Today’s teams face challenges with employee engagement, overwork, stress management, and ineffective meetings. At the same time, many are also trying to scale AI tools usage but finding culture change a primary obstacle. Get advice from MIT SMR experts on how to build stronger teams and work cultures that lead to organizational success.
Workplace, Teams, & Culture
The Case for Quiet Corporate Activism
Leaders can sustain social and environmental commitments amid a hostile political climate by communicating thoughtfully.
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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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Sustainability
From Employee-Owners to Environmental Champions
Employee ownership drives stronger environmental performance by aligning worker stakes with sustainability goals.
Leading Change
Why Agency Helps Employees Cope With Change
Employees who are anxious about change can regain their footing by being given a measure of control over how they work.
Leadership Skills
Leaders at All Levels: How a Leader at Fidelity Supercharged Productivity
Learn how one Fidelity leader shifted from a command-and-control style to distributed leadership in this video.
Leading Change
Change Management: How to Avoid the Hero Trap
When leading change, seeking overinflated credit and taking extreme ownership can cause trouble.
Leadership Skills
The Burnout Age: Real Pain Requires Real Solutions
Organizations need to stop treating burnout — a kind of third-degree burn — with simplistic, first-degree salves.
Collaboration
Tame Collaboration Complexity
Organizing workers into midsize multiproject pods can increase efficiency by reducing productivity-sapping activities.
Innovation Strategy
How Site Visits Speed Innovative Changes
Site visits to observe other organizations’ innovation approaches can help leaders accelerate change at their companies.
Talent Management
Ten Expert Tips for Smarter Hiring
From attracting top talent to crafting effective interview questions, MIT SMR has expert guidance on building your team.
Leading Change
Fear-Based CEOs Versus Trust-Based Leaders: Who Actually Wins?
In this video, Brian Elliott reveals why a tough-talk leadership style is less effective than one built on trust.
Leadership Skills
The High Cost of Hidden Problems
MIT SMR’s fall 2025 issue highlights the organizational costs of hidden problems.