During his recent webinar “What’s Kind Got to Do with It: Measurement, Social Well Being, and a Way Forward” MIT Sloan Professor of Applied Economics, Roberto Rigobon, explains that humans often measure the wrong things at the wrong time. The result being that we under-invest in the ideas that are going to solve the world’s most important problems. So how do we move forward and break down barriers?
Criticism has long been viewed by many as the quickest way to kill creativity in brainstorming. But recent research by MIT Sloan Professor Jared Curhan says otherwise. When it comes to negotiations, bringing criticism to the table can help both parties come with creative, outside the box ideas for mutually beneficial solutions.
Now more than ever, business leaders are leaning on executive education to help them solve new problems, upskill their teams, and futureproof their companies and careers. And many have found the virtual learning format to be rewarding. Learn more about the upside of remote learning, from upskilling for the new world of work to building a more inclusive and uplifting climate.
Making the time to focus on your career and professional growth can be a challenge, even in the best of circumstances. But the only person who can ensure you meet your own goals is you. In celebration of National Career Development Month, we are sharing some tips from our faculty to get you started.
It is well understood that algorithms have allowed organizations to scale in ways that weren’t possible even five or 10 years ago. In light of the technologies powering our progress, enterprises need to consistently upskill their workforce and rethink how to approach organizational strategy, leadership, and management.
During a recent webinar, MIT Sloan professor John Sterman used the current pandemic to highlight the similarities (and opportunities) shared with the ongoing threat of climate change. In both instances, we’re dealing with scenarios that are invisible and have long time delays, which makes them difficult concepts for most individuals to grasp.
The Hollywood version of leadership involves the protagonist coming into a floundering organization and – through a mix of sheer charisma and gumption (and perhaps a well-placed music montage) – managing to turn everything around. In her recent webinar, MIT Sloan Senior Lecturer, Dr. Elsbeth Johnson, reveals that strategic change is not quite as easy (or glamorous).
When Covid19 temporarily halted F1’s normal operations (as it did every industry’s), it resulted in even more lessons on innovating at speed and discovering new successful ways to operate. Ben Shields (MIT Sloan) and Yath Gangakumaran (F1) reveal what’s next for F1 – and how you might be able to apply those lessons within your own organization following their recent webinar.
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