Diversity and inclusion

Three strategies, based on interviews with 37 senior leaders.

Ugh.

Progress has been both glacial and uneven.

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 […]

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 […]

What effective second-chance hiring looks like.

We all learn to lead through stretch assignments.

Most companies say they're committed to advancing women into leadership roles. What they may fail to recognize, though, is that systemic barriers are...

Facebook’s global director of diversity explains why stats alone won’t solve the problem of organizational bias.

Many felt pressure to lie about their personal lives.

Soft-spoken as a child, Chung found her voice as a journalist and in 1993 was named coanchor of the CBS Evening News. In this interview she talks about...

Best practices based on an analysis of more than 40 regional initiatives.

I was running along the six-mile loop in Central Park on a cold winter day when I passed the southern most end of the park where I noticed a large number...

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 […]

Don't let fear of not knowing enough freeze you into doing nothing.

Network groups for black and Hispanic employees had been an unqualified success. Now a Christian group was forming—and Bill Thompson didn’t know what to think about it.

A study shows some women downplay their ambitions to find a partner.

Here’s an answer to an age-old parental question that may also have business implications: Why are adolescents miserable so much of the time? In many cases, it’s because they want to be miserable. Not most adolescents, and not most of the time. But a sizable number of people ages 14 to 18 appear to want […]

A three-step approach.

Most professional women step off the career fast track at some point. With children to raise, elderly parents to care for, and other pulls on their time,...

Khayal Gumaan, a professor at a reputable Canadian university, had many years of experience teaching on campus, where she prided herself in creating a...

Sonali Saini was the founder of Sol's ARC, a nonprofit organization that worked to benefit neurodiverse individuals. She had just returned from a meeting...

The case is set in 2023; the protagonist is Chris Kempczinski, CEO of McDonald's Corporation. McDonald's is the world's largest hamburger fast-food restaurant...

On April 4, 2007, talk show host Don Imus, while chatting with his sidekicks on his morning radio program, referred to the Rutgers women's basketball...

This series of six short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half...

Since 2000, Infineum International Limited had been expanding rapidly throughout the Asia Pacific region. The company launched its inclusion and diversity...

Supplement for Case SM318A

This case details the sexual harassment case brought against Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America by nearly 300 female employees in April 1996. The...

The Washington Post (The Post) is one of the world's most respected news-media organizations. After joining The Post as CEO and publisher in 2014, Fred...

The proven rewards of a gender-balanced business. Scores of studies have shown the benefits to the bottom line of gender-balanced organizations. A handful...

Supplements the (A) case.

Supplements Donna Klein and Marriott International, Inc. (A).

Supplement to case IES691. Through a simulated conversation among four participants in the MACH program, issues covered include the hiring process, the...

"Hee Soap, Hee Soap," Timothy Jones sang out in a mocking fashion towards Hee Seop Choi, a fellow learning team member at a noted graduate school of business....

The case focuses on Amanda Tremblay, a recent MBA with a technical background who was recruited by Citrine Software Solutions (CSS). CSS, based in Ottawa,...

This series of six short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half...

In their book "Anti-Racist Leadership: How to Transform Corporate Culture in a Race-Conscious World," James D. White and Krista White lay out an action...

In Differences at Work: Alex (A), HBS Case No. 9-408-011 Alex has been asked an inappropriate question by the interviewer at an interview for his dream...

At luxury fashion house Maison Chloé, minds were focused on the first collection of new Creative Director, Gabriela Hearst, which was just hitting the...

The family holds a meeting to talk about the future of the business. Designed to be used with Precista Tools AG (A) and (C) in a one class period.

Three strategies, based on interviews with 37 senior leaders.

Ugh.

Progress has been both glacial and uneven.

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 […]

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 […]

What effective second-chance hiring looks like.

We all learn to lead through stretch assignments.

Most companies say they're committed to advancing women into leadership roles. What they may fail to recognize, though, is that systemic barriers are...

Facebook’s global director of diversity explains why stats alone won’t solve the problem of organizational bias.

Many felt pressure to lie about their personal lives.