Diversity and inclusion

It's the first step toward education and employment for women.

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 […]

It's time to move beyond the stigma.

It's a conversation you shouldn't avoid.

Josh Lewis, a young staffer at Rising Entertainment, is frustrated because his boss, marketing chief Sarah Bennett, won't listen to his ideas about using...

"Changing yourself in the job, especially if you're doing well, is one of the hardest things to do."

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 […]

According to a study of 628 awards given over five decades.

It's time to approach diversity as more than an abstract theory.

And other important findings from a huge new study of U.S. Census Bureau data.

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

Three strategies to help leaders support a workforce that spans five generations.

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 […]

Numbers don’t inspire changes in behavior — people and stories do.

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.

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.

Legal and cultural changes over the past 40 years ushered unprecedented numbers of women and people of color into companies' professional ranks. Laws...

Sylvia Ann Hewlett, founding president of the Center for Work-Life Policy, lost her job and her babies in the same year.

Matt Jastram raised an important question in a post several months ago that I’ve been looking forward to discussing further: “I wonder how to integrate the multiple generations in the workforce with the signature experience of each company? Are companies in an identity crisis trying to strive to make numerous modifications for the up and […]

The best hiring practices help professional firms attract successful employees, equip newcomers with critical support networks, increase the firm's diversity...

Mary Guerrero decided to pursue the challenging road and kicked off Hispanic/Latinx Advancement and Career Engagement (HACE) at her Bulge Bracket Bank...

In 2012, just before the Christmas holiday season, a 13-year-old girl, McKenna Pope, filed a petition of complaint to Hasbro, a leading North American...

Inspiring conversations, advancing together. The HBR Women at Work series spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout...

Dr. George Annan was hired as an assistant professor at Northern Plains University (NPU) in August of 2003. He was born in Kenya, Africa, and was of African...

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

Supplements the (A) case. Designed as an in-class handout.

Tim Höttges was at the outset of his seventh year as CEO of Deutsche Telekom (DT) in 2020. The company served more than 184 million mobile customers and...

Emily Reyna, the Environmental Defense Fund's (EDF) Director of Diversity, has been in the newly formed position for under a year and has been tasked...

Zurich Insurance was undergoing organizational change after implementing five new people practices focused on: manager development, diversity and inclusion,...

In Differences at Work: Martin (A) HBS Case No. 9-408-019 is set in Italy. Martin, a gay man who has not disclosed his sexual orientation at his Italian...

Francoise Brougher was a high-powered technology executive in Silicon Valley. After successful stints at Google (where she rose to lead a $16 billion...

In April 1992, this multinational consumer foods and beverages company is the focus of takeover rumors, which have prompted an assessment of the firm's...

In January 1996, the chief financial officer must fashion a response to a raider who claims that a major business segment of the company should be sold...

Supplement for Case E727A.

This series of eight short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight some of the most challenging and potentially destabilising moments in everyday...

Emergency Vehicle Positioning, Inc. (EVPI) has developed a satellite-based tracking system that continuously updates and displays the location of every...

This case follows Lebanese entrepreneur, Hind Hobeika, an engineer and competitive swimmer who spends seven years trying to launch a wearable heartrate...

Presents two brief vignettes about female employees who object to gender discrimination in their work environment. In one case, the manager of a convenience...

After US materials science company Dow decided to renew its focus on inclusion and diversity (I&D), it opted to use its Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)...

It's the first step toward education and employment for women.

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 […]

The best hiring practices help professional firms attract successful employees, equip newcomers with critical support networks, increase the firm's diversity...

It's time to move beyond the stigma.

Mary Guerrero decided to pursue the challenging road and kicked off Hispanic/Latinx Advancement and Career Engagement (HACE) at her Bulge Bracket Bank...

It's a conversation you shouldn't avoid.

Josh Lewis, a young staffer at Rising Entertainment, is frustrated because his boss, marketing chief Sarah Bennett, won't listen to his ideas about using...

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

"Changing yourself in the job, especially if you're doing well, is one of the hardest things to do."

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 […]