Last month, MIT Sloan faculty conducted an Executive Education event for c-suite business leaders in Milan, Italy, during the weekend of Formula 1’s 2018 Italian Grand Prix. This was the first session of the F1® Extreme Innovation Series—a meeting of F1 and MIT minds intended to share innovative insights from both motorsport and business with real world application for senior executives. Next stop: Austin, Texas, October 18.
The art of employee feedback can be a challenging task. “Learning requires a continuous process of action, feedback, and repetition. It’s how the brain works and it’s how organizations work,” says Peter Hirst Associate Dean of Executive Education at MIT Sloan School of Management, in an article that recently appeared on The Enterprisers Project.
Meet ACE holder, Robbie Ingram, and learn about his unconventional path to MIT Sloan. “I knew I needed to fill some gaps in my knowledge and capabilities, especially in the areas of advanced technology development and innovation ... When I first researched executive education at MIT, I did so with the goal of shoring-up my knowledge base. What I received from the MIT Sloan ACE program is an entirely transformed framework of skill sets that have helped me catapult my career.”
In a recent TechTarget article, George Westerman, Principal Research Scientist at MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, shared his thoughts on the huge need for IoT education, both to understand the general direction of the technology as well as the specifics. He references the courses offered at MIT Sloan, which appeal to a wide audience, but especially management. Westerman teaches in the new program, Internet of Things: Business Implications and Opportunities (self-paced online).
Contrary to popular belief, part-time employees and remote workers still have high productivity and engagement levels, according to Richard Branson. And our own Peter Hirst, Associate Dean of Executive Education, agrees. Hirst saw these results first hand after implementing a flexible work policy here at MIT Sloan. He tells CNBC Make It that this work redesign created motivated and fulfilled employees "who are passionate about what they're doing." Read the article on CNBC.com.
Jared Curhan, MIt Sloan Associate Professor of Work and Organization Studies, explains why it’s important to avoid a “you versus me” mentality when using another job offer to negotiate a raise and other lessons from his course, Negotiation for Executives. Read more on MagnifyMoney. Curhan leads the Executive Education program, Negotation for Executives.
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