Developing Strategy
The Essence of Strategy Is Now How to Change
When environments are complex and dynamic, strategy is about adaptability.
Uncertainty
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Disruption
The Top MIT SMR Articles of 2020
The most popular articles of 2020 gave companies and leaders insights on navigating disruption, uncertainty, and change.
Supply Chains & Logistics
Accelerating Supply Chain Scenario Planning
Companies can use data and collaborative scenario plans to enhance supply chain responsiveness.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
How Organizations Can Build Analytics Agility
In an era of constant change, data and analytics teams must change rapidly to enable businesses to survive, never mind compete.
Leading Change
Seize the Moment
The COVID-19 pandemic has permanently changed social norms. Although there will be enormous challenges ahead, these changes nonetheless offer business leaders an opportunity to create a future that’s different from — and better than — the prepandemic “business as usual.”
Leadership Skills
The Overlooked Key to Leading Through Chaos
Sensemaking can be overlooked as a key leadership skill but is critical for navigating complexity.
Business Models
The Best of This Week
Winning back the gig economy, competing with revenue models, and managing teams in uncertain times.
Organizational Behavior
The Pandemic’s Lessons for Managing Uncertainty
Four team management practices have been key to navigating the initial pivot to virtual workplaces.
Developing Strategy
How to Not Waste a Crisis: Mindfully Manage ‘In-Betweenness’
Strategically guarding against panic, passivity, and impulsivity can help companies cope with uncertainty.
Leading Change
Leaders Must Have the Courage to Choose the Future
In a crisis, it’s easy to unconsciously prioritize the past. But this is the time to look forward.
Leadership Skills
Leading Through a Crisis Day by Day
Harvard’s Eric McNulty shares lessons from past crises that leaders can apply during the current pandemic.
Innovation Strategy
The Best of This Week
Adjusting business strategies and plotting comebacks in the face of uncertainty.
Supply Chains & Logistics
Three Scenarios to Guide Your Global Supply Chain Recovery
The business climate remains unpredictable, but supply chain leaders should plot their comebacks.
Global Strategy
Projecting Leadership and Humanity in Crisis
Effective leadership can make crises manageable instead of overwhelming.
Crisis Management
Leading Through COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic highlights the skills business leaders need for navigating global crises.
Leading Change
Can We Escape the Technology Trap?
Oxford economist Carl Frey says we must prepare for the inevitable pain of technological progress.
Leadership Skills
Five Rules for Leading in a Digital World
Times of rapid change call for a new leadership model.
Disruption
How to Manage Your Career in the Age of Uncertainty
Author Whitney Johnson offers guidance for managing your career in an era of constant change.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Can We End the Crisis of Agency?
In the face of feeling powerless, doing small things can make a huge difference.
Financial Management & Risk
Will Stock Market Volatility Simmer or Spike?
Will the stock market remain volatile in coming years, or are calming forces on the way?