Future of Work

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

Fostering a sense of belonging among employees can help organizations improve retention and performance.

New research examines the challenges of leading and coordinating workforces that increasingly rely on external contributors.

Recent research suggests companies should consider offering a four-day workweek to help attract and retain employees.

To gain agility, leaders must deconstruct jobs into tasks and deploy workers based on their skills.

Experimental corporate initiatives and individuals’ new ways of working are shaping what’s possible.

Northeastern University’s Curtis Odom shares ways to develop coaching, mentoring, and sponsorship in today’s workplace.

MIT Sloan’s Zeynep Ton explores why there are so many bad jobs and what organizations can — and should — do about it.

Vans’s Doug Palladini discusses how the future of work is playing out at the global sports lifestyle brand.

Babson’s Rob Cross discusses how to identify collaborative dysfunction — and then improve it.

Stephanie Creary discusses the practices that underlie positive workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion outcomes.

Deconstructing jobs into tasks reframes the talent problem from one of supply to one of demand.

Day Two of MIT SMR’s Work/22 symposium included discussions of workplace culture, good jobs, and employee development.

Day One of MIT SMR’s Work/22 symposium included discussions of employee activism, DEI best practices, and collaboration.

The post-pandemic era requires a leadership mindset change about jobs and managerial expectations.

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

Crowdsourcing platforms, updating how work gets done in a new normal, and simplifying data migration.

It’s time to start revisiting work policies and their implementation as businesses plan a return to shared workspaces.

Hiring with AI, creating learning organizations, and cultivating a high-purpose culture to support leadership at all levels.

We’re moving toward a system of work design that will profoundly change the roles of organizational leaders.