The Bias Cut
A series profiling women leaders on career paths and gender bias
This Capital One manager wants women to embrace self-promotion
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Monica Kothari on how she sets limits to promote her well-being, and how affordable child care would make the workplace more equitable and inclusive for women.
This biopharma executive offers 4 steps for finding your voice
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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.
This former Nutrisystem CEO wants to use AI to democratize talent
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Former Nutrisystem CEO Dawn Zier on straightforward communication, zero-tolerance harassment policies, and rethinking the emphasis on networking.
Why learning to say no is the most important lesson for this founder
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Entrepreneur Achenyo Idachaba-Obaro shares why she doesn’t allow unavoidable biases to bother her, and how she’s prioritizing her employees’ health care.
Northwestern Mutual’s strategy chief: Take on challenges others won't
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Northwestern Mutual’s Aditi Javeri Gokhale on taking risks to get noticed and the importance of transparency around work-life balance.
‘Great leaders are people who don’t seek power’
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Tembusu Partners executive Theodora Lai on trusting your expertise, taking on new challenges, and constructive leadership.
How this former CEO traded anxiety for mindfulness
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Executive coach Amy Kimball helps clients facing challenges at work choose reactions that are aligned with their values.
How this CEO followed her curiosity to success
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Founder and CEO Amanda von Goetz talks about her unconventional education, ignoring perceived projections, and her company’s “organic diversity.”
How one VC found a flexible second career after having kids
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Founder and angel investor Marla Shapiro talks safe spaces for vulnerability, the “motherhood penalty,” and when it’s OK to drop the ball.
How 7 leaders manage stress, burnout, and their employees’ well-being
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Walking meetings, intermittent fasting, and an “anytime vacation” policy are how today’s leaders tend to their well-being and encourage work-life balance among their employees.