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An Antidote to Microaggressions? Microvalidations.
Organizational Development Digital ArticleFive subtle acts of inclusion leaders can start practicing right now. -
Recognizing and Responding to Microaggressions at Work
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWhat to do when you notice a colleague - or yourself - saying something harmful. -
Unconscious Bias Training That Works
Cognitive bias Magazine ArticleIncreasing awareness isn’t enough. Teach people to manage their biases, change their behavior, and track their progress. -
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. -
Be a Better Ally
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements have forced people in positions of power--namely, the white men who dominate institutional leadership roles--to... -
Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleEven when CEOs make gender diversity a priority--by setting aspirational goals for the proportion of women in leadership roles, insisting on diverse slates... -
How Colorism Affects Women at Work
Workplace discrimination Digital ArticleThree ways to disrupt this insidious, global bias. -
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. -
The Five Stages of DEI Maturity
Diversity and inclusion Magazine ArticleHow to move from promises to results -
How to Promote Racial Equity in the Workplace
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleMany White people deny the existence of racism against people of color because they assume that racism is defined by deliberate actions motivated by malice... -
How Hair Discrimination Affects Black Women at Work
Workplace discrimination Digital ArticleBusiness leaders can mitigate hair bias and texturism. -
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
Gender Digital ArticleA look inside the ongoing barriers women face in law, health care, faith-based nonprofits, and higher education. -
Harnessing the Power of Age Diversity
Leadership & Managing People Big IdeaAre tensions between different generations escalating? In organizations, lack of trust between older and younger workers often yields a culture of competition... -
Is Your DEI Progress Undermined by Attention Inequality?
Organizational Development Digital ArticleBias affects whose ideas are heard - and whose are given short shrift. -
Bringing Caste into the DEI Conversation
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleAs companies increase their global footprint, they must also expand their definition of DEI. -
Life's Work: Desmond Tutu
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe South African archbishop, civil rights leader, and Nobel Peace Prize winner talks about finding the patience to overcome apartheid and how he has... -
When Steve Becomes Stephanie (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleHenrietta Mercer, the senior vice president for human resources at LaSalle Chemical, is facing a challenge unprecedented in her career: Steve Ambler,... -
Melinda Gates Q&A: A Billion Dollars for Gender Equality
Global Business Digital ArticleThe philanthropist is funding women in a big way. Will others follow? -
Even Women Think Men Are More Creative
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleNew research from Duke University reveals that gender bias distorts our assessments of creative work--and that can have a negative impact on both individuals...
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Crash: A Viewer's Guide
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details As students watch the full length feature film Crash, written and directed by Paul Haggis, they may find the character guide helpful in keeping track... -
Differences at Work: Erica (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In Differences at Work: Erica (A) HBS Case No. 9-408-015 Erica, a junior sales person, has just been offered the opportunity to attend an important client... -
Differences at Work: Erica (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details In Differences at Work: Erica (B) HBS Case No. 9-408-048, Erica discovers that both she and the client are African-American. She reflects on why she has... -
Kathryn McNeil (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Marie Trellu-Kane at Unis-Cite (A)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Marie Trellu-Kane is trying to decide how Unis-Cite should respond to French President Jacques Chirac's announcement in 2005 of a new national voluntary... -
MacEwan Residence Services: A Risky Accommodation?
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In November 2014, the Residence Services department at MacEwan University in Alberta, Canada, needed to replace a residence assistant who was exiting... -
Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America: The Quest for a Model Workplace
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case details the sexual harassment case brought against Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America by nearly 300 female employees in April 1996. The... -
Differences at Work: Allie (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details In Differences at Work: (C) HBS Case No. 9-408-056 Allie decides not to pursue a sexual harassment charge and instead remedies the situation by transferring... -
Sexual Harassment, Free Speech or ...?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Presents two brief vignettes about female employees who object to gender discrimination in their work environment. In one case, the manager of a convenience... -
Bias Interrupted: Creating Inclusion for Real and for Good
A cutting-edge, relentless, objective approach to inclusion. Companies spend billions of dollars annually on diversity efforts with remarkably few results.... -
Differences at Work: Jason (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In Differences at Work: Jason (A) HBS Case No. 9-408-016 Jason is a member of his firm's recruiting team, which has a mandate to create a more diverse... -
Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women
When it comes to mentoring, women face more barriers than men. Here's how men can help change that. Increasingly, new employees and junior members of... -
Differences at Work: Sameer (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details In Differences at Work: Sameer (A) HBS Case No. 9-609-053 Sameer, an Indian Muslim, is a summer intern in a small, predominantly Jewish firm. Prompted... -
Differences at Work: Alex (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details 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... -
DEI at Schneider Electric: From "Why" to "How"
Management Case Study8.95View Details This case introduces Schneider Electric's 15-year-long exploration of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), aimed at providing "equal opportunities... -
Dolce & Gabbana: Racism, Stereotypes, or Being Funny?
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details On November 21, 2018, the Italian luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana (D&G) cancelled a show that was scheduled to take place in Shanghai, China, after... -
Organizational Behavior Reading: Managing Differences
40.00View Details This reading provides principles and practices managers can draw upon to leverage differences in social identities - such as gender and race - to create... -
A Study in Grey: Lisa LaFlamme's Dismissal from CTV News
Management Case Study8.95View Details Lisa LaFlamme was the trusted face of CTV National News. In 2022, she was at the height of her career. It was therefore a shock to her colleagues and... -
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.... -
Differences at Work: Sameer (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details In Differences at Work: Sameer (B) HBS Case No. 9-609-054, Sameer leaves the firm at the summer's end without confronting his employer about the jokes...
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An Antidote to Microaggressions? Microvalidations.
Organizational Development Digital ArticleFive subtle acts of inclusion leaders can start practicing right now. -
Recognizing and Responding to Microaggressions at Work
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWhat to do when you notice a colleague - or yourself - saying something harmful. -
Unconscious Bias Training That Works
Cognitive bias Magazine ArticleIncreasing awareness isn’t enough. Teach people to manage their biases, change their behavior, and track their progress. -
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. -
Be a Better Ally
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements have forced people in positions of power--namely, the white men who dominate institutional leadership roles--to... -
Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleEven when CEOs make gender diversity a priority--by setting aspirational goals for the proportion of women in leadership roles, insisting on diverse slates... -
Autism Doesn’t Hold People Back at Work. Discrimination Does.
Neurodiversity First PersonNeurodiversity discrimination is systemic, but there are ways to defy it. -
How Colorism Affects Women at Work
Workplace discrimination Digital ArticleThree ways to disrupt this insidious, global bias. -
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. -
The Five Stages of DEI Maturity
Diversity and inclusion Magazine ArticleHow to move from promises to results
