HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW — Nancy started her day feeling prepared to brief her executive team on a high-stakes project she had been working on for the past two months. She had rehearsed her slide deck repeatedly, to the point where she had every level of content practically memorized. She arrived at the meeting early and waited patiently, […]
The Fine Line Between a Collaborative Employee and One Who Doesn’t Get Enough Done
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW — Tony was baffled. His direct report, Susan, was enormously productive. Her team clearly loved working with her, and she was considered a high potential in the organization. Yet she always seemed pulled in a dozen directions rather than focused on the areas that Tony had indicated as strategic priorities. While he admired her attention to […]
The Time-Consuming Activities That Stall Women’s Careers
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW — Susan was maxed out. At home, she juggled errands, laundry, meals, and cleaning. At work, she’d hit the ground running every morning, making calls, taking meetings, and plowing through her inbox. She was busy but happy; she liked getting things done. She enjoyed making to-do lists and then crushing them…[Read More]