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Rethink What You "Know" About High-Achieving Women
Ely, Robin J.; Stone, Pamela; Ammerman, ColleenArticle HBS-R1412G-ELeadership and People ManagementOn the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the admission of women to Harvard Business School's MBA program, the authors, who have spent more than 20 years studying professional women, set out to learn what HBS graduates had to say about work and family and how their experiences, attitudes, and decisions might shed light on prevailing controversies. What their comprehensive survey revealed suggests that the conventional wisdom about women's career...Starting at €8.20
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Rethinking Political Correctness (Spanish version)
Ely, Robin J.; Davidson, Martin N.; Meyerson, DebraArticle HBS-R0609DLeadership and People ManagementPause to short-circuit the emotion and reflect; connect with others, affirming the importance of relationships; question yourself to identify blind spots and discover what makes you defensive; get genuine support that helps you gain a broader perspective; and shift your mind-set from one that says, "You need to change" to one that asks, "What can I change?" When people treat their cultural differences--and related conflicts and tensions--as oppo...Starting at €8.20
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A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity (Spanish version)
Thomas, David A.; Ely, Robin J.Article HBS-96510Leadership and People ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Diversity efforts in the workplace have been undertaken with great goodwill, but, ironically, they often end up fueling tensions. They rarely spur the leaps in organizational effectiveness that are possible. Two paradigms for diversity are responsible, but a new t...Starting at €8.20
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Unmasking Manly Men
Ely, Robin J.; Meyerson, DebraArticle HBS-F0807B-ELeadership and People ManagementLiving alongside the roughnecks and roustabouts on two offshore oil platforms, the authors learned that when the men abandoned their macho behavior, they maximized the safety of their coworkers and did their jobs more effectively.Starting at €8.20
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Stop Holding Yourself Back
Morriss, Anne; Ely, Robin J.; Frei, Frances X.Article HBS-R1101P-ELeadership and People ManagementPeople overemphasize personal goals, protect their public image, turn their competitors into two-dimensional enemies, go it alone instead of soliciting support and advice, and wait for permission to lead. Troy, a customer service manager, endangered his job and his company's reputation by focusing on protecting his position, not helping his team; when a trusted friend advised him to change his behavior, the results were striking. Anita's insiste...Starting at €8.20
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What's Really Holding Women Back
Ely, Robin J.; Padavic, IreneArticle HBS-R2002C-ELeadership and People ManagementHigh-level jobs require extremely long hours, women's devotion to family makes it impossible to put in those hours, and so their careers inevitably suffer. Not so, say the authors, who spent 18 months working with a global consulting firm that wanted to know why it had so few women in positions of power. Although virtually every employee the authors interviewed related a form of the standard explanation, the firm's data told a different story. W...Starting at €8.20
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Getting Serious About Diversity
Ely, Robin J.; Thomas, David A.Article HBS-R2006J-ELeadership and People ManagementLeaders may mean well when they tout the economic payoffs of hiring more women and people of color, but there is no research support for the notion that diversifying the workforce automatically improves a company's performance. This article critiques theStarting at €8.20
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Women and Leadership: Defining the Challenges
Ely, Robin J.; Rhode, Deborah L.Book Chapter HBS-6144BC-ELeadership and People ManagementWomen leaders clearly navigate a different societal and organizational landscape than their male counterparts. The authors of this chapter, both experts on women in leadership positions, explore this landscape, examining how women leaders might navigate it more effectively and how organizations might support them and stand to gain in the process. They contend that female leaders must deal with ambivalent reactions deeply rooted in gender stereoty...Starting at €8.20
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Gestión de una imagen pública: Rob Thomas
Ely, Robin J.; Vargas, IngridCase HBS-417S13Leadership and People ManagementRob Thomas describe algunos de los desafíos que ha enfrentado como un hombre blanco, de mediana edad que es la gestión de director de una empresa de consultoría de tamaño medio en el que se ha comprometido a aumentar el personal de género y la diversidad racial. No dispuestos a arriesgar la desaprobación de cualquier circunscripción, Thomas fue paralizada inicialmente por su deseo de aparecer como una feria y líder infalible. Cuando un consultor ...Starting at €8.20
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Unmasking Manly Men (Spanish version)
Ely, Robin J.; Meyerson, DebraArticle HBS-F0807BLeadership and People ManagementLiving alongside the roughnecks and roustabouts on two offshore oil platforms, the authors learned that when the men abandoned their macho behavior, they maximized the safety of their coworkers and did their jobs more effectively.Starting at €8.20