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October 2016

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October, 2016 l Working World l WorkingWorld.com 5 MATCHMAKERS by David Evans Many companies that are household names, such as Uber, Visa, Airbnb, Vogue magazine, and OpenTable, are matchmakers that offer platforms that make it easy for members of different groups to interact. This business model has become attractive for many entrepreneurs and established companies that are seeking new opportunities. However, it is important to recognize that these multi-sided platforms operate based on a different set of economic rules than traditional businesses. Matchmakers from Harvard Business Review Press, David S. SET FOR INCLUSION by Mark Kaplan Although most business leaders aim to be inclusive, their decisions are often influenced by the norms of insider groups and their own preconceptions. In SET for Inclusion, Mason Donovan and Mark Kaplan provide a simple model that organizations can use to ensure inclusion is part of their decision-making processes. The SET model is designed to help leaders ensure that decisions produce the desired effects on their organizations. TAKING THE STAGE by Judith Humphrey Individuals who are successful in business and in their personal lives engage in confident self-expression. This is often difficult, however, for women. The reality is that women must communicate with greater clarity and impact if they want to have a positive effect on their organizations and more career success. To address this challenge, The Humphrey Group developed the Taking the Stage program. Judith Humphrey discusses the principles of the program in Taking the Stage and demonstrates how women can speak up with confidence to increase their visibility and accelerate their professional advancement WHAT WORKS FOR WOMEN AT WORK by Joan Williams and Rachel Dempsey Gender discrimination in the workplace may no longer be blatantly obvious, but gender bias does in fact still exist. Joan C. Williams and Rachel Dempsey interviewed 125 women at the top of their fields in law, business, politics, and science, ranging in age from their 30s to their 70s. They found that there are four subtle biases that still permeate many workplaces. In What Works for Women at Work, these four biases are discussed and analyzed, along with the need for a shift in perspective about how it is more important for the system to change rather than for women to change their behaviors. SPIRALING UPWARD by Wendy Wallbridge Many professional women receive ap- proval and accolades but become disillu- sioned because external rewards do not lead to wholehearted success. Rather than follow the clear linear path forged by men, they must choose an alternative approach to fulfillment. Spiraling Upward by Wendy Wallbridge offers women a roadmap to find- ing their purpose by using the co-creative powers of energy, thoughts, feelings, words, and actions, which are the fundamentals of self-creation. This "spiral up" process frees women from being defined by external roles and allows them to redefine their lives and achieve success on their own terms.

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