Expert insights and strategies for managers during the COVID-19 outbreak.
COVID-19 Resources
The Latest COVID-19 Resources from MIT SMR
Collaboration
Optimizing Return-to-Office Strategies With Organizational Network Analysis
Rob Cross and Peter Gray
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
Why Pivoting People Is a Strategic Priority
Companies must retrain their employees to fill the roles most closely aligned with their revised strategic directions.
Curtis L. Odom and Charn P. McAllister
Customers
The Retail Profitability Paradox
Retailers must explore new revenue streams, monetize existing assets, and embrace a consumer-to-business mentality.
Rodney R. Sides and Lupine Skelly
Innovation Strategy
How Digital Inclusion Can Help Solve Grand Challenges
A global study of online hackathons offers best practices for designing virtual ideation sessions.
Tomoko Yokoi et al.
Skills & Learning
How to Address Worker Skill Gaps in the Return to Work
As hiring begins to accelerate, companies may need to retrain workers whose skills stagnated while they were unemployed.
Kelly Palmer
Global Strategy
How COVID-19 Will Change the Geography of Competition
Three trends are reshaping global strategy and operations for the world’s largest companies.
Niccolò Pisani
Skills & Learning
What Happens if ‘Absorbing by Observation’ Disappears?
New hires are at risk of losing the subtly communicated knowledge shared through in-person work.
Lynda Gratton
Managing Your Career
How to Manage ‘Invisible Transitions’ in Leadership
Four steps to help leaders transition into a substantial new role without a change in title or authority.
Ingo Marquart et al.
Organizational Behavior
How Organizations Can Promote Employee Wellness, Now and Post-Pandemic
It benefits both workers and companies when leaders proactively support employees’ mental health and wellness.
Ben Laker and Thomas Roulet
Remote Work
How to Combat Virtual Meeting Fatigue
Leaders can make meetings more effective and less fatiguing by incorporating feedback from their teams.
Katie Kavanagh et al.
Data & Data Culture
Experiments and Data for Post-COVID-19 Work Arrangements
Testing can guide decisions such as who needs to work in an office and what work hours are optimal.