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Articles by Allison Ryder
Intentionally Orchestrating Workforce Ecosystems
Topics Future of the Workforce The Future of the Workforce initiative explores divergent strategies, as some organizations seek to make their human resources more transactional, while others look hard at how to make better bets on longer-term human capital cultivation and returns. More in this series subscribe-icon Subscribe Share In fall 2022, MIT Sloan Management Review and Deloitte conducted their third annual Future of the Workforce global survey.
How Al Spurs Employee Engagement and Innovation at Levi Strauss & Co.
Topics Artificial Intelligence and Business Strategy The Artificial Intelligence and Business Strategy initiative explores the growing use of artificial intelligence in the business landscape. The exploration looks specifically at how AI is affecting the development and execution of strategy in organizations. In collaboration with BCG More in this series Recent research — and practice — shows AI implementation positively affects organizational culture.
Join Our Twitter Chat: Technology’s Implications for the Workforce
Join MIT SMR on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT to discuss how tech is changing organizations and their workforces. advertisement Everyone’s talking about “the future of work” — but is that future already here? We’re hosting this chat because we’re interested in discussing what the future means for companies and their workforces.
Join Our Twitter Chat: Goal Setting
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT, we’ll talk about setting and executing against goals. advertisement At the start of a new year, setting goals — personal and professional — may very well be top of mind. In business, there are acronyms aimed at helping us set the kinds of goals that can be achieved with reasonable effort.
Reimagining What It Takes to Lead
Webinar Reimagining What It Takes to Lead February 03, 2020 Runtime 1:00:04 Leadership, Leading Change, Organizational Behavior The collaborative team that created the 2020 Future of Leadership Report explains the research findings and their implications for leadership. advertisement Related Reading Douglas A. Ready, Carol Cohen, David Kiron, and Benjamin Pring, “The New Leadership Playbook for the Digital Age,” MIT Sloan Management Review. The leadership brand is under siege.
Join Our Twitter Chat: Communicating Digitally and Visually
Discuss visual communication tools and strategies on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT advertisement This chat took place on Jan. 28, 2020. Download the transcript. Whether it’s because you work on a geographically dispersed team, you serve customers with increasingly high demands, you’re too busy to have regular check-ins with your boss or direct reports, or a host of other reasons, you find communication at work challenging.
#MITSMRChat: Strategy Goes Digital
Join us for an interactive discussion on digital strategy Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT. advertisement MIT Sloan Management Review frequently provides managers and leaders with content aimed at helping them develop and execute on digital strategy inside their organizations. On Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, we’d like to hear from you — our readers — about your own experiences setting and operationalizing digital strategy.
Winning With AI: An Interactive Discussion
Winning With AI: An Interactive Discussion Digital Transformation, Strategy, Technology Implementation, Executing Strategy Gain actionable insights from peers and AI experts during a live Twitter chat. advertisement On Oct. 15, 2019, MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group published their most recent collaborative research report examining the corporate adoption of and impact from artificial intelligence.
Three Steps to Implement AI
A recent #MITSMRChat suggests three best practices for organizations implementing AI. advertisement Our recent Twitter chat exploring AI implementation connected more than 150 people wrestling with tough questions surrounding the technology. What do their organizations use AI for? What are the biggest challenges to implementation? And what lessons can we take away from this conversation? Three clear best practices emerged.
#MITSMRChat: Implementing AI
#MITSMRChat: Implementing AI Strategy, Technology Implementation, Developing Strategy, Executing Strategy Join us on Twitter to discuss core issues surrounding the corporate adoption of AI. advertisement Since 2017, MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group have researched the corporate adoption of and impact from artificial intelligence.
Make It Personal: Lessons From IBM on Reinventing Performance Management
Webinar Make It Personal: Lessons From IBM on Reinventing Performance Management April 17, 2019 Runtime 1:00:58 Digital, Leadership, Talent Management, Digital Business IBM’s chief human resource officer, Diane Gherson, describes how the company overcame cultural as well as technical challenges in revamping its performance management system.
Balance Data and Intuition to Make Strategic Decisions
How should organizations approach strategic decision-making? In lieu of an emergent best practice, we considered both sides of this equation: While data can provide an objective picture of performance, some choices about the right messages, campaigns, and strategies for customer acquisition, retention, and overall growth come from our innate ability to know what will connect with others. About the Author Allison Ryder is the senior project editor of MIT Sloan Management Review.
#MITSMRChat: Rethink Your KPIs and Target Your Customers More Effectively
Join us on Twitter to discuss how next-generation measurement can drive change in your organization. advertisement Our recent cross-industry global survey and research report, “Leading With Next-Generation Key Performance Indicators,” strongly suggests that KPIs are becoming analog relics.
