Like many professionals who travel for work, Aman Advani often found himself frantically ironing a button-down shirt in the wee morning hours, wrangling with a cumbersome hotel iron. But the iron was not the real problem. Back in 2010, it was the clothes. Learn how Aman and his co-founders—with a little help from MIT— started an entirely new fashion category with Ministry of Supply, and how Aman is paying his success forward in the Entrepreneurship Development Program.
Power up for 2020 with recently released titles by MIT Sloan Executive Education faculty, including books on digital transformation, charting your path to the c-suite, business platforms, brain science, and more.
Currently in theatres, Midway is based on the attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent Battle of Midway during World War II. In this blog post, MIT Sloan Senior Lecturer Steven Spear shares some of the military decisions and leadership appraoches leading up to the historic Battle of Midway, how those decisions lead to devastating results for the Japanese Imperial Navy, and the important lessons today's leaders can and should take away and apply.
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Advanced Management Program participant Saeed Qadri at an executive education event in London, to learn more about why he chose MIT and what he took away from his five weeks on campus. Saeed is currently the Head of Monetization and Transformation for Nokia’s commercial management.
When you think about reskilling or upskilling your workforce (or updating your own skill sets), you probably jump first to technical expertise, such as statistical analysis, SEO/SEM marketing, software development, and artificial intelligence. But the demand for a more talented workforce goes beyond adapting to the new digital world. As companies become more dynamic, interconnected, and flexible by necessity, soft skills such as adaptability, persuasion, relationship mastery, and time management are increasingly valuable. The key capabilities of effective leaders in today’s uncertain and volatile business environment span a wide-ranging set of skills–from the intellectual and interpersonal to the conceptual and creative.
Sometimes executives are moved to make a leap from the comforts of their corner office to the wilds of entrepreneurship. This is even true at MIT Sloan Executive Education, where one of our team members decided it was time to blaze her own trail. Since 2014, Colleen Berger has witnessed the impressive impact that our week-long Entrepreneurship Development Program has had on entrepreneurs and their ventures. So, in January of 2018, Colleen enrolled herself in EDP as a first step in exploring a business idea that had been brewing in the back of her mind for some time.
Andreas Mathismoen is a media and communication professional from Norway who recently completed both online and in-person programs to earn an MIT Sloan Executive Certificate. "MIT has given me a way to further my digital development. Change is coming more and more quickly, and you have to be a student the rest of your life if you’re going to succeed."
Did you know that 42 million Americans currently work in a service industry with an hourly wage under $15/hr? These workers also endure poor benefits, changing schedules, and few opportunities for advancement. Many companies believe they have no choice but to offer bad jobs—especially retailers competing on price. But according to Zeynep Ton, companies can design and manage their operations in a way that satisfies customers, employees, and investors simultaneously.
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