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Decisions that have moral consequences often require sustained and systematic consideration.
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Organizational Behavior
The Future Workplace Depends on Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Balance
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Achieving Individual — and Organizational — Value With AI
The 2022 MIT SMR-BCG AI and Business Strategy report finds organizations get more value from AI when workers benefit too.
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Diversity & Inclusion
When Confronting Bias, Beware the Counterclaims
Managers can learn to recognize specious claims of victimhood by employees called out for engaging in discrimination.
Felix Danbold et al.
Diversity & Inclusion
A New Conflict-Resolution Model to Advance DEI
Many organizations keep spinning their wheels with sensitivity training. There’s a better way to address systemic bias.
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Leadership Skills
Make Leader Character Your Competitive Edge
Fostering a culture where character is valued equally alongside competence can result in better decisions and outcomes.
Mary Crossan et al.
Talent Management
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Companies and employees can benefit when open jobs are filled by internal lateral hires rather than external candidates.
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Culture
Why You Should Make Friends at Work
Many people are wary of workplace friendships, but the benefits of forming connections outweigh the potential risks.
Lynda Gratton
Managing Your Career
Are Mentors Modeling Toxic ‘Ideal Worker’ Norms?
Mentors can help redefine the rhetoric of success that rewards work at the cost of well-being.
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Supply Chains & Logistics
Supply Chain Leaders, Prioritize These Three Talent Strategy Essentials
To strengthen resiliency, companies need to build flexibility into the supply chain talent base.
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Culture
How to Fix a Toxic Culture
Advice on addressing toxic leadership, toxic social norms, and work design to improve corporate culture.
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Talent Management
Five Ways Managers Can Help Prevent Quiet Quitting
Advice for managers on addressing the “quiet quitting” phenomenon and increasing employee engagement.