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How to Avoid the Unexpected Consequences of Your DEI Policy

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Will the DEI policy you’re about to implement actually hurt some of the people you’re trying to help? Think about variation within the group of people the policy is aimed at helping; for example, whether the experiences of most women employees might differ from women managers. First, consider subgroups. Second, think big.

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Research: Do New Hires Really Understand Your Policies?

Harvard Business

JANUARY 3, 2025

A new study suggests that employers overestimate how informed employees feel when they agree to policies, contracts, and even extra tasks at work — which can result in disengagement and turnover.

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The Best Return-to-Office Policies Aren’t One-Size-Fits-All

Harvard Business

JANUARY 2, 2024

A conversation with Gartner’s Kimberly Shells on crafting human-centric RTO policies.

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When Someone You Manage Isn’t Following the Return-to-Office Policy

Harvard Business

MAY 9, 2024

How do you strike the right balance between following company policies and understanding the needs of your employees? What should you do if some of your team members still don’t want to come into the office after your company has imposed a mandate?

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How to Navigate Revenue and Expense Management: Competitive Insights for Financial Success

Speaker: Hilary Akhaabi, PhD - Founder, Chief Financial & Operations Officer at Go Africa Global

Managing and Enforcing Expense Policies 📊 Understand how to develop and enforce company expense policies that promote financial discipline and cost-efficiency. Effective Cash Flow Management 🔑 Learn strategies to manage your cash flow efficiently, ensuring liquidity and financial stability.

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How Private Equity Firms Are Creating Value with AI

Harvard Business

JUNE 16, 2025

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Research: Why Employees Violate Cybersecurity Policies

Harvard Business

JANUARY 20, 2022

Stress can reduce people’s tolerance for rules that seem to get in the way of doing their jobs.

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Now Is the Best Time to Raise Your Rates

Successful Independent Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Make it a policy. I also recommend making it your policy. Literally create a document titled “Rate Policy” and write down what rates you charge for what services. Your policy should be short, maybe half a page. No one is likely to see the policy except you, but having it will enable you to say to clients, “It’s my policy.”

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5 Steps for Leading a Team You’ve Inherited

Harvard Business

JUNE 17, 2025

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3 Essential Vitamins Tell the Story of U.S. Dependence on China

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

When it comes to protectionist trade policies, the United States and other Western countries had better look hard before they leap. An unpublished study found that the United States is heavily dependent on China for the supplies of three essential vitamins: folic acid, or B9; niacinamide, or B3; and biotin, or B7.

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It’s Time for CFOs to Rethink Scenario Planning

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 11, 2024

This involves three approaches: 1) Being rigorous and cross-functional, integrating scenario planning into the companys strategic framework; 2) Being outward looking and externally informed by staying ahead of the curve on regulatory updates and policy trends; and 3) Continually refreshing and monitoring scenarios, incorporating new and emerging data, (..)

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What Comes After DEI

Harvard Business

JANUARY 23, 2025

And by emphasizing fairness in policies, broad accessibility, inclusive cultures, and trust-based representation, organizations can better address the needs of all employees and create meaningful, lasting change.

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Research: How Companies Can Support Managers They Send Abroad

Harvard Business

JANUARY 27, 2025

Those employees whose companies possessed all three were the most likely to successfully complete their assignment and reported the highest levels of commitment to their organization.

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Using Data to Design Your Hybrid Work Policies

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2024

We’ve seen how fully remote work can lead to a loss of connection and development opportunities, particularly those that require observational learning, or learning by watching someone else do it.

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Cross-Functional Accountability and Authority: Enhancing Organizational Effectiveness

Effective Managers

JANUARY 23, 2025

Instructing: Stopping – This strong form of authority allows a function to issue a stop order on actions or projects that may be misguided or where they contravene organizational policies or goals. This is essential in situations where clarity and compliance with personal safety or critical organizational policies are crucial.

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Three-Word Tricks to Boost Your Impact as a Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 30, 2025

Its my policy Similar to the tip above, these words make things less personal and less negotiable. Its my policy to never discount my rates. Or Its my policy to maintain consistent rates across all my clients.

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An International Travel Checklist for U.S. Employers

Harvard Business

JUNE 18, 2025

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Research: Do You Know What Signals Your Logo’s Colors Are Sending?

Harvard Business

JUNE 16, 2025

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Navigating the Economy Amid Deliberate Policy Uncertainty

Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2025

Risks are up, visibility is down, but don’t count the U.S. economy out quite yet.

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To Mitigate Gen AI’s Risks, Draw on Your Team’s Collective Judgment

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Many companies have employed two basic layers of risk management strategies: policies on how to use the technology, and critical thinking about gen AI’s outputs. Organizations today face the challenge of using generative AI without falling prey to its drawbacks.

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How 6 Companies Approached Digital Transformation

Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2025

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In Turbulent Times, Consider “Strategic Subtraction”

Harvard Business

JUNE 17, 2025

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Research: Why CEOs Should Start with the New Year

Harvard Business

JUNE 11, 2025

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Why More Companies Should Have a Sabbatical Policy

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2023

A conversation with HBS lecturer DJ DiDonna on the value of extended time off.

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Your Company Needs a Digital Nomad Policy

Harvard Business

JULY 12, 2021

It will help you retain in-demand workers and protect you from legal risk.

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Tech Companies, Nuclear Power, and the Problem of Strategic Timing

Harvard Business

JUNE 11, 2025

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Are Non-Christian Employees Represented in Your Holiday Policies?

