Culture
Why You Should Make Friends at Work
Many people are wary of workplace friendships, but the benefits of forming connections outweigh the potential risks.
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Talent Management
Managing Through Uncertainty
MIT SMR’s fall 2022 issue includes articles on board refreshment, collaborative relationships, and management skills.
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Create the Right Culture for Hybrid Work
Watch this one-hour webinar for expert insights on evolving trends in hybrid and remote work.
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.
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What Do Employees Want? Change.
Survey: Today’s workers seek wellness benefits, flexibility, and career-development opportunities.
Organizational Structure
Relational Power Is the New Currency of Hybrid Work
Research shows that managers must incorporate relational power into their leadership approach in virtual work settings.
Organizational Behavior
Declare ‘Calendar Bankruptcy’ to Move Beyond Meeting-Driven Culture
The authors of a new book suggest tactics for changing a meeting-driven corporate culture.
Remote Work
The Loneliness of the Hybrid Worker
Research finds that having supportive colleagues in the workplace is key to feeling less isolated when working from home.
Remote Work
How Shifts in Remote Behavior Affect Employee Well-Being
Leaders can improve remote employees’ well-being and productivity by helping them structure their workdays better.
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The New World of Work Is Transforming the Old Social Contracts
This report, based on a global survey, explores rapidly changing trends in hybrid and remote work.
Organizational Behavior
Making Sense of the Future
Experimental corporate initiatives and individuals’ new ways of working are shaping what’s possible.
Remote Work
Equity in the Hybrid Office
Leaders and their employees must partner to achieve equity and access for both in-person and remote employees.
Talent Management
Effective Coaching, Mentoring, and Sponsorship in the Virtual Office
Northeastern University’s Curtis Odom shares ways to develop coaching, mentoring, and sponsorship in today’s workplace.
Remote Work
Leveling the Playing Field Through Remote Work
Allowing employees to work from home now and post-pandemic can benefit those with or without disabilities.
Collaboration
The Surprising Impact of Meeting-Free Days
No-meeting days allow for efficient collaboration while preventing focused, heads-down work from being disrupted.
Leadership Skills
The Top MIT SMR Articles of 2021
The year’s top articles offer insights on driving cultural change, combating burnout and fatigue, and managing teams.
Talent Management
Why It’s So Hard to Keep and Recruit Employees Right Now
Forces that have been in play since before the pandemic began can help explain today’s turbulence in the workforce.
Sustainability
The Best of This Week
Space missions’ remote-work lessons, fast fashion’s untenable business model, and sustainable work’s progressive roots.
Remote Work
What Space Missions Can Teach Us About Remote Work
The practices of astronauts offer a model for successfully adapting to remote and hybrid work.