Professionalism has become coded language for white favoritism in workplace practices that more often than not leave behind people of color. This is the fourth of 10 articles in a special series about diversity, equity, and inclusion.| ssir.org
Happy New Year! In the blank slate of January, many of us are thinking about what’s next. Maybe you need a road map for the projects your team will tackle this year, or maybe you need a road map for yourself. What should you focus on this year to get yourself to the next level? How do you help your team do the same? A career ladder is one effective tool to help answer those questions – and on top of that, a good ladder can help mitigate bias and eliminate glue work. This post is the fir...| Locally Optimistic
When you prioritize candidates you “click with,” you run the risk of discriminating against candidates from different backgrounds. Here’s how to change course.| Kellogg Insight
Reflections on Management and Returning to Engineering| betterwithdata.substack.com
Last week, I wrote about ways I’ve learned to deal with hard feedback. But getting that feedback in the first place is just as important. The times most of us get tough criticism — annual performance reviews, or when something is going really wrong — are infrequent and way too slow. Imagine how much faster we could grow if we had those insights in real-time and could take quick action to respond.| amivora.substack.com
“You need to tell me something I’m doing well!” I said to my close colleague a few years ago.| amivora.substack.com
Comments on a few things from Larson's book, and highlights of a few things that jumped out as particularly resonant.| www.harlan.harris.name
Join Locally Optimistic's growing Slack community where analytics leaders share lessons and challenges from their experience working with data.| Locally Optimistic
We should redefine the role of the chief data officer. For our companies, for our careers, and for ourselves.| benn.substack.com
Early in my career, my manager told me during a performance review that “being the smartest person in the room is pointless if no one wants to work with you.” More recently, I got feedback from a colleague that “of course no one can help you if you don't ask for help.”| amivora.substack.com