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Allies can best support their colleagues by addressing the root causes of inequality, not just its symptoms, recent research finds.
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Effective Allies Don't Just Offer Support -- They Change Systems
Recent research finds that the most effective allyship addresses the root causes of inequality, not just its symptoms.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Allies can best support their colleagues by addressing the root causes of inequality, not just its symptoms, recent research finds.
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Organizations that aspire to hire and advance employees based on merit should consider character, not just skills or performance.
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To Reform Meritocracy, Put Character at the Center
Organizations that aspire to implement true meritocracy must go beyond performance and skills in defining it.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Organizations that aspire to hire and advance employees based on merit should consider character, not just skills or performance.
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Just as Louis Leakey advocated for Jane Goodall and other women scientists, today’s leaders can create lasting impact through authentic sponsorship and inclusion.
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What Jane Goodall's Career Teaches Us About Allyship and Sponsorship
Leaders can apply five time-tested lessons to help elevate people whose talents might otherwise go unrecognized.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Just as Louis Leakey advocated for Jane Goodall and other women scientists, today’s leaders can create lasting impact through authentic sponsorship and inclusion.
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Leaders concerned that they will be penalized for championing sustainability and diversity can still sustain their commitments.
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The Case for Quiet Corporate Activism
Leaders can sustain social and environmental commitments amid a hostile political climate by communicating thoughtfully.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Leaders concerned that they will be penalized for championing sustainability and diversity can still sustain their commitments.
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The GENIUS Act opens up a new frontier and strategic choices for leaders.
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What Stablecoin Regulation Means for Business
By regulating stablecoins, the GENIUS Act creates new payment options that could upend traditional business models.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The GENIUS Act opens up a new frontier and strategic choices for leaders.
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Some revenue management systems based on algorithms may lead to unintended collusion and antitrust violations.
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The Perils of Algorithmic Pricing
Hotels and landlords can mitigate legal risks by choosing decentralized revenue management systems that use public data.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Some revenue management systems based on algorithms may lead to unintended collusion and antitrust violations.
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Leaders who are pushing for four or five days in the office are fixated on the wrong problem. Hybrid work is not a policy challenge — it’s a leadership capability challenge.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Leaders who are pushing for four or five days in the office are fixated on the wrong problem. Hybrid work is not a policy challenge — it’s a leadership capability challenge.
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Our new research with Boston Consulting Group reveals that nearly 80% of AI experts agree that responsible AI governance requires questioning the necessity of overly humanlike agentic AI systems.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Our new research with Boston Consulting Group reveals that nearly 80% of AI experts agree that responsible AI governance requires questioning the necessity of overly humanlike agentic AI systems.
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When we experience angry behavior at work — often from people who rank above us in the hierarchy — it typically stems from fear.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
When we experience angry behavior at work — often from people who rank above us in the hierarchy — it typically stems from fear.
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Many organizations intend to check their AI systems for fairness, accountability, and transparency but struggle to implement responsible AI processes due to structural and cultural obstacles or a lack of commitment. https://mitsmr.com/47dwAav
October 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Many organizations intend to check their AI systems for fairness, accountability, and transparency but struggle to implement responsible AI processes due to structural and cultural obstacles or a lack of commitment. https://mitsmr.com/47dwAav
Vanguard Group, one of the largest asset management companies in the world, is using artificial intelligence for personalizing client services, creating efficiencies, avoiding costs, and providing better investing advice at low cost. https://mitsmr.com/43C1Q0w
October 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Vanguard Group, one of the largest asset management companies in the world, is using artificial intelligence for personalizing client services, creating efficiencies, avoiding costs, and providing better investing advice at low cost. https://mitsmr.com/43C1Q0w
Design is losing its luster as a strategic discipline that is key to innovation and creating new value, and it is increasingly being targeted in cost-cutting initiatives.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Design is losing its luster as a strategic discipline that is key to innovation and creating new value, and it is increasingly being targeted in cost-cutting initiatives.
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A cross-national study found that 80% of employees struggle to concentrate during political crises and social disruption.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
A cross-national study found that 80% of employees struggle to concentrate during political crises and social disruption.
