Expert insights and strategies for managers during the COVID-19 outbreak.
COVID-19 Resources
The Latest COVID-19 Resources from MIT SMR
Data & Data Culture
Experiments and Data for Post-COVID-19 Work Arrangements
Thomas H. Davenport and Thomas C. Redman
Crisis Management
How to Prevent the Return to Offices From Being an Emotional Roller Coaster
Liz Fosslien and Mollie West-Duffy
Navigating Remote Work
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Organizational Behavior
Technology in the Pandemic: Recreate the Office or Repurpose It?
Eliana Crosina and Beth Schinoff
Organizational Behavior
How to Sustain Your Organization’s Culture When Everyone Is Remote
Jennifer Howard-Grenville
Leading Change
New Leadership Challenges for the Virtual World of Work
Alec Levenson and Patrick McLaughlin
Organizational Structure
Dynamic Networks Improve Remote Decision-Making
Abdullah Almaatouq and Alex “Sandy” Pentland
Organizational Behavior
Sustaining Employee Networks in the Virtual Workplace
Daniel Z. Levin and Terri R. Kurtzberg
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Leading Change
How Executive Sponsors Can Help Address the COVID Gender Gap
Sponsors can play a role in growing and strengthening the pipeline of women leaders in organizations.
Ana Kreacic
Data & Data Culture
The Challenges of Presenting Pandemic Data
The authors describe three key challenges leaders face in communicating pandemic data and how to address them.
Sam Maglio et al.
Innovation Strategy
A Framework for Innovation in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond
A framework to help leaders understand how they weathered COVID-19 and to keep leveraging their new innovation skills.
Johnathan Cromwell and Blade Kotelly
Remote Work
Redesigning the Post-Pandemic Workplace
Leaders must plan now for a workplace forever changed by COVID-19.
Gerald C. Kane et al.
Leadership Skills
The Future of Team Leadership Is Multimodal
Leaders will need to play multiple roles as they adapt to managing a hybrid in-person/virtual post-pandemic workforce.
Robert Hooijberg and Michael Watkins
Remote Work
Four Principles to Ensure Hybrid Work Is Productive Work
Organizations have become flexible about where and when employees work. But there are trade-offs.
Lynda Gratton
Culture
How Companies Are Winning on Culture During COVID-19
Our analysis of employee reviews reveals the importance of transparency and communication to corporate culture.
Donald Sull and Charles Sull
Crisis Management
Responding to Crises With Speed and Agility
The pandemic has shown how both speed and agility can help drive global business during a crisis.
Bernadine J. Dykes et al.
Leading Change
Decentralizing Your Operating and Talent Models the Right Way
To operate their companies effectively worldwide, leaders need to rethink how work gets done, and where.
Alec Levenson
Crisis Management
Disrupted and Stronger: Looking In and Looking Out
Managers can reenergize their businesses by leading with authenticity and grace during moments of crisis.