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The One Thing About Your Spouse’s Personality That Really Affects Your Career

Harvard Business Review

In fact, research suggests that in certain circumstances, being single can help CEOs run their companies: firms led by unmarried chiefs invest more aggressively and take greater risks than other firms. There are plenty of single people who shine at work, and there are plenty of effective business leaders who are unattached.

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The One Thing About Your Spouse’s Personality That Really Affects Your Career

Harvard Business Review

In fact, research suggests that in certain circumstances, being single can help CEOs run their companies: firms led by unmarried chiefs invest more aggressively and take greater risks than other firms. There are plenty of single people who shine at work, and there are plenty of effective business leaders who are unattached.

Career 15
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The One Thing About Your Spouse’s Personality That Really Affects Your Career

Harvard Business Review

In fact, research suggests that in certain circumstances, being single can help CEOs run their companies: firms led by unmarried chiefs invest more aggressively and take greater risks than other firms. There are plenty of single people who shine at work, and there are plenty of effective business leaders who are unattached.

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Elder Care, Child Care, and the Struggles of Chinese Women

Harvard Business Review

Mao Zedong may have famously proclaimed that "women hold up half the sky," but many of today's Chinese career women feel their high-flying ambitions have feet of clay. Every woman interviewed knows someone who put her career on hold to care for an aging relative. Adeline Wong's story is typical.