Career

A new book from The MIT Press identifies nudges, interventions, and experiments to help companies de-bias, attract diverse talent, and manage the workforce better.

Coleen Glessner reflects on the pharma industry’s gender bias, what she’s learned about self-validation, and how “professional experimentation” leads to career success.

Former Nutrisystem CEO Dawn Zier on straightforward communication, zero-tolerance harassment policies, and rethinking the emphasis on networking.

No. 1: Taking responsibility for analytics and artificial intelligence.

An expert in corporate governance and operations management, Pounds championed a new generation of MIT Sloan faculty members and served on dozens of corporate boards.

Entrepreneur Achenyo Idachaba-Obaro shares why she doesn’t allow unavoidable biases to bother her, and how she’s prioritizing her employees’ health care.

Maintaining relationships with distant contacts takes work but results in a more diverse network and increased access to economic opportunities.

MIT faculty and industry executives share research and advice for removing gender-based obstacles within organizations.

Northwestern Mutual’s Aditi Javeri Gokhale on taking risks to get noticed and the importance of transparency around work-life balance.

Tembusu Partners executive Theodora Lai on trusting your expertise, taking on new challenges, and constructive leadership.