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Achieve DEI Goals Without DEI Programs
Diversity and inclusion Magazine ArticleIf your organization is smart about performance management, workplace diversity will happen organically. -
Research: Women’s Complaints of Workplace Abuse Get Ignored More Than Men’s
Human resource management Digital ArticleAnd what companies can do to create more equitable and responsive reporting systems. -
How Women in Leadership Can Shape How Others See Them
Gender Digital ArticleStrategies to subvert, counter, or sidestep assumptions and biases that may pose barriers to advancement. -
Research: The Benefits of Letting HR Decide Who Gets an Interview
Hiring and recruitment Digital ArticleA minor process change had major ramifications for who got hired—and how managers felt about HR’s involvement. -
Case Study: Should We Drop Our Board Diversity Goals?
Business ethics Magazine ArticleA U.S. supermarket chain considers how to respond to demands from an “anti-woke” shareholder. -
To Make Your DEI Efforts More Effective, Challenge Outdated Models
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleThree ways to craft initiatives tailored to your company’s context, needs, and strategy. -
How Women Can Win in the Workplace
Gender Magazine ArticleThey need to earn more “experience capital”—the knowledge, skills, and wisdom that can be gained only on the job. -
How to Assess the New Legal Risks of Your DEI Policies
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleWhat has—and hasn’t—changed in the legal landscape. -
The False Dichotomy of Merit and Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleTo fairly reward talent in all its forms, companies need to remove barriers that prevent people’s potential and contributions from being recognized. -
The Legal Landscape Around DEI Is Shifting. Your Messaging Should, Too.
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleHow you communicate about your policies can be just as important as what those policies are. -
Research: Incivility at Work Silences Everyone, But Especially Women
Gender Digital ArticleWhen women notice incivility at work, they’re more likely to anticipate gendered backlash — and they withhold ideas as a consequence. -
HBR’s Most Popular Podcast Episodes of 2024
Leadership and managing people Digital ArticleAI skills, setting boundaries, capturing value, and more — these eight conversations resonated most with our listeners this year. -
Research: Why Passionate Men Succeed, Even When They’re Mediocre
Leadership development Digital ArticleWhile men reap benefits from displaying passion, women often face negative consequences for the same behavior. -
Research: The Stigma Disabled People Face During Negotiations
Disabilities Digital ArticleEven when disabled employees demonstrate the same skills and behaviors as their nondisabled peers, their performance is often rated lower — especially for women. -
What Trump’s Second Term Could Mean for DEI
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleThree models for continuing DEI efforts in an increasingly hostile climate. -
Younger Women’s Experiences Show Gender Equity at Work Isn’t Inevitable
Gender Digital ArticleA new report suggests that not only are the experiences of women under 30 similar to those of women 50 and older — in some ways, they’re worse. -
Research: Flat Hierarchies Can Discourage Women Applicants
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleAn experiment with over 8,000 job seekers found that women often worry these organizations will present them with frustrating challenges. -
How Work Has Changed for Women in Corporate America Over the Last 10 Years
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleFindings from Lean In and McKinsey’s annual Women in the Workplace report. -
Research: How Anxiety Shapes Men’s and Women’s Leadership Differently
Gender Digital ArticleA study of 137 leaders and their direct reports during the early stages of Covid-19 shows that men were more likely to resort to abusive behavior during stressful moments. -
Breaking Down Barriers to Belonging for Women of Color in Tech
Inclusion and belonging Digital ArticleResearch sheds light on the top contributors and detractors to belonging — and how companies can address them.
