Future of Work

Experiments show that four-day workweeks can help companies trim costs, retain employees, and boost worker well-being.

Cisco shows how organizations can think about orchestrating a workforce ecosystem, starting with contingent workers.

A surge in regulations aimed at protecting remote workers poses new challenges to companies dependent on them.

Managerial authority and hierarchy should be redesigned for business today, but they won’t disappear.

Recent surveys support the creation of a national paid family leave insurance system to keep caregivers in the workforce.

Taking a holistic approach to supporting employee mental health improves business, talent, and innovation outcomes.

Businesses emerging from the pandemic must balance efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of life to enable growth.

Fostering a sense of belonging among employees can help organizations improve retention and performance.

New research examines the challenges of leading and coordinating workforces that increasingly rely on external contributors.

Recent research suggests companies should consider offering a four-day workweek to help attract and retain employees.

To gain agility, leaders must deconstruct jobs into tasks and deploy workers based on their skills.

Experimental corporate initiatives and individuals’ new ways of working are shaping what’s possible.

Northeastern University’s Curtis Odom shares ways to develop coaching, mentoring, and sponsorship in today’s workplace.

MIT Sloan’s Zeynep Ton explores why there are so many bad jobs and what organizations can — and should — do about it.

Vans’s Doug Palladini discusses how the future of work is playing out at the global sports lifestyle brand.

Babson’s Rob Cross discusses how to identify collaborative dysfunction — and then improve it.

Stephanie Creary discusses the practices that underlie positive workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion outcomes.

Deconstructing jobs into tasks reframes the talent problem from one of supply to one of demand.

Day Two of MIT SMR’s Work/22 symposium included discussions of workplace culture, good jobs, and employee development.

Day One of MIT SMR’s Work/22 symposium included discussions of employee activism, DEI best practices, and collaboration.