Diversity and inclusion

Wouldn’t you consider it an invasion of your privacy if marketers could rummage through your closet to check your brand preferences? What if potential employers could disguise themselves and enter your social life in order to evaluate you for a job? These things can’t happen, of course. We live secure in the knowledge that they […]

I was just a year out of college, and interviewing for a sales assistant position at PaineWebber. One of my prospective bosses offered me $24,000. I countered with $27,000. He pulled out his calculator like a gun from a holster, punched in $3,000, divided it by 52, and in a clipped tone responded, “That’s only […]

Understand how you’re perceived, but focus on results.

My husband coaches one of the sports teams at the high school. Last spring, the team was planning a major celebratory end-of-the-season outing. Specifically,...

And what works better

Geography significantly influences the formation of generational beliefs and behavior. Each country’s unique social, political, and economic events shape specific views and attitudes among today’s adults. Western generational models cannot be applied broadly to a global workforce. My latest research builds on an approach of understanding the generations by looking at the shared formative events […]

On 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 […]

Done well, they can be a powerful force for inclusion.

The CEO of Carbonite tells his story.

Once they return to the office, many fathers will need to be more proactive about fulfilling their share of parenting responsibilities.

Myth #5: Coming out at work happens just once.

The ways we're expected to dress can stifle our identities.

It’s easier to change your processes than your people.

In the transition to the Obama administration, I have been interviewed by old and new media about President-Elect Obama's stimulus package, which I applaud...

Focusing on a clear intention can help you act in a way that’s consistent to your values.

I hope I’m not giving away any major secret here. I’m taking a gamble that any of you who plan to see the movie or read the book The Devil Wear Prada have already done so. Bottom line: She doesn’t take the job. The young woman in the movie (a Gen Y) works so very […]

American tennis failed yet again at the last global tournament, the Australian Open. The nation that once dominated world tennis did not secure a single qualifier into the second week of either male or female singles Australian Open events. Sadly, this has been on the cards for some time. In 2000, there were 20 US […]

Larry Summers was incorrect when he suggested in his now-infamous speech of January 2005 that the lack of women scientists might be explained by, among...

Recently some of my Boomer friends have been venturing into new companies - ones founded and run by members of Generation X or Y. One friend told me this...

A much-quoted study from a few years back shows that companies with high numbers of female directors on their boards perform substantially better on three metrics—return on equity, return on sales, and return on invested capital—than companies with very few or no female directors. A group of researchers led by Harvard sociologist Frank Dobbin is […]

This case comprises four scenarios that exemplify some of the benefits of a very brief, very inexpensive educational program, El Gran Proyecto Salta (The...

A first-of-its-kind look at the outrage gripping organizations worldwide--and how leaders can respond to it. Outrage is everywhere--on the left and on...

In 1970 Xerox had a very progressive affirmative action program yet, once hired, black employees faced serious problems, due both to overt discrimination...

Supplements the (A) case.

Lisa Sherman is a successful executive at Verizon who is struggling with the decision to reveal her sexual orientation. After attending a diversity training...

Barbara Hackman Franklin was one of the first women to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School. She went on to break barriers in the private and public...

This case uses the context of a recently acquired computer animation start-up, Drawn, Inc., to surface the tension around the differences between team...

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The president and founder of New Deantronics (ND), launched her sales office in San Francisco, California, in 1985 and then set up her factory in Taiwan...

Details the career of Katharine Graham of the Washington Post Co., a pioneer in her field and one of the first high-profile women to lead a major public...

The case discusses the challenges faced by Rikin Gandhi, the chief executive officer (CEO) of a nonprofit organisation, Digital Green (DG), as he experimented...

Seize this moment to advance racial justice at your organization. In the wake of widespread anti-racism demonstrations across the world, many companies...

Second Place Winner; 2022 DEI Global Case Writing Competition. This case features a high-performing employee, Fatima Hassan, with an invisible disability...

It was the waiting that drew the attention of the Stockholm County Council. In 2008, patients seeking a hip or knee replacement in Stockholm County faced...

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...

Two inexperienced, but strongly committed, entrepreneurs face the hassles of a new venture: exporting dough from Puerto Rico to cities in the United States...

Supplements the (A) case.

In June 2020, with the COVID-19 crisis affecting physical retail and accelerating the trend of digitalization, the leadership team of Moltacte, a work...

The first home match of the expansion Los Angeles Football Club is marred by the appearance of an exclusionary and derisive chant from some parts of the...

Supplements Yla Eason (A).

Wouldn’t you consider it an invasion of your privacy if marketers could rummage through your closet to check your brand preferences? What if potential employers could disguise themselves and enter your social life in order to evaluate you for a job? These things can’t happen, of course. We live secure in the knowledge that they […]

I was just a year out of college, and interviewing for a sales assistant position at PaineWebber. One of my prospective bosses offered me $24,000. I countered with $27,000. He pulled out his calculator like a gun from a holster, punched in $3,000, divided it by 52, and in a clipped tone responded, “That’s only […]

Understand how you’re perceived, but focus on results.

My husband coaches one of the sports teams at the high school. Last spring, the team was planning a major celebratory end-of-the-season outing. Specifically,...

And what works better

A conversation with researcher Beth Pollack and inclusion expert Ludmila Praslova on the chronic illness.

Geography significantly influences the formation of generational beliefs and behavior. Each country’s unique social, political, and economic events shape specific views and attitudes among today’s adults. Western generational models cannot be applied broadly to a global workforce. My latest research builds on an approach of understanding the generations by looking at the shared formative events […]

On 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 […]

Women from around the world tell us how the coronavirus crisis has put even more pressure on them, and we give advice for handling the extra stress.

This case comprises four scenarios that exemplify some of the benefits of a very brief, very inexpensive educational program, El Gran Proyecto Salta (The...