Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Understanding that is important to changing the system. HIROKAZU JIKE/Getty Images. Women’s conferences and employee resource groups (ERGs) are increasingly inviting men to attend. But including men in diversity efforts is not as simple as inviting them to a gender-equity event. Challenges Facing Male Allies.

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Conference Self-aware Diversity Participative 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

They might mean a business is taking outsized risks, or misunderstanding the risks it is taking, or is skirting too close to the regulations. Not all high-return businesses crash, but variations on the comment "In hindsight, the returns were probably too good and too steady" are all too common in the financial sector. When a U.S.

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Banking Hedge Constraint Operations 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Any problem or opportunity that arose was dealt with right then and there, lest misunderstandings fester or business prospects slip away. Even more tricky, they had to learn to articulate something that had been tacit: a shared understanding of goals, culture, and what it takes to succeed at Citrus Lane. After raising $5.1

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Communication styles vary from culture to culture as do notions of authority and hierarchy, which only heightens the potential for misunderstanding and hard feelings. When you’re running a meeting with people from different cultures, you need to consider your colleagues’ different needs and approaches. What the Experts Say.

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Meyer How To Bond Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Starbucks is just one of many companies using this type of technology, and it’s not hard to understand why. To produce an optimal labor schedule, the scheduling software must forecast customer patterns accurately—if you want to schedule labor at 15-minute increments, you must also understand demand at 15-minute increments.

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Software Management Retail How To 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Variations of this Big Data story line are being played out in executive offices around the world, with CMOs and CIOs in the thick of it. A global telecoms company recently decided to do what many companies are doing: figure out how to turn big data into big profits. — and identify opportunities. Cut back the scope.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Men are more self-aware and effective in mentorships with women if they understand and accept their evolved male brains, the neuroscience of sex and gender, and the equally powerful impact of gender socialization. ” After being widely criticized in the media, he responded that he was just trying to be honest and meant no harm.

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