Diversity

Workers’ creativity will provide job security — even as robots take on parts of their roles.

Day Two of MIT SMR’s Work/22 symposium included discussions of workplace culture, good jobs, and employee development.

Day One of MIT SMR’s Work/22 symposium included discussions of employee activism, DEI best practices, and collaboration.

MIT SMR‘s winter 2022 issue looks at innovation processes in product development and how networks affect culture and diversity.

Business-led coalitions for local prosperity are a growing phenomenon capturing the attention of CEOs.

Organizational network analysis reveals more effective ways to be more inclusive of employees from marginalized groups.

People can take meaningful steps to become more effective allies for members of marginalized groups at work.

Kay Firth-Butterfield (the World Economic Forum), Ya Xu (LinkedIn), and Charlotte Degot (BCG GAMMA) join MIT SMR senior project editor Allison Ryder for a discussion on innovating with artificial intelligence.

In artificial intelligence, race and gender too often generate a bias double whammy.

Female executives can command bigger pay increases than men by switching jobs.

The pandemic has upended business. Let’s consider how managers should respond.

Evaluators can be nudged to make less biased decisions in hiring and other contexts.

Early analysis suggests that three networking behaviors can drive inclusion in organizations.

Knowing why racial equity initiatives provoke opposition can help you lead employees through change.

Businesses that pledged to support racial equity in 2020 must maintain their commitments to effecting change.

Identifying the potential public harm of new AI tools should be part of prelaunch due diligence.

Community partners can help companies create enduring skill strategies and training systems.

Preparing workers for a digital future, targeted learning, and the emotions of returning to the office.

Companies can gain cooperative advantage by appointing community development and sustainability advocates to their boards.

Hear from coauthors of the 2021 research report, “Leadership’s Digital Transformation,” about the ways leaders must transform themselves to lead organizations today.