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Although some corporate and governmental commitments to sustainability efforts have waned in the current political climate, particularly in the U.S., the 2025 Climate Week event in New York offered evidence that the work hasn’t stopped.
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October 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Although some corporate and governmental commitments to sustainability efforts have waned in the current political climate, particularly in the U.S., the 2025 Climate Week event in New York offered evidence that the work hasn’t stopped.
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When AI tools have many of the answers, what’s the value of expensive experts? It’s their ability to ask better questions and recognize gray areas, which shifts their value from content to context.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
When AI tools have many of the answers, what’s the value of expensive experts? It’s their ability to ask better questions and recognize gray areas, which shifts their value from content to context.
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The eight dimensions of design thinking capture essential differences in how managers and designers perform their work and make decisions.
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October 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The eight dimensions of design thinking capture essential differences in how managers and designers perform their work and make decisions.
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Companies are pouring money and effort into AI while overlooking a simple truth about adoption and governance: The real work happens at the team level.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Companies are pouring money and effort into AI while overlooking a simple truth about adoption and governance: The real work happens at the team level.
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Learn four key principles from it that can help leaders deal with work crises better. One lesson: It’s possible to maintain positive team energy while creating a sense of urgency.
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Handle the Corporate Heat Like an Actual Firefighter | Melissa Swift
Leaders can apply four key principles from FDNY firefighters to contend with “fires” in the business world.
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October 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Learn four key principles from it that can help leaders deal with work crises better. One lesson: It’s possible to maintain positive team energy while creating a sense of urgency.
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Support employees dealing with destabilizing change by giving them more control and autonomy.
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Why Agency Helps Employees Cope With Change
Employees who are anxious about change can regain their footing by being given a measure of control over how they work.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Support employees dealing with destabilizing change by giving them more control and autonomy.
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Are you confident about how to navigate the what, where, when, and why of generative AI? MIT SMR expert authors offer some much-needed clarity for leaders.
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Cut Through GenAI Confusion: Eight Definitive Reads
MIT SMR's expert authors detail how to think about using generative AI efficiently, responsibly, and skeptically.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Are you confident about how to navigate the what, where, when, and why of generative AI? MIT SMR expert authors offer some much-needed clarity for leaders.
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Leaders must consider how novelty fits with other elements, such as efficiency, customer lock-in, and partnerships. Learn the essentials from businesses that stressed system design, not just sizzle.
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Business Model Innovation: Seven Essentials
Learn business model innovation lessons from companies that took a systems approach to building high-performing models.
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October 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Leaders must consider how novelty fits with other elements, such as efficiency, customer lock-in, and partnerships. Learn the essentials from businesses that stressed system design, not just sizzle.
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Our natural response to inappropriate comments is fight or flight. Responding more effectively takes practice. https://mitsmr.com/3HNgCto
October 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Our natural response to inappropriate comments is fight or flight. Responding more effectively takes practice. https://mitsmr.com/3HNgCto
In this video interview, Lauren Dreyer explains how she increased her team’s productivity by 60% — by letting go of control and embracing shared decision-making.
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October 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
In this video interview, Lauren Dreyer explains how she increased her team’s productivity by 60% — by letting go of control and embracing shared decision-making.
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https://mitsmr.com/3VOIfWO
Many leaders of growing organizations bemoan employee resistance to change. But the reason most change efforts fail is that leaders suffer from the hero complex.
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Change Management: How to Avoid the Hero Trap
When leading change, seeking overinflated credit and taking extreme ownership can cause trouble.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Many leaders of growing organizations bemoan employee resistance to change. But the reason most change efforts fail is that leaders suffer from the hero complex.
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From chemical engineer to YouTube's trust & safety team, Angela Nakalembe shares how AI has become the first line of defense against harmful content, making moderation faster and more humane.
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New episode is live! 🎧 https://mitsmr.com/4o2CgKd
September 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
From chemical engineer to YouTube's trust & safety team, Angela Nakalembe shares how AI has become the first line of defense against harmful content, making moderation faster and more humane.
New episode is live! 🎧 https://mitsmr.com/4o2CgKd
New episode is live! 🎧 https://mitsmr.com/4o2CgKd