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Could Your Name Prompt Hiring Bias?

On The Job

Could someone named Jamal have more difficulty getting help from a mentor or attention from a higher-up than someone named Brad? But once they are told they must have rules in place to deal with all mentor requests the same way, they can decide whether they will respond to all — or none — of the requests.

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

Success

In 2004 Blakely tackled another hurdle when she appeared on a reality show with Richard Branson called The Rebel Billionaire: Branson’s Quest for the Best , a sort-of cross between The Apprentice and The Amazing Race. She determined in that instant to make a prototype and put it into production. How does she manage it all? “I

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