Alison Beard

@alisonwbeard

Work: editor, HBR IdeaCast & DearHBR co-host, alum. Home: mom, wife, friend, South Ender, Celts fan, cat lady. (Views are mine.)

Boston, MA
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Joined October 2012
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  1. 50 minutes ago

    “What’s driving their misery, the research shows, is the pressure to excel in multiple academic and extracurricular pursuits.” This piece should be required reading for every parent of a “high-achieving” teen.

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    2 hours ago

    What an exciting, important role.

    HEY EVERYBODY: is hiring a Caregiving Reporter. Please share widely and apply. Application will be open through the end of the month!
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    4 hours ago

    Tomorrow I’m going to be talking about feedback at work on with and my fellow editor . This is a follow-up convo to our Women at Work episode that dropped this week. Join us on - 5/7 2pm ET!

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    17 hours ago

    This piece, by , is excellent. It is now time to begin considering relative risk: “As for kids, they don’t need to wear a mask outside starting right now, and, after this school year is over, they shouldn’t have to wear masks inside either.”

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  5. 17 hours ago

    Late to ’s Leave the World Behind but floored by the brilliant, suspenseful writing, spot-on observations about modern upper-middle-class life and what it is to be a parent, and final chapter that this cynic found weirdly hopeful.

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  6. 18 hours ago

    Heartbreaking

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    24 hours ago

    If Black children are old enough to experience racism, then other children are old enough to learn about critical race theory.

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    May 5

    When companies don’t treat succession planning as a strategic priority, it leads to excessive turnover at the top — and destroys a significant amount of value.

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    May 4

    You must read this article or thread. You MUST.

    Los Angeles sheriff deputies frequently harass the families of people they have killed, including taunting them at vigils, parking outside their homes, and following them and pulling them over for no reason, according to a new report:
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    May 4

    It is time to step up and do everything we can to encourage vaccinations. Here is what we did. A new vaccination center opened near my factory. They had more vaccines than people. We offered our employees $50 and a day of PTO to be vaccinated. 58 out of 60 people accepted.

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    May 2

    When a natural disaster hits, what’s a private company’s role in helping recovery efforts?

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    Apr 28

    Infant and child care is WILDLY expensive across most of the U.S. Bringing down those costs is essential.

    Biden’s American Families Plan is long overdue. In 24 states and D.C., infant care costs more than housing
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    Apr 25

    My sweet daughter and her friend (both 11) have started a little purpose-driven business selling hand-sewn catnip, lavender, and cedar pouches, with proceeds directed to our local animal shelter. Please check out her Etsy shop and consider supporting them!

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    Apr 28

    Want to stop overthinking things? If so, tune into this conversation about CHATTER with for the ideacast. Really fun conversation!

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    Apr 27

    64% of people who joined an extremist group on FB did so only because its algorithm recommended it. If companies like FB push us to view certain posts or join certain groups, should they bear no responsibility if doing so leads to real-world violence? 💯

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  16. Apr 25

    My sweet daughter and her friend (both 11) have started a little purpose-driven business selling hand-sewn catnip, lavender, and cedar pouches, with proceeds directed to our local animal shelter. Please check out her Etsy shop and consider supporting them!

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    Apr 21

    Companies need to start succession planning way before they think they need to.

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    Apr 21

    I wrote about how to many people George Floyd became a symbol, but before that he was a father. And in so many ways, the latter is far more important.

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    Apr 15

    BREAKING: U.S. billionaire pandemic profit balloons to $4.56 trillion, a 55 percent increase. A Third of U.S. Billionaire Wealth Gains Since 1990 Have Come During Pandemic. Our latest report with

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    Apr 15

    Flying, pregnancy, or taking the pill all carry much higher blood clot risks than the J&J vaccine

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