Organizational Behavior
Turbulent Times Demand Dynamic Rules
To prosper in a dynamic business environment, leaders must change their approach to rule-making and adherence.
Employee Behavior
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Talent Management
When Employees Speak Up, Companies Win
When employees share ideas and opinions about topics outside the scope of their jobs, they and their companies benefit.
Ethan Burris, Elizabeth McCune, and Dawn Klinghoffer
Culture
The Opportunity Costs of Weight Bias at Work
Being overweight is highly stigmatized, but companies can take steps to help combat weight discrimination.
Enrica N. Ruggs, Eden B. King, and Mikki R. Hebl
Organizational Behavior
Technology in the Pandemic: Recreate the Office or Repurpose It?
Managers face a choice: use technology to recreate employees’ former office work lives, or craft a new strategy.
Eliana Crosina and Beth Schinoff
Leading Change
Confronting the Uncomfortable Reality of Workplace Discrimination
Organizational leaders can begin to address racial discrimination in the workplace by taking strategic actions.
Derek R. Avery and Enrica N. Ruggs
Leadership Skills
How to Support Your Workforce in Critical Times
Leaders who take care of themselves will also take care of their teams.
Liz Fosslien, Mollie West Duffy, and Paul Michelman
Leadership Skills
The Secret to Supporting Your Workforce in Critical Times
Mollie West Duffy and Liz Fosslien contend that smart leaders acknowledge and embrace emotions in the workplace.
Paul Michelman
Leading Change
The Best of This Week
How U.S. companies are commemorating Juneteenth; what a 2020 recession may mean for data analytics.
The MIT SMR Editors
Leading Change
New Leadership Challenges for the Virtual World of Work
Senior leaders must rethink key decision-making processes to enhance trust, transparency, and teamwork.
Alec Levenson and Patrick McLaughlin
IT Governance & Leadership
The Unaddressed Gap in Cybersecurity: Human Performance
No amount of tech investment can outweigh closing the human performance gap — the best defense against cyberattacks.
Stephen A. Wilson, Dean Hamilton, and Scott Stallbaum
Leadership Skills
The Surprising Science Behind Successful Remote Meetings
Evidence-based insights and practical tips can help you improve your remote meetings.
Steven G. Rogelberg
Leadership Skills
Managing Stress and Emotions When Working Remotely
Eight practical tips for a new-for-many mode of work.
Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy
Talent Management
12 Essential Insights for Managing Teams
From managing conflict and negative emotions to virtual collaboration and complex project planning.
Ally MacDonald
Collaboration
The Best of This Week
How vigilant companies stay ahead, Disney+, and using software to measure emotions.
The MIT SMR Editors
Security & Privacy
Measuring Emotions in the Digital Age
Facial recognition tech can identify and analyze key emotional states — but must be used with care.
Daphna Motro, Bohan Ye, Tamar Kugler, and Charles N. Noussair
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Measuring Culture in Leading Companies
Combining cutting-edge AI and MIT expertise, the Culture 500 provides a nuanced picture of corporate culture in the world’s top organizations.
Donald Sull, Charles Sull, and Andrew Chamberlain
Diversity & Inclusion
Do Men Know More About Salaries?
New research explores gender differences in acquiring information about salaries.
Zoë Cullen and Ricardo Perez-Truglia
Leading Change
Bringing Lessons From #MeToo to the Boardroom
If your board has not already re-examined its sexual harassment policies, the time to act is now.
Patricia H. Lenkov and Denise Kuprionis
Ethics
The Trouble With Corporate Compliance Programs
Companies need a better understanding of how employees reach unethical decisions.
Todd Haugh
Leadership Skills
Helping Employees Improve Performance
The key for managers is less emphasis on how they rate employees and more on how they talk about performance improvement.
Reported by Bruce Posner
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