Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

Why ‘structured’ managers are better at hiring, firing

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Research shows managers who adopt consistent hiring and incentive practices have better HR outcomes.

Jul 31, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Operations Management

A little management attention can go a long way

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Attentive managers move workers when their environments get too toxic, new research finds.

Jul 11, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Organizational Culture

To fix your culture, listen to your workforce

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Being too isolated from your frontlines can lead to big business problems.

May 10, 2019
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Taking the high road to worker compensation

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How companies that value people as much as profits can still come out ahead.

Apr 23, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Economy

Closing the ‘voice gap’ in America’s workforce

Newly vocal employees call for not just fair compensation, but a greater say in how their companies are run.

Apr 5, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Productivity

A calm before the AI productivity storm

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The productivity benefits of artificial intelligence are being masked by a ramp-up period.

Jan 2, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Strategy

MIT Sloan experts on 2019 business trends

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Brexit, tariffs, human capital, and cybersecurity. Here’s what some of MIT Sloan’s faculty will be following in the new year.

Dec 17, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

The top 10 MIT Sloan stories of 2018

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Top 10 news and research articles for 2018 from MIT Sloan School of Management.

Dec 4, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Productivity

7 life hacks from the ‘Minds and Machines’ podcast

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Tech leaders share simple tips for setting priorities, learning new things, and snacking better.

Dec 3, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Innovation

How a small change will reduce distortion in measuring innovation

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A major economic development organization's definition of innovation just changed.

Oct 30, 2018
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