IT Governance & Leadership
The Three Roles of the Chief Data Officer: ADP’s Jack Berkowitz
ADP’s Jack Berkowitz explains the benefits of having data strategy, data products, and AI oversight within the CDO role.
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Diversity & Inclusion
How Organizations Can Take a Lead in Protecting Reproductive Rights
The authors suggest five actions leaders can take to support and protect reproductive freedom for their employees.
Leadership Skills
Broaden Your Influence by Adapting How You Listen
Choosing the right listening style can help close the gap between what a speaker needs and how a listener responds.
IT Governance & Leadership
To Be a Responsible AI Leader, Focus on Being Responsible
The 2022 MIT SMR-BCG responsible AI report finds that leaders view RAI as important but few prioritize it in practice.
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Culture: The Engine of Transformation
Executives from TCS and Equifax discuss why true digital transformation requires cultural change.
Talent Management
Managing Through Uncertainty
MIT SMR’s fall 2022 issue includes articles on board refreshment, collaborative relationships, and management skills.
Customers
Our Guide to the Fall 2022 Issue
This issue of MIT SMR focuses on customer relationships and their connection to innovation and value.
Organizational Behavior
The 2022 Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize
The winner of MIT SMR’s 2022 Beckhard Prize is “Are Your Team Members Lonely?” by Constance N. Hadley and Mark Mortensen.
Talent Management
The Importance of Managers as Advocates
Advocacy can be a powerful tool to help managers boost employee productivity and retention.
Leading Change
Gaining a Broader Perspective From Our New Editorial Advisory Board
Announcing a new MIT SMR editorial advisory board to help us diversify our thinking and focus our work.
Work-Life Balance
Cutting Parental Leave Is Bad Business
Recent surveys support the creation of a national paid family leave insurance system to keep caregivers in the workforce.
Diversity & Inclusion
Women Are Stalling Out on the Way to the Top
Analysis shows that women in senior leadership are largely stuck in support functions, not moving into key operating roles.
Talent Management
Mental Health Has Become a Business Imperative
Taking a holistic approach to supporting employee mental health improves business, talent, and innovation outcomes.
Diversity & Inclusion
Boost Employee Confidence and Inclusion by Creating Voice Space
New research offers leaders insights into how they can enhance inclusion at an actionable level in the workplace.
Leadership Skills
Saving Management From Our Obsession With Leadership
Organizations tend to downplay or ignore how hard it is to be a good manager. Here are the skills that can turn the tide.
New Product Development
Before Starting Your Own Business, Ask These Four Questions
Determining whether entrepreneurship is right the right path for you requires preparation and introspection.
Leadership Skills
The Cognitive Shortcut That Clouds Decision-Making
Repeating false claims increases their believability, leaving business leaders vulnerable to faulty decision-making.
Developing Strategy
Five Articles for Building Resilience When Facing a Recession
A roundup of MIT SMR articles to help business leaders navigate the uncertainty and volatility of an economic downturn.
Talent Management
The Four-Step Process for Redesigning Work
Manage new workplace expectations by understanding, reimagining, testing, and then acting.
Talent Management
Disrespected Employees Are Quitting. What Can Managers Do Differently?
The meaning of respect hasn’t changed, but leaders should adapt their approach for remote employees.