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 20, 2021

One third of Americans don’t identify as Christian. Here’s how to offer a more equitable approach to time off.

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You’re Not Prepared for the AI Revolution

Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2025

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The Future of Leadership: Embracing Change in a Dynamic World

Effective Managers

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Leaders must actively champion DEI efforts, leading by example and creating policies that support fairness and opportunity for all. This creates a culture of belonging, where people are more likely to contribute their best work. Additionally, employee well-being has taken on new significance.

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What Gets Measured, AI Will Automate

Harvard Business

JUNE 19, 2025

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How and When to Raise Your Consulting Rate

Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Make it a policy. I also recommend making it your policy. Literally create a document titled “Rate Policy” and write down what rates you charge for what services. Your policy should be short, maybe half a page. No one is likely to see the policy except you, but having it will enable you to say to clients, “It’s my policy.”

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Creating Flex Work Policies … When Everyone Has Different Needs

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2021

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How Circularity Can Be a Strategic Response to Tariffs

Harvard Business

JUNE 18, 2025

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How to Assess the New Legal Risks of Your DEI Policies

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

What has—and hasn’t—changed in the legal landscape.

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Anti-Bias Policies That Really Work in Customer Service

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

A conversation with researchers Alexandra Feldberg and Tami Kim on rooting out bias in customer interactions.

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How to Phrase Your Questions When You Need Honest Answers

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2025

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The Formal Policies That Protect Family Businesses from Interpersonal Chaos

Harvard Business

APRIL 28, 2025

Governance is the only way to preserve relationships and increase the odds of long-term success.

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How India Can Fix Its Employment Crisis

Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2024

The government should consider five policies: 1) develop more coherent policies around manufacturing, 2) double down on services, 3) re-start startup India, 4) resolve tensions around the green transition, and 5) enhance and improve the labor supply.

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Companies Need a New Approach to Investing This Election Year

Harvard Business

JULY 29, 2024

it’s normal for policy uncertainty to increase before a major election, then decrease once the results are in. Election years are the time to pursue projects that entail minimal commitments and expenditures but will produce tremendous first-mover advantage and large payoffs if post-election policy turns out to be favorable. In the U.S.,

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Innovating During Disruption

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2025

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Cultural Influences on Managerial Accountability

Effective Managers

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Developing organizational policies that both respect cultural differences and promote a unified approach to accountability is crucial. Such policies should aim to create an environment where all employees, regardless of their cultural background, feel valued and understood.

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Companies Are Using AI to Make Faster Decisions in Sales and Marketing

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2025

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Navigating the New Risks and Regulatory Challenges of GenAI

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Consequently, leaders must understand the risks and challenges of this new technology and develop policies and practices to guide its usage. The use of generative AI promises to continue to grow rapidly. This article explains the areas of concern and offers guidance in addressing them.

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Is India the World’s Next Great Economic Power?

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This is facilitated by policy reforms, geopolitical positioning, and a diaspora dividend. Even so, the country faces barriers to success, including unbalanced growth, unrealized demographic potential, and unrealized ease-of-business and innovation potential.

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How to Avoid the Unexpected Consequences of Your DEI Policy

Research: Do New Hires Really Understand Your Policies?

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The Best Return-to-Office Policies Aren’t One-Size-Fits-All

When Someone You Manage Isn’t Following the Return-to-Office Policy

How to Navigate Revenue and Expense Management: Competitive Insights for Financial Success

How Private Equity Firms Are Creating Value with AI

Research: Why Employees Violate Cybersecurity Policies

Now Is the Best Time to Raise Your Rates

5 Steps for Leading a Team You’ve Inherited

3 Essential Vitamins Tell the Story of U.S. Dependence on China

It’s Time for CFOs to Rethink Scenario Planning

What Comes After DEI

Research: How Companies Can Support Managers They Send Abroad

Using Data to Design Your Hybrid Work Policies

Cross-Functional Accountability and Authority: Enhancing Organizational Effectiveness

Three-Word Tricks to Boost Your Impact as a Consultant

An International Travel Checklist for U.S. Employers

Research: Do You Know What Signals Your Logo’s Colors Are Sending?

Navigating the Economy Amid Deliberate Policy Uncertainty

To Mitigate Gen AI’s Risks, Draw on Your Team’s Collective Judgment

How 6 Companies Approached Digital Transformation

In Turbulent Times, Consider “Strategic Subtraction”

Research: Why CEOs Should Start with the New Year

Why More Companies Should Have a Sabbatical Policy

Your Company Needs a Digital Nomad Policy

Tech Companies, Nuclear Power, and the Problem of Strategic Timing

Are Non-Christian Employees Represented in Your Holiday Policies?

You’re Not Prepared for the AI Revolution

The Future of Leadership: Embracing Change in a Dynamic World

What Gets Measured, AI Will Automate

How and When to Raise Your Consulting Rate

Creating Flex Work Policies … When Everyone Has Different Needs

How Circularity Can Be a Strategic Response to Tariffs

How to Assess the New Legal Risks of Your DEI Policies

Anti-Bias Policies That Really Work in Customer Service

How to Phrase Your Questions When You Need Honest Answers

The Formal Policies That Protect Family Businesses from Interpersonal Chaos

How India Can Fix Its Employment Crisis

Companies Need a New Approach to Investing This Election Year

Innovating During Disruption

Cultural Influences on Managerial Accountability

Companies Are Using AI to Make Faster Decisions in Sales and Marketing

Navigating the New Risks and Regulatory Challenges of GenAI

Is India the World’s Next Great Economic Power?

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