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With burnout on the rise, what can companies do about it?
Dawn Klinghoffer and Katie Kirkpatrick-Husk, MIT SloanWorkforce data highlights the need to understand burnout, measure its dimensions, and identify actions for managers and employees to mitigate its effects.
managing yourself
socio political environment
AI Is helping companies redefine, not just improve, performance
Michael Schrage, David Kiron, François Candelon, Shervin Khodabandeh, and Michael Chu, MIT SloanResearch on organisations’ use of artificial intelligence reveals how they can apply the technology to redefine strategic measurement and KPIs.
socio political environment
Managing the cultural pitfalls of hybrid work
Christine Moorman and Katie Hinkfuss, MIT SloanThe authors offer 11 strategies for leading more effective hybrid teams based on data from a recent survey of marketing leaders.
socio political environment
Audience loyalty may not be what we think
Mark Coddington and Seth Lewis, Nieman Journalism Lab, 27 April 2023How participatory journalism became a taken-for-granted norm, how news use can help mitigate misinformation beliefs, and the limits of live fact-checking.
media relations
socio political environment
Understanding the geopolitical state of affairs in the Indo-Pacific with Dr Michael Green
Very Public Affairs Podcast, The Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 24 April 2023In this episode of the Centre’s Very Public Affairs Podcast, Analyst Cameron Chu interviews Dr Michael Green, CEO of the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Centre and a former adviser at the US National Security Council, who discusses his analysis of the state of geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific,...
socio political environment
From ChatGPT to HackGPT: meeting the cybersecurity threat of generative AI
Karen Renaud, Merrill Warkentin, and George Westerman, MIT Sloan
For the past several years, cybercriminals have been using artificial intelligence to hack into corporate systems and disrupt business operations. But powerful new generative AI tools such as ChatGPT present business leaders with a new set of challenges.
socio political environment
When Should Your Company Weigh In on Hot-Button Issues?
Sally Susman, Harvard Business ReviewAs leaders, there is no way to anticipate and be ready with a public response for every scenario. In this excerpt from her new book, Pfizer Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Sally Susman provides a five-point framework of questions to help leaders figure out whether and how to weigh-in: Does the issue relate to our...
socio political environment
The PR power of fessing up
Sarah A. Soule and Lambert Zixin Li, MIT SloanCompanies are adopting a new communications strategy: publicly disclosing unflattering information about lapses and misdeeds. New research indicates that doing so is effective for building trust.
socio political environment
crisis communications
Hybrid work is here to stay. Here are seven ways to manage your workforce
Kara Baskin, MIT SloanHybrid work may be the new norm, but there’s nothing standard about its implementation — yet. At this juncture, managers need to think creatively and futuristically to fully reap the benefits of a hybrid workforce rather than just tolerate it.
socio political environment
Top Five Predictions for 2023
Wayne Burns“Let there be a special place in Hell for pundits who make predictions”, said US historian Rick Perlstein.
Given we’ve been publishing our...
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