Leadership

For companies relying on algorithms in daily transactions, transparency is a difficult issue.

When you manage complex problems as if they’re complicated, you’re setting your company up to fail.

Managers already struggle to put data to intelligent use; AI may add to their difficulty.

Haier CEO Zhang Ruimin is transforming a manufacturing giant into a platform for entrepreneurship.

The challenges of leading companies through the AI revolution were examined in a recent symposium.

In a thought-powered world, leaders must look beyond planning and execution and inspire ingenuity.

Executives can foster innovation by understanding and tapping the power of employee networks.

Silicon Valley success is based on four core business principles and a willingness to stay flexible.

Readers contest the view that corporate culture becomes less important in distributed organizations.

The choice between frequent performance coaching and annual reviews need not be a choice at all.

Some companies are using assessment tools to help identify employees with leadership potential.

Companies want managers to help employees develop and improve — but many managers don’t know how.

Kaiser Permanente’s CEO says leaders need to ask how well employees’ intelligence is put to work.

Western multinationals looking for East Asian leaders may need to explore their cultural biases.

Garvin’s 1998 article, “The Processes of Organization and Management,” remains one of the most popular articles ever published in MIT Sloan Management Review.

Moving to a digital business model altered Marriott’s culture in unexpected ways.

Most leadership development programs focus on competencies but fail to view leaders as individuals.

As firms work with increasingly diverse arrays of people, they need to adopt leadership standards that cross geographies.

Certain types of management policies are associated with higher productivity and profitability.

In the age of networked enterprise, strong cultures may turn from assets to liabilities.