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CSR pioneer Alberto Andreu Pinillos believes that CSR managers have three distinct responsibilities: foresight, nurturing, and evangelism.
Change management. Overwork. AI-related job loss fears. Get advice from MIT SMR experts on these and other top leadership challenges. Explore proven strategies to build human connections and organizational success.
CSR pioneer Alberto Andreu Pinillos believes that CSR managers have three distinct responsibilities: foresight, nurturing, and evangelism.
The process of managing a data science research effort can seem quite messy, in contrast to data’s aura of reason.
Huge, complex datasets are becoming universal. The skills needed to work with them? Not so much.
Research suggests that high levels of employee engagement are associated with higher rates of profitability growth.
National diversity of top management should be a topic of conversation for boards of directors.
Businesses need a new approach to the practice of leadership — and to leadership development.
Responsible corporate behavior isn’t simply “doing well by doing good.” Six structural changes need to be considered.
The Summer 2015 issue of MIT SMR highlights how digital business plays out in strategy, innovation and business transformation.
How can executives best distinguish usable information from distracting noise?
Companies adding analytics professionals must navigate cultural tradition and turf tensions.
Pervasive and near-continual use of organizational information technology systems is taking a toll on some employees’ health.
It’s not enough to offer great pay and benefits anymore. Employees want their workplace to reflect and support who they are.
Being fresh for the work day requires prioritizing sleep — which organizations can do a better job encouraging.
Humanyze helps interpret social data so that businesses can identify the best collaborative practices of the most effective people.
It’s easier to make good decisions if you remove yourself from information overload and consider choices more abstractly.
The Spring 2015 issue of MIT SMR highlights project management — and the importance of expecting the unexpected.
The role of project sponsors is often overlooked, but actively engaged executives are crucial to a project’s success.
Successful project managers often combine elements of traditional and agile approaches to project management.
Six types of personal advisors can provide an important combination of psychosocial support and career support.
Advanced digital technologies are swiftly changing the kinds of skills that jobs require.