Workplace, Teams, & Culture

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

New research upends the assumption that criticism always impedes creative brainstorming.

When political strife threatens workplace relationships, managers can take specific actions to help maintain civility.

Leaders and their employees must partner to achieve equity and access for both in-person and remote employees.

When leaders recognize the perspectives of overlooked populations, it opens up opportunities for innovation and change.

Awareness of the most common elements of toxic workplace cultures can help employers prevent and address them.

March 15-17, the MIT SMR site is free and open to all.

Employers can better retain workers experiencing long COVID and other chronic illnesses by creating supportive policies.

MIT SMR’s spring 2022 issue exemplifies its focus on strategic leadership, digital innovation, and sustainable business.

The spring 2022 issue of MIT SMR focuses on how companies use KPIs to measure performance. Plus: What happy, rude, or activist employees bring to the table; strategic thinking for uncertain times.

Streamlined metrics can get people moving in the same direction and improve business performance.

Data-driven leaders are using machine learning to surface new KPIs and better align behaviors with strategic objectives.

During this LinkedIn live event, speakers from Levi Strauss & Co., MIT Sloan Management Review, and Boston Consulting Group outline how AI implementation improves corporate culture.

Work that permits autonomy and demands problem-solving can bolster employees’ cognitive skills and ongoing learning.

Deepa Purushothaman discusses the challenges women of color face in the workplace and ways everyone can champion equity.

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

To build diverse and inclusive business ecosystems, companies must move beyond performative allyship.

Rehiring a former employee can benefit an employer if the right expectations are put in place.

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

Respondents to recent global surveys say their organizations are capturing substantial value from AI.