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How Women of Color Get to Senior Management

Harvard Business Review

Sixteen women were interviewed and seven others participated in a focus group. The women in my sample were asked to think back on two defining career moments that best prepared them to advance. She reports it “was a hard decision to make, but it felt like it was the best decision for the organization.”

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HR Must Make People Analytics More User-Friendly

Harvard Business Review

For example, beyond providing numbers that describe trends in the demographic makeup of a job, improved logic might describe how demographic diversity affects innovation, or it might depict the pipeline of talent movement to show what bottlenecks most affect career progress.

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To Succeed in Tech, Women Need More Visibility

Harvard Business Review

These women often are less satisfied with their careers , perceive that they are unlikely to advance at their current organizations, or believe they must change jobs in order to reach the next level. The visibility of one’s technical skills influenced how valuable specific employees were perceived to be. Insight Center.

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How Self-Care Became So Much Work

Harvard Business Review

Today, like so much around us, that industry is heavily influenced by tech. Our focus is shifting away from the actual self — our bodies, minds, and spirits — and toward data about the self. We are approaching the pursuit of work-life balance with the same obsessive (and oppressive) energy as we do our careers.

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