In this episode, Tony talks about the role that race, gender, social class and other divides play in access to opportunities in the U.S. He highlights the key takeaways from his latest work, "Race, Work and Leadership", notably how women and people of color are more likely to get visible job assignments but less likely to get global assignments, significant line management experience and critical developmental feedback, all key to success within organizations. When talking about gender and racial disparity within venture capital, Tony talks about homophily and unconscious bias as possible reasons to why the industry has been slow to address diversity but he remains optimistic about the recognition that this issue has gotten over the last couple of years and actions being put in place to address it.
Tony Mayo is the Thomas S. Murphy Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit of Harvard Business School (HBS). He currently teaches Leadership and Organizational Behavior and Authentic Leader Development in the MBA Program. He recently co-created the HBS Online course, Leadership Principles, designed to help new and aspiring leaders unleash the potential in themselves and others. Tony is the author of many books on Leadership and Management, the latest being Race, Work and Leadership, a rare and important compilation of essays that examines how race matters in people’s experience of work and leadership.