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How women on boards navigate the “warmth-competence” line

Tiffany Trzebiatowski, Courtney L. McCluney, and Morela Hernandez, Harvard Business Review

Gender parity on boards is showing signs of improvement. But having a seat at the table is just the first step; exerting influence around high-stakes decisions is vital, too.

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2023 CSR trend forecasts

David Hessekiel, Forbes

What does the year ahead portend for the world of corporate social impact? Corporate social impact advisors share their top forecasts for trends that will impact the sector.

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Nine trends that will shape work in 2023 and beyond

Emily Rose McRae, Peter Aykens, Kaelyn Lowmaster, and Jonah Shepp, Harvard Business Review

Last year was another tumultuous year in the workplace, with continued high employee turnover rates, evolving return-to-office policies, inflation, and more. In 2023, amid a looming economic downturn, organizations will continue to face significant challenges — and how they respond could determine whether they are...

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You are not your anxiety

Kelsey Alpaio, Harvard Business Review

Learning how to manage stress, anxiety, and other mental health challenges takes time. These videos are meant to help you define some mental health terms you should be familiar with and provide you with guidance on how to find relief.

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How great leaders communicate

Carmine Gallo, Harvard Business Review

Transformational leaders are exceptional communicators. In this piece, the author outlines four communication strategies to help motivate and inspire your team: 1) Use short words to talk about hard things. 2) Choose sticky metaphors to reinforce key concepts. 3) Humanize data to create value. 4). Make mission your...

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How Companies Can Navigate Today’s Geopolitical Risks

David S. Lee and Brad Glosserman, Harvard Business Review

The rules of international business have changed. To navigate this new paradigm, companies need to understand four important trends: 1) Interdependence between countries has grown and has created new risks, 2) geopolitical competition between the West and China is growing, 3) this geopolitical competition is...

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What a Mature CSR Team Looks Like

Christopher Wickert, David Risi, and Tommaso Ramus, Harvard Business Review

As climate change, social inequities, and other critical issues grow ever more urgent, many companies have built dedicated departments focused on corporate social responsibility (CSR).

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4 Ways Businesses Can Help Uphold Democracy

Vincent Pons, Harvard Business Review

Businesses need political stability to thrive, and so when democracy is jammed, companies can feel threatened. But few would see business as a solution to political system woes; to the contrary, business is most often depicted as a corrupting influence, attempting to tilt the scale towards particular candidates or...

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Building stakeholder trust in measures of sustainable performance

Matthew Falconer and Cécile Saint-Martin, Strategy+Business

Investors say they value a company’s data on sustainability almost as much as they value its financial data. They need to be able to trust it as much, too.

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Layoffs Are Painful. But You Can Communicate Them Compassionately.

Laurie Tennant, Harvard Business Review

Executives and managers too often underestimate the importance of clear, consistent communications as part of a reduction in force (RIF). Without an effective communications plan that begins well in advance, an RIF can result in long-term damage to the company’s reputation and to the well-being of both dismissed...

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