Ideas Made to Matter Career

Midcareer advice from 3 finance professionals

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Three MIT Sloan alumni share insights on the future of finance, what’s challenging right now, and what advice they’d offer rising professionals.

Mar 31, 2022
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A two-eyed seeing approach to conservation

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Patricia Saulis taps into Western tradition and Indigenous knowledge systems for ideas to address environmental conservation.

Mar 7, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter The Bias Cut

Encouraging women to get more in contract negotiations

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Linda Vahdat has learned not all women are good bosses, and the glass ceiling still exists – especially in academic medicine.

Mar 7, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Climate Change

MIT clean tech companies to watch

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From alternative fuels and next-gen batteries to compact fusion and carbon capture, here is a sampling of clean tech companies with ties to MIT.

Mar 3, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Knowledge Management

MIT study highlights inequality in worker training

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Non-white workers, less educated workers, and those employed on a contract or freelance basis got less job training. The pandemic likely made it worse.

Mar 2, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

4 leadership insights from Stripe’s CFO

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CFO Dhivya Suryadevara went from General Motors to the most valuable startup in the U.S. Here's what she learned along the way.

Feb 17, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Entrepreneurship

The 5 types of entrepreneur: Which one are you?

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If you want to take advantage of the different types of entrepreneurial minds in your organization, you first have to know what they are.

Feb 15, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter The Bias Cut

Z Corp. founder values female executives in board roles

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Levitronix board chair Marina Hatsopoulos knows the importance of interpersonal relationships and helping people grow by delegating.

Feb 14, 2022
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IBM’s Ginni Rometty: Good ideas are often uncomfortable

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The former IBM CEO recommends the value of active listening, and the importance of a diverse set of minds for idea generation.

Feb 7, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Change Management

This jewelry enterprise is a study in systems thinking

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Emerge was built on a clear problem statement, well-mapped feedback, and leveraged resources to help Sri Lankan girls learn business and life skills.

Jan 24, 2022
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