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Rebooting Tech Culture: How to Ignite Innovation and Build Organizations Where Everyone Can Thrive
Management Book32.00View Details Drive a more innovative, inclusive culture that welcomes all talent. Many technology leaders believe in having more women and people of color in technical... -
The Latest Research: Hiring and Retention
Management Tool49.95View Details Hiring and retaining top talent are more critical than ever. The past few years have been marked by economic and political volatility, which has led to... -
Flipkart: Leveraging Customer Analytics
Management Case Study11.95View Details Flipkart is a large online retail platform operating in India. It seeks to use its promotional dollars more effectively by leveraging information generated... -
The Broken Rung: When the Career Ladder Breaks for Women--and How They Can Succeed in Spite of It
Management Book32.00View Details The broken rung is more pervasive than the glass ceiling in holding women back from career success. Three McKinsey senior partners offer strategies for... -
Alex Mahon: Driving Change at the UK's Channel 4--and Beyond
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case focuses on the leadership of Alex Mahon, CEO of British public service television broadcaster Channel 4. Mahon took the helm at Channel 4 in... -
Psychological and Sexual Harassment: A Thorn in the Greenhouse of a Thousand Blooms
Management Case Study11.95View Details Based on real-life accounts, this case tells the story of Fatoumata, who got a part-time job at the Greenhouse of a Thousand Blooms after graduating with... -
Negotiating with Data: Analytics FC (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details Analytics FC was a UK-based sports consultancy that focused on international football (soccer), leveraging cutting-edge data-analytic techniques to support... -
Negotiating with Data: Analytics FC (A)
Management Case Study11.95View Details Analytics FC was a UK-based sports consultancy that focused on international football (soccer), leveraging cutting-edge data-analytic techniques to support... -
Meal'd: Sustaining a Lunch Subscription Business
Management Case Study11.95View Details In January 2021, the founders of Meal'd, a lunch subscription service based in Kerala, India, were waiting in a cafe to meet with a potential new business... -
Diversity Drives Business: Challenges Faced by Rosa Lee at Bosch China
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case describes how Rosa Lee, Executive Vice President at Bosch China, explored diversity-related activities on global and local levels to accelerate... -
Rede Mulher Empreendedora: Navigating mission integrity and financial sustainability
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case focuses on Rede Mulher Empreendedora (RME), Brazil's largest support platform for female entrepreneurship, and its founder, Ana Fontes. Founded... -
Prudence in a maze of metaphors
Management Case Study11.95View Details "Prudence in a maze of metaphors" follows a fictional day in the life of a woman to explore a variety of challenges individuals commonly face in their... -
Ming Min Hui at Boston Ballet
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case asks how Ming Min Hui, the newly appointed executive director of Boston Ballet, should ensure that the company stays true to its art form yet... -
Global Firm and Local Labor: Delivering Paid Parental Leave
Management Case Study11.95View Details First Place Winner; 2024 DEI Global Case Writing Competition. TriBrown Services is a fictional leading industrial technology company headquartered in... -
Sheroes Hangout: Empowering India's Acid Attack Survivors to Face the Future
Management Case Study11.95View Details Second Place Winner; 2024 DEI Global Case Writing Competition. This case focuses on Sheroes Hangout, a social enterprise chain of cafés in India, initiated... -
Between Autonomy and Concession: A Female Entrepreneur's Struggle in Latin America
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Third Place Winner; 2024 DEI Global Case Writing Competition. Liliana Gutierrez de Pineres is a Colombian entrepreneur who runs Lemaitre, a management... -
Bombay Shaving Company: Bullying Through the "Never Get Bullied" Campaign
Management Case Study11.95View Details In April 2024, Shantanu Deshpande found his company embroiled in a controversy on social media, the origin of which was a print advertisement by the company... -
Overcoming Overwork: Women at Work Discussion Group Toolkit
Management Book99.95View Details The "HBR Women at Work" series, based on the popular HBR podcast of the same name, spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout... -
Overcoming Overwork (HBR Women at Work Series)
Management Book24.95View Details Overworked? Overwhelmed? Protect yourself from burnout. The amount of work placed on women is often insurmountable. Along with doing what's required for... -
Barbie: Reviving a Cultural Icon at Mattel
Management Case Study11.95View Details The 2023 release of live-action film Barbie, and its accompanying marketing blitz, incited a worldwide Barbie craze. Suddenly Barbie was everywhere, a...