Talent Management

Giving employees flexibility is becoming crucial to reducing stress and building their confidence in the organization.

Employees who do their work without going above and beyond are often simply behaving rationally in response to unfair circumstances.

Organizational experts offer leaders advice on how to make meaningful changes to increase employee engagement.

MIT SMR’s top articles of 2022 focused on employee engagement, toxic culture, and transformative leadership.

This issue of MIT SMR focuses on creating and managing successful, engaged teams in a pandemic-changed world.

Leaders are meeting employee demands for more flexible work arrangements amid culture and innovation concerns.

Companies need to take steps to address the increasing levels of burnout among overloaded middle managers.

In this webinar, we outline key findings from recent artificial intelligence and business strategy research, including that mandating individual use actually improves employee engagement across multiple dimensions.

Human capital management tools work best when they’re based on data insights and tailored to meet employees’ needs.

As undervalued performers become more visible, they also gain more options to leave their employers.

Advice for leaders on successfully designing and implementing a matrix reporting structure in their organizations.

Companies and employees can benefit when open jobs are filled by internal lateral hires rather than external candidates.

Many people are wary of workplace friendships, but the benefits of forming connections outweigh the potential risks.

Advice for managers on addressing the “quiet quitting” phenomenon and increasing employee engagement.

MIT SMR’s fall 2022 issue includes articles on board refreshment, collaborative relationships, and management skills.

Advocacy can be a powerful tool to help managers boost employee productivity and retention.

Recent surveys support the creation of a national paid family leave insurance system to keep caregivers in the workforce.

Taking a holistic approach to supporting employee mental health improves business, talent, and innovation outcomes.

Organizations tend to downplay or ignore how hard it is to be a good manager. Here are the skills that can turn the tide.

Manage new workplace expectations by understanding, reimagining, testing, and then acting.