Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

14 quotes and stats for digital leaders

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Insights from experts about how today’s leaders can manage employee needs, organizational culture, technology, and innovation.

Jun 8, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Organizational Culture

How training for new tech threatens worker hierarchies

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New technologies are upsetting status structures in the workplace. How can managers introduce them without driving a wedge between coworkers?

Jun 1, 2021
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Press Leadership

How the National Women’s Soccer League thrived in the pandemic

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The NWSL was the first professional sports league to return to action during the pandemic and the first to crown a champion. It succeeded in reaching larger audiences and expanding to new markets.

May 24, 2021
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Press

Cultural psychology explains striking regional differences in COVID-19 mask use

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Why, despite the well-documented dangers of COVID-19, do there continue to be those who refuse to wear masks?

May 20, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Science

The cultural psychology behind mask-wearing

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New research from MIT Sloan assistant professor Jackson Lu shows a link between collectivistic cultures and higher rates of mask usage.

May 20, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

What’s keeping East Asians from leadership in US firms?

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American focus on assertiveness may hold East Asians back from corporate leadership.

May 3, 2021
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MIT Sloan Experts Labor

How Massachusetts can address critical ongoing staffing shortages in long-term care

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The state must amend state law to provide competitive wages and a path to CNA certification for frontline workers who stepped up to serve as nurse aides during the pandemic.

May 3, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Diversity

From professional sports, 3 diversity insights

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A workshop taught by two MIT Sloan experts explores race and gender in sports, drawing insights for diversity efforts in business management.

Apr 29, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Science

In negotiation, use silence to improve outcomes for all

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“There are creative ways to address conflicts, and there is more room for agreement than people assume.”

Apr 27, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Hiring

A new barrier to diverse hiring in tech

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How “repugnant market” concerns can cause even well-intentioned firms to fail in workforce diversification efforts.

Mar 31, 2021
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