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You're Not Powerless in the Face of Imposter Syndrome
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleResearch found that moxie - strength of will, self-discipline, and the ability to persist despite challenges - was vital to the success of professionals... -
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
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
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
Gender 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?
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAsk people to explain why women remain so dramatically underrepresented in the senior ranks of most companies, and you will hear from the vast majority... -
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
Leadership & Managing People Best PracticeStart by reworking your job descriptions. -
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
Leadership & Managing People 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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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. -
Why Business Leaders Must Resist the Anti-ESG Movement
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleRetreat isn’t just inadvisable; it’s dangerous. -
Companies Are Failing Trans Employees
Marginalized groups Digital ArticleA survey of more than 2,000 transgender and gender nonconforming employees in eight countries offers insight into how employers can build more inclusive cultures. -
Where Women’s Leadership Development Programs Fall Short
Gender Digital ArticleWithout broader commitments to advancing women, these programs can signal that women are deficient and need fixing.
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Gender Issues in the Workplace
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Gender in the workplace. Is it still an issue? While it is increasingly easier in the early 21st century for women to work, manage, and take positions... -
Glass-Shattering Leaders: Michele Hooper
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Michele Hooper joined the board of the Dayton-Hudson Corporation when she was in her late thirties, becoming the company's youngest director as well as... -
You, the Leader (HBR Women at Work Series)
24.95View Details It's time for female leaders to stand out. Women often aren't seen for their leadership potential. We face a double bind, forced to choose whether to... -
Inclusion and Diversity at Mars Petcare
Management Case Study8.95View Details In 2018, Erica Coletta became Mars Petcare's Chief Human Resources Officer, and immediately found herself dealing with high-stakes inclusion and diversity... -
Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas: Building an Inclusive Labor Force?
Management Case Study8.95View Details This case aims to provide a deep understanding of two important dimensions of Indian society, which are instrumental in determining most socioeconomic... -
Career at a Crossroads? (A)
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details A career professional at a major consumer goods company, Kym Lew Nelson is hoping to negotiate a promotion to vice president, which would make her one... -
Katchia Gethers: In the Business of Getting Better
Management Case Study8.95View Details This field-based case uses the challenges an elementary school principal encountered during her first year as a seasoned professional in an underperforming... -
Standing on Principle: The Resignation of Jane Philpott
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Jane Philpott, a federal member of Parliament and minister in the Canadian government's cabinet, had told voters during her election campaign in 2015,... -
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... -
Tragedy on Everest
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details This case describes the tragedy that occurred on Everest in 1996 - when teams led by highly-skilled guides got caught in a terrible storm, causing the... -
Food Angel: A Sustainable Solution to Food Waste in Hong Kong
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Food Angel is a Hong Kong based social venture that recycles food into cooked meals for Hong Kong's poor. Founded by Gigi Tung, Food Angel has growth... -
Women Entrepreneurs and Tech Ecosystems: One City, Two Realities, and Four Diverse Women
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study15.05View Details Four diverse women entrepreneurs launched their ventures in a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem that was part of a shift to a creative technology-driven... -
Move Fast, but without Bias: Ethical AI Development in a Start-up Culture (A)
Management Case Study8.95View Details This case set is part of the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum. To see other material in the GVV curriculum, please visit http://store.darden.virginia.edu/giving-voice-to-values.... -
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Using Influence Strategies to Promote Gender Equality
Communication Case Study8.95View Details This case study focuses on how Ruth Bader Ginsburg ("RBG")-when she was a professor and attorney early in her career, before becoming an appellate judge... -
Our Separate Ways, With a New Preface and Epilogue: Black and White Women and the Struggle for Professional Identity
Addressing gender alone won't help women rise to the top. Although women come from widely diverse backgrounds, they share a common assumption upon entering... -
The Necessary Journey: Making Real Progress on Equity and Inclusion
30.00View Details "What does a workplace utopia look like to you?" This is the question Dr. Ella F. Washington asks company leaders, and often she hears about an ideal... -
Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details "Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?" traces the history of women in management from the early 20th to early 21st century through analysis... -
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... -
ABB India: Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details ABB India, the Indian subsidiary of ABB Global, has been lagging behind the parent company's other subsidiaries in terms of its percentage of female employees.... -
Jan Swartz: Steering Princess Cruises Through the COVID-19 Crisis
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In the summer of 2020, Jan Swartz, President of Princess Cruises, was persevering to lead her company back from the depths of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Diamond...
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You're Not Powerless in the Face of Imposter Syndrome
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleResearch found that moxie - strength of will, self-discipline, and the ability to persist despite challenges - was vital to the success of professionals... -
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?
Communication First PersonGender pronouns are not a trend - they are a best practice. -
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
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
Gender 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.