Teams & Teamwork

Watch this short video for tips on boosting organizational innovation through a strengths-based team approach.

Apply the objectives and key results model to align individual- and team-level goals with broader organizational aims.

Researchers have identified six best practices to help leaders better regulate their own and their teams’ emotions.

Teams facing a fundamental change perform better when they focus on reskilling individuals first.

In this Q&A, Amy Ihlen of ADP discusses how connected cultures enhance engagement and inclusion.

The skill of perspective taking can help build teams’ psychological safety for creative, collaborative problem-solving.

This issue of MIT SMR focuses on creating and managing successful, engaged teams in a pandemic-changed world.

Externally focused x-teams can drive innovation, performance, and distributed leadership but require a shift in mindset.

The winner of MIT SMR’s 2022 Beckhard Prize is “Are Your Team Members Lonely?” by Constance N. Hadley and Mark Mortensen.

Businesses emerging from the pandemic must balance efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of life to enable growth.

David Kiron and François Candelon discuss the latest MIT SMR-BCG AI and business strategy report at Web Summit 2021.

The winner of the 2021 Beckhard Prize is “Fixing the Overload Problem at Work,” by Erin L. Kelly and Phyllis Moen.

Five principles can help leaders decide when it’s best to hold meetings with both colocated and virtual participants.

PepsiCo’s Colin Lenaghan discusses AI’s role in the company’s pricing strategy and ongoing digital transformation.

Planning for the post-pandemic workplace, managing hybrid teams, and optimizing your organization for AI.

Leaders will need to play multiple roles as they adapt to managing a hybrid in-person/virtual post-pandemic workforce.

Last year’s challenges underscore that humans work best if they work as a team for a common purpose.

In this webinar, MIT SMR author Eric J. McNulty shares practical tips for leaders leading through the global COVID-19 pandemic.

The winner of the 2020 Beckhard Prize is “Improving the Rhythm of Your Collaboration,” by Ethan Bernstein, Jesse Shore, and David Lazer.

Solving complex problems with crowdsourcing means tailoring the crowd to the problem’s scope.