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Get the Most Out of Your Board

Harvard Business Review

But it turns out that this isn't just some politically-correct litmus test. A 2010 Catalyst Information Center study (PDF) found "companies with gender diversity at the top drive better financial performance on multiple measures — including 36% better stock price growth and 46% better return on equity.".

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Act Like a Leader Before You Are One

Harvard Business Review

Are they clumsy politically? In late 2010, after ten years at Citi, Heather Espinosa was promoted to managing director. Mike Subelsky, the co-founder and CTO at Staq, a tech start-up that makes software for digital advertising companies, spent most of his early career in roles with lots of responsibility, but not much authority. "I

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