Workplace, Teams, & Culture
What the Return-to-Office Debate Misses: Employees Are Customers
By segmenting employees based on what they need to excel, leaders can zero in on how to motivate each type of talent.
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Managing Teams
- Focus On Culture
- Managing Performance
- Navigating Remote Work
Managing Teams
- Focus On Culture
- Managing Performance
- Navigating Remote Work
Managing Teams
- Focus On Culture
- Managing Performance
- Navigating Remote Work
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Build AI ethics into process to pave the way for AI tools that are both innovative and responsible.
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Want more accountability from your team? Ask yourself what’s in their way, starting with four likely obstacles.
Remote Work
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In this video, we offer four research-backed strategies to reduce virtual meeting fatigue and keep your remote team energized and engaged.
Talent Management
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Success in adapting to a four-day workweek lies in execution. These strategies can help smooth the transition.
Remote Work
Virtual Meetings and Your Brain: Four Ways to Refresh
Research shows that “Zoom fatigue” is a demonstrable neurological phenomenon. Address it with these practical strategies.
Culture
Eight Ways to End Meeting Misery
Experts share small, intentional changes leaders can make to transform meetings from tedious to time well spent.
Skills & Learning
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This Me, Myself, and AI episode features Harvard Business School professor Raffaella Sadun in conversation with hosts Sam Ransbotham and Shervin Khodabandeh.
Leadership Skills
Who’s in Control?
MIT SMR’s spring 2025 issue offers advice for leaders on managing amid uncertainty and balancing oversight with autonomy.
Innovation Strategy
Our Guide to the Spring 2025 Issue
This issue of MIT SMR offers insights on innovation, business strategy, employee motivation, partnerships, and more.
Innovation Strategy
How Remote Work Changes Design Thinking
Teams can structure design-thinking processes to benefit from the strengths of both in-person and virtual collaboration.