communities year-round instead. -
How to Support Parents of Neurodivergent Children at Work
Neurodiversity Digital ArticleTwo professionals with neurodivergent children share their experiences navigating their parenting journeys. -
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 Secrets of Great Teamwork
Leadership & Managing People HBR BestsellerOver the years, as teams have grown more diverse, dispersed, digital, and dynamic, collaboration has become more complex. But though teams face new challenges,... -
Why Your Late Twenties Is the Worst Time of Your Life
Age and generational issues ResearchYounger people’s brains just aren’t as good at dealing with stress.
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Can We Make Middle Age Less Miserable?
Personal growth and transformation Magazine ArticleNew books and a podcast offer insight and advice. -
3 Myths About Hiring People with Criminal Records
Business and society Digital ArticleWhy employers should embrace fair-chance hiring practices. -
How Leaders Can Be Stewards of “Good Tech”
Business ethics Digital ArticleFormer IBM CEO Ginni Rometty on driving positive, meaningful change for individuals, our organizations, and our world. -
How to Heal After a Toxic Incident at Work
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleThere are four distinct phases — and each requires time and patience. -
Research: How Women Improve Decision-Making on Boards
Gender Digital ArticleEvidence suggests they enable deeper, more nuanced boardroom discussions. -
Creating an Organizational Culture That’s More Inclusive for Black Employees
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleGiving people space to talk about race really does make a difference. -
Navigating Mental Health in a Multigenerational Workplace
Age and generational issues Digital ArticleThree strategies to help leaders support a workforce that spans five generations. -
Best Practices for Engaging a Multigenerational Workforce
Age and generational issues Digital ArticleFive strategies to ensure your company is an age-friendly employer. -
4 Forces That Are Fundamentally Changing How We Work
Business and society Digital ArticleOrganizations that harness these forces will unlock productivity and creativity. Those that resist risk becoming relics of a bygone era. -
Making Your Products Accessible to Underserved Markets
Strategy Digital ArticleWhy your company needs a “side of the pyramid” strategy. -
Navigating Generative AI as an Older Worker
Age and generational issues Digital ArticleYou can use it to leverage your expertise, gain deeper insights, and offer a unique perspective that only years of experience can bring. -
Businesses Need to Bring Younger Employees into Their Leadership Ranks
Business and society Digital ArticleToday’s most intractable challenges require an intergenerational approach. -
The Future of Mental Health at Work Is Safety, Community, and a Healthy Organizational Culture
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleA new report shows that it’s time to go back to the basics. -
10 Reasons Why Inclusion Is a Competitive Advantage
Organizational change Digital ArticleResearchers are identifying and quantifying the many effects of inclusion on firm performance — and the insights they’re generating are persuasive. -
How to Avoid the Unexpected Consequences of Your DEI Policy
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleResearch suggests taking a systems-level view of inequality. -
What Makes an Inclusive Leader?
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleFive key behaviors that set them apart. -
How to be an Anti-Ableist Ally
Management VideoWhen your company envisions a "normal" employee or a "normal" customer, who do they see? And when does that definition of "normal" underscore an ableist... -
5 Ways to Infuse Diversity and Inclusion Into Your Organization
Management VideoThis is not a side issue: it's time to adopt a more systematic, coherent approach to D&I. Organizational psychologist Gena Cox and leadership coach David... -
Do You Feel Free at Work?
Diversity and inclusion Big IdeaWe asked, you answered: eight questions about the state of DEI at your organizations. -
Overcoming Today’s DEI Leadership Challenges
Diversity and inclusion Big IdeaAn interview with former VICE Media chief people officer Daisy Auger-Domínguez.
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Procter & Gamble: Cost of Capital (Abridged)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case asks the student to compute Procter & Gamble's weighted-average cost of capital to determine whether another company should enter the household-products... -
Netflix and Dave Chappelle (B)
Management Case Study8.95View Details In late 2021, Netflix leadership had to deal with some fierce employee and public blowback after airing The Closer, a comedy special by comedian Dave... -
Gender and Free Speech at Google (C)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details This case reveals Google's response to a list of employee demands aiming to combat sexual misconduct in the workplace. This case should accompany the... -
Maybank: Organisational Transformation Through Human Resources
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details It was January 2018. Nora Abd Manaf, Group Chief Human Capital Officer, Maybank, the largest bank by market capitalisation in Malaysia, is contemplating... -
Dolce & Gabbana: Racism, Stereotypes, or Being Funny?
