Organizational Structure
Dynamic Networks Improve Remote Decision-Making
Decision-making networks perform better when they’re dynamic and respond quickly to feedback.
Leadership
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Leadership Skills
Iterating With Remote Work
Leaders should check in with employees on their wellbeing in addition to their productivity in the post-COVID work environment.
Kristine Dery and Paul Michelman
Analytics & Performance
Rethinking Performance Management for Post-Pandemic Success
Recalibrating metrics to assess work-from-home performance is essential to ensuring that remote work actually works.
Michael Schrage
Organizational Behavior
This Is Not (Digital) Business as Usual
The pandemic has made online interaction more routine, creating new opportunities for businesses.
Ali Aslan Gümüsay and Leonhard Dobusch
Organizational Behavior
Sustaining Employee Networks in the Virtual Workplace
Virtual work arrangements can erode relationships. Here’s what can go wrong and how to bolster connections.
Daniel Z. Levin and Terri R. Kurtzberg
Leading Change
Making Remote Work Work
MIT researcher Kristine Dery shares how to make remote work an opportunity for employees to excel.
Paul Michelman
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
IT Governance & Leadership
Evolving CIOs: The Customer Experience Priority
As the CIO function becomes more strategic, these executives focus on customer experience.
Stephen J. Andriole and Allison Ryder
Organizational Behavior
The Best of This Week
Data-wrapping techniques, building diverse AI teams, and communicating with empathy and authority.
The MIT SMR Editors
Developing Strategy
Looking for Opportunity in the Midst of Crisis
A new survey of global business leaders reveals key insights about strategic focus amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Michael Watkins and Michael Yaziji
Talent Management
Skills the Innovation Workforce Will Need: A Live Session at Disruption 2020
Tucker Marion and Sebastian Fixson outline four essential skills workers need to master to succeed in digital environments.
Tucker J. Marion, Sebastian K. Fixson, and Paul Michelman
Leading Change
The Sources of Disruption Every Company Should Monitor: A Live Session at Disruption 2020
Amy Webb outlines the 11 sources of change that could disrupt your organization.
Amy Webb and Paul Michelman
Leadership Skills
Five Ways to Motivate Your Team With Empathy and Authority
The right communication during a crisis can help teams be more connected — and productive.
Nancy Duarte
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
Your People Need Care, Not a Battle Cry
Leaders are using the language of war to rally people in a fight against COVID-19. That’s a problem.
Gianpiero Petriglieri
Leading Change
In Times of Anxiety, Lead With ‘We’ and ‘Us’
Behavioral insights from employee feedback can help leaders identify and drive new, data-informed priorities.
Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio
Talent Management
Build a Diverse Team to Solve the AI Riddle
Computer scientists typically lead AI development, but teams with diverse expertise can build better systems.
Joseph Byrum
Talent Management
Connecting Worker Satisfaction With Opportunity
Explore the data behind the 2020 MIT SMR/Deloitte Future of the Workforce Global Executive Survey and Research Report.
Innovation Strategy
The Best of This Week
How to boost innovation capacity and institutional pride, and addressing tech inequity and the ethics of automation.
The MIT SMR Editors
Analytics & Organizational Culture
AI, Robots, and Ethics in the Age of COVID-19
The increasing adoption of AI and robots has implications for jobs, biases, and data privacy.