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Case Study: When Should A Rising Star Make Her Pregnancy Public?

Harvard Business Review

Tom DeHart, the president of Caston's international division, wanted a short-term director of overseas operations, someone who would spend the next 18 to 24 months traveling frequently to Caston's non-U.S. He talked a lot about the travel, and wanted to be sure I was ok with it. Betsy had been interviewing with Tom. We both were.".

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Morning Advantage: Female Leaders Have Tempers, Too

Harvard Business Review

It seems as though Christine Quinn, a Democratic mayoral candidate in New York City, likes to yell. And Quinn readily admits to it: “I don’t think being pushy or bitchy or tough, or however you want to characterize it, is a bad thing. CNN Travel). New Yorkers want somebody who’s going to get things done.".

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