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details On November 21, 2018, the Italian luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana (D&G) cancelled a show that was scheduled to take place in Shanghai, China, after... -
Rodan + Fields Dermatologists
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details The case focuses on issues involved in managing the direct multilevel marketing sales consultants who sell R+F skin care products. The company is trying... -
Betting on Diversity at Advanced Symbolics, Inc.
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details This case showcases the deliberations of co-founder, Erin Kelly, CEO of Ottawa, Ontario based artificial intelligence (AI) driven market research start-up,... -
Note on Minority Interest
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case provides a brief introduction to the concept of minority interest and the issues that it gives rise to in valuation of firms. -
Beyond the Myth of the Perfect Mentor: Building a Network of Developmental Relationships
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Instead of embarking on an odyssey for the perfect mentor, individuals should pursue a strategy of building a network of developmental relationships.... -
Red Hat Canada: Bridging the Gender Gap
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In August 2017, the Canadian country leader of Red Hat Inc., an open source software company, was reviewing the progress made by the Canadian subsidiary... -
Tracy Edwards and Maiden (C): Sponsorship, Anyone?
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case W21294. -
Black Caucus Groups at Xerox Corp. (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Describes the compromise worked out between Xerox and the black caucus groups. The implications of this arrangement for Xerox and black employees over... -
Margaret Thatcher
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Portrays Margaret Thatcher's rise to the leadership of Great Britain's Conservative Party. Thatcher's political career began with her election to Parliament's... -
Satya: Authentic Entrepreneurship and Community
Management Case Study8.95View Details Patrice Mousseau was an Indigenous woman in Canada who founded an organic skin care company, Satya. From Satya's modest beginnings and early challenges,... -
Yla Eason (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In 1985, Yla Eason was shocked by her young son's comment that he could never be a "superhero" because all superheroes were white. Concerned that her... -
Pay Scales
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details The only female senior partner at a boutique management consulting firm has found out that she is paid less than half of what male partners were making... -
Leaders Who Make a Difference: Critical Skills for Leading a Diverse Workplace
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This note identifies a set of core competencies for managing a diverse workforce effectively. It can be used as a supplemental reading for any case discussion... -
Sexual Harassment in Virtual Workplaces
Management Case Study8.95View Details Sexual Harassment in Virtual Workplaces is a collection of eight vignettes set in India that describe various sexual harassment incidents perpetrated... -
KINEER: A SOCIAL MARKETING CHALLENGE
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Kineer Services Limited (Kineer) was a social marketing startup set up in 2018 by Lakshmi Narayan Tripathi, a prominent Indian transgender, and Manish... -
Kwame Owusu-Kesse at the Harlem Children's Zone
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Do you-as leader, an individual within an organization, or running your own business-know when to say yes and when to say no? How do you make decisions...
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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. -
An Antidote to Microaggressions? Microvalidations.
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleFive subtle acts of inclusion leaders can start practicing right now. -
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. -
9 Trends That Will Shape Work in 2023 and Beyond
Business management Digital ArticleAmid a looming economic downturn, employers can expect another tumultuous year. -
When Blind Hiring Advances DEI — and When It Doesn’t
Hiring and recruitment Digital ArticleThree questions to ask before implementing the strategy into your hiring practices. -
My Pronouns Are She/They. What Are Yours?
Difficult conversations First PersonGender pronouns are not a trend — they are a best practice. -
Research: How to Be a Better Ally to the LGBTQ+ Community
Organizational Development Digital ArticleStrategies to help you rise above performative allyship, based on a series of studies conducted over four years. -
Begin with Trust
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleTrust is the basis for almost everything we do. It's the foundation on which our laws and contracts are built. It's the reason we're willing to exchange... -
Recognizing and Responding to Microaggressions at Work
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWhat to do when you notice a colleague - or yourself - saying something harmful. -
When Great Minds Don't Think Alike
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleTemple Grandin on how to harness different kinds of thinking for creativity, problem-solving, and innovation.