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#MITSMRChat: Insights on Customer Engagement Through Analytics
New research shows that organizations are using analytics to improve their connections with customers and build competitive advantage. While there is certainly no shortage of data from online transactions, mobile activity, sensors, and other technologies, turning that data into actionable insights remains a key challenge.
Infographic: Improve Customer Engagement With Analytics
An infographic based on the 2018 Data & Analytics Report by illustrates how companies can better engage with customers using analytics. The 2018 Data & Analytics Global Executive Study and Research Report by explores how companies better engage with customers through their use of analytics.
Video: AI Presents Business Opportunities and Challenges
Organizations that struggle to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) solutions into their business are far from alone. As joint research between and The Boston Consulting Group illustrates, few organizations understand what’s required to adopt AI, and only 23% of the organizations we surveyed have adopted the technology beyond the pilot stage. In fact, less than one in five organizations have integrated AI into just some of their processes and offerings.
Artificial Intelligence and Business Strategy
At the MIT Sloan School of Management’s 14th annual CIO Symposium, “The CIO Adventure: Now, Next and… Beyond,” senior IT executives came together to discuss key technologies, including how AI will transform the workplace. The goal: to help prepare these tech leaders for challenges they face, including shepherding ongoing digital transformations, building a digital organization, and managing IT talent.
Video: The Path to Digital Maturity
According to a recent study by and Deloitte Digital, digital transformation is top of mind for many organizations. However, many flounder by focusing more on developing the next technology breakthrough — when a core component of a winning digital transformation strategy is cultivating the talent who will lead the effort. Building the right culture — one that’s ready to support company-wide change and adaptation — is a critical step toward becoming a digitally mature organization.
Video: Three Ways Businesses Use Artificial Intelligence
On May 23, 2017, the MIT Sloan School of Management hosted the 14th annual CIO Symposium: “The CIO Adventure: Now, Next and… Beyond.” The one-day event brought senior IT executives together to discuss key technologies, including IoT, AI, blockchain, Big Data, DevOps, cloud computing, and cybersecurity. The main idea was to help prepare these tech leaders for challenges they face, including shepherding ongoing digital transformations, building a digital organization, and managing IT talent.
Video: The Impact of Machine Learning on Work Is Bigger Than You Think
On May 23, 2017, the MIT Sloan School of Management hosted the 14th annual CIO Symposium: “The CIO Adventure: Now, Next and… Beyond.” The one-day event brought senior IT executives together to discuss key technologies, including IoT, AI, blockchain, Big Data, DevOps, cloud computing, and cybersecurity. The main idea was to help prepare these tech leaders for challenges they face, including shepherding ongoing digital transformations, building a digital organization, and managing IT talent.
Video: Preparing for the Changes AI Will Bring to Tomorrow’s Jobs
On May 23, 2017, the MIT Sloan School of Management hosted the 14th annual CIO Symposium: “The CIO Adventure: Now, Next and… Beyond.” The one-day event brought senior IT executives together to discuss key technologies, including IoT, AI, blockchain, Big Data, DevOps, cloud computing, and cybersecurity. The main idea was to help prepare these tech leaders for challenges they face, including shepherding ongoing digital transformations, building a digital organization, and managing IT talent.
Video: Best Practices in Data Security
On May 23, 2017, the MIT Sloan School of Management hosted the 14th annual CIO Symposium: “The CIO Adventure: Now, Next and… Beyond.” The one-day event brought senior IT executives together to discuss key technologies, including IoT, AI, blockchain, Big Data, DevOps, cloud computing, and cybersecurity. The main idea was to help prepare these tech leaders for challenges they face, including shepherding ongoing digital transformations, building a digital organization, and managing IT talent.
Augmentation versus Automation: AI’s Utility in the Workplace
On May 23, 2017, the MIT Sloan School of Management hosted the 14th annual CIO Symposium: “The CIO Adventure: Now, Next and… Beyond.” The one-day event brought senior IT executives together to discuss key technologies, including IoT, AI, blockchain, big data, DevOps, cloud computing, and cybersecurity. The main idea was to help prepare these tech leaders for challenges they face, including shepherding ongoing digital transformations, building a digital organization, and managing IT talent.
Three Ways Businesses Use Artificial Intelligence
On May 23, 2017, the MIT Sloan School of Management hosted the 14th annual This series highlights insightful sessions from the event. CIO Symposium : "The CIO Adventure: Now, Next and... Beyond." The one-day event brought senior IT executives together to discuss key technologies, including IoT, AI, blockchain, Big Data, DevOps, cloud computing, and cybersecurity.
Continuum Hangs Out, Talks Medical Devices with MedCity News
Last week, Principal James Wilson participated in a MedCity News Google hangout that focused on the development and innovation of medical devices. The panel of experts discussed the inventive products that they had personally developed as well as the landscape of the medical device industry (particularly in light of the struggle to eliminate the medical device tax).
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