Workplace, Teams, & Culture
RTO Mandates Won’t Fix a Broken Culture
Leaders need to stop obsessing about in-office time and start focusing on the six enablers that change how people work.
Latest Insights from MIT SMR
Managing Teams
- Focus On Culture
- Managing Performance
- Navigating Remote Work
Managing Teams
- Focus On Culture
- Managing Performance
- Navigating Remote Work
Managing Teams
- Focus On Culture
- Managing Performance
- Navigating Remote Work
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Remote Work
Four Ways to Help Teams Fight Zoom Fatigue
In this video, we offer four research-backed strategies to reduce virtual meeting fatigue and keep your remote team energized and engaged.
Talent Management
Why Four-Day Workweek Experiments Fail (and How to Make Yours Stick)
Success in adapting to a four-day workweek lies in execution. These strategies can help smooth the transition.
Remote Work
Virtual Meetings and Your Brain: Four Ways to Refresh
Research shows that “Zoom fatigue” is a demonstrable neurological phenomenon. Address it with these practical strategies.
Culture
Eight Ways to End Meeting Misery
Experts share small, intentional changes leaders can make to transform meetings from tedious to time well spent.
Skills & Learning
Reskilling the Workforce With AI: Harvard Business School’s Raffaella Sadun
This Me, Myself, and AI episode features Harvard Business School professor Raffaella Sadun in conversation with hosts Sam Ransbotham and Shervin Khodabandeh.
Leadership Skills
Who’s in Control?
MIT SMR’s spring 2025 issue offers advice for leaders on managing amid uncertainty and balancing oversight with autonomy.
Innovation Strategy
Our Guide to the Spring 2025 Issue
This issue of MIT SMR offers insights on innovation, business strategy, employee motivation, partnerships, and more.
Innovation Strategy
How Remote Work Changes Design Thinking
Teams can structure design-thinking processes to benefit from the strengths of both in-person and virtual collaboration.
Collaboration
Lessons Learned From Outside Innovators
Outsiders can spark change by seeing what others miss, offering fresh ideas that need support to thrive.
Diversity & Inclusion
Amid DEI Rollbacks, Champion Allyship
As businesses face pressure to roll back DEI initiatives, maintaining inclusive workplaces matters more than ever.