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Developing principled, innovative leaders

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Joined October 2014
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Fixing a toxic work culture can be tough when you can't readily identify the source. MIT Leadership Center's founder Deborah Ancona has identified the "dark triad": three employee behaviors that leaders should watch for when working to address the problem. mitsln.co/HYsJ30oFg3S
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MIT's leaders aren't afraid to tackle tough problems. Read on to learn how managers can adapt to 2021's continuing issues and make positive changes to workplaces in 2022: ow.ly/ZUfZ50HnZz5

Six Ways Leaders Can Adapt to the Workplace of 2022 | MIT Sloan Management Review

MIT SMR’s expert contributors weigh in on the skills and strategies managers should embrace in the year ahead.

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We step outside the classroom and into the world, we devise practical solutions to management challenges, and we open our virtual doors to teachers and learners globally @MITLeadership @MIT_REAP bit.ly/3p2U0tC
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"Systemic problems require systemic solutions." MIT Sloan's focus on DEI is based on this holistic approach, recognizing that real change happens not only individually, but at the team and organizational levels too. Read more: ow.ly/SK6h50GicMj

How we’re building a more inclusive organization | MIT Sloan

Use system dynamics and organizational design to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Leaders with multicultural experiences are shown to be better communicators- but COVID has made travel more difficult. Sloan's Jackson Lu has recommendations for how companies can help employees leverage these experiences internally and externally: ow.ly/b3FN50FKwlG

How multicultural experience makes more effective leaders | MIT Sloan

Their ‘communication competence’ helps them influence and guide others toward shared goals. They also get better marks from the people they lead.

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Congratulations Pervez! We'll miss seeing you on campus.
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Leaders will often go through "invisible transitions", meaning that the scope of their role will change without any updates to their official position. These can be harder to navigate than formal transitions. Read more for how to handle them differently: ow.ly/Qjqd50ENdD5

How to Manage ‘Invisible Transitions’ in Leadership | MIT Sloan Management Review

Four steps to help leaders transition into a substantial new role without a change in title or authority.

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I use to say "I am not a creative person" but @HalGregersen demystified that notion and provided some pragmatic tools to practice this creative muscle going forward. Love our ID Lab @MITLeadership class!
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New research suggests that firms with digitally-savvy leaders experience up to 48% higher growth. Leadership teams that embrace digital transformation make evidence-based decisions and promote experimentation. Read more from MIT Sloan Management Review mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-…

5 insights on digital leadership from MIT Sloan Management Review | MIT Sloan

The post-pandemic world will reward leaders who navigate a new landscape of digital services to make decisions and encourage innovation.

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Partnering with the Sloan Office of the Dean, we are excited to bring Monica Lee Foley to MIT as our next iLead presenter! Ms. Foley is Chief of Staff at the NASA Johnson Space Center and holds an MBA from MIT. MIT community can read more and RSVP here: ow.ly/5U3s50E9MYK
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Human skills, as opposed to technical skills, are becoming the sought-after development initiative in the workplace. Peer coaching can help boost these skills, as it can promote empathy, vulnerability, and reflection between colleagues. Learn more here: ow.ly/DurT50DXyRb

Developing Future-Ready Skills With Peer Coaching | MIT Sloan Management Review

Peer coaching plays a foundational role in developing human skills that technology cannot replace.

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A lot of people may assume that criticism within a group can be a negative thing. However, a September 2020 study by MIT showed that in a cooperative group, criticism could increase creativity during a brainstorm. Read the full study here: ow.ly/bEmA50DRCNK

(PDF) Cooperative Criticism: When Criticism Enhances Creativity in Brainstorming and Negotiation

PDF | Long-standing wisdom holds that criticism is antithetical to effective brainstorming because it incites intragroup conflict. However, a number of... | Find, read and cite all the research you...

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How can leaders ensure collaboration across a virtual team living on different schedules? MIT's Deborah Ancona and INSEAD's Henrik Bresman suggest using sensemaking to map out where your team is and how it can continue to evolve. Read more: ow.ly/OaSC50DDbeS
Our spring 2021 Innovative Leadership Series (iLead) schedule is up! MIT students can keep an eye out for these upcoming virtual events on our SloanGroups page. See more information about the iLead series and our past speakers on our website: ow.ly/olVs50Dock9 #iLeadMIT
Strong leaders recognize that giving their colleagues constructive feedback is necessary. However, many people hesitate in saying anything for fear of rocking the boat. Read on for research-backed ways to start speaking up. Via MIT Sloan Management Review sloanreview.mit.edu/article/…

The Simple Way to Make Giving Feedback Easier | MIT Sloan Management Review

Voicing your good intentions can help soften how others receive negative feedback.

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Managers have believed that maintaining high positivity levels in the workplace will increase performance. However, new studies reveal that diverse emotions can foster better problem-solving. Read on for the four strategies of nuanced emotional management ow.ly/Btkr50D5Myj

How Leaders Can Optimize Teams’ Emotional Landscapes | MIT Sloan Management Review

How leaders respond to employees’ emotional states affects both creativity and productivity.

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MIT professor Edgar Schein tell us that “Culture is dynamic, in that it can evolve with new experiences." Learn more about how companies can create and sustain a strong culture in a virtual work environment. ow.ly/sVf150CTjXe via @HarvardBiz

3 Tenets of a Strong Remote Culture

Building and sustaining a strong culture in a virtual working environment is hard, but leading consulting firms have been doing it for years. Most consultants actually spend very little time at the...

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In a challenge-driven culture, it's a given that leaders can be imperfect—and still be effective. @MITLeadership stratbz.to/ROur30i9xot
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Don't forget to sign up for our next iLead speaker presentation! Sandi Fenwick, the CEO of Boston Children's, is coming to campus February 21st. Details and RSVP here: ow.ly/9JUF50ycsqy
“Sometimes it seems we’re heading toward a future where choices are made exclusively by billionaires and the future of work is determined behind closed doors... I don’t think that’s going to be the future for American workers..." - Richard Trumka mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-…

AFL-CIO president: Engage workers as technologies evolve | MIT Sloan

“The instant you start treating people like an asset be invested in rather than a cost to be cut, you start to win.”

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