MIT Sloan Management Review Magazine - Winter 2025

In this issue

The second paragraph of the editor's letter.

Engaging Employees in Growth and Innovation

Bob Stiller founded Green Mountain Coffee Roasters in Waterbury, Vermont, in 1981, serving as CEO and president until 2007 and chairman until 2012.

2 mins

Does GenAl Impose a Creativity Tax?

LLMs can boost worker productivity, but outputs may reflect less human creativity and originality.

6 mins

How to Build Diverse Leadership Teams by Enlisting Stakeholders

Make allies of people inside and outside your organization who are invested in strengthening talent pipelines.

8 mins

Cutting LastMile Delivery Costs

New tactics can boost profitability and satisfaction with subscription services.

7 mins

A Better Way to Avoid Project Delays

Many organizations estimate project timelines inaccurately. Working from past project examples, however, can improve on-time completion.

5 mins

When Qualified Women Resist the Leader Label

Many women are less likely than men to see themselves as leaders despite their demonstrated abilities.

8 mins

Leveraging Growth with Business Strategy Formula

In the past few years, the world has become a much more turbulent place as a result of the spread of pandemics, the outbreak of wars, geopolitical upheavals, collapse of the traditional order and the rise of AI.

10+ mins

Design Work to Prevent Burnout

A new model for improving work design supports change that increases employee engagement and reduces stress.

10+ mins

Craft Schedules That Work for Everyone

Business leaders can improve retention and business performance with schedules that make sense for workers’ lives.

10+ mins

Improve Workflows by Managing Bottlenecks

Understand whether process or resource constraints are stalling work.

10+ mins

A Practical Guide to Gaining Value From LLMs

Getting a return from generative AI investments requires a systematic approach to analyzing appropriate use cases.

10+ mins

The Myth of the Sustainable Consumer

Companies that understand the different kinds of consumers for sustainable products can market to them more effectively.

10+ mins

How Integrating DEI Into Strategy Lifts Performance

Incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion practices into core business planning can provide a competitive edge.

9 mins

Know Your Data to Harness Federated Machine Learning

A collaborative approach to training AI models can yield better results, but it requires finding partners with data that complements your own.

9 mins

Why Influence Is a Two-Way Street

Managers achieve better outcomes when they prioritize collaborative decision-making over powers of persuasion.

10 mins

Make Character Count in Hiring and Promoting

Most managers focus on competencies when evaluating candidates but it’s character that will transform the DNA of the organization. Here’s how to assess it.

10+ mins

What You Still Can't Say at Work

Most people know what can’t be said in their organization. But leaders can apply these techniques to break through the unwritten rules that make people self-censor.

7 mins

Ask Sanyin: How Do You Build for an Unpredictable Future?

While the pandemic was a wild ride of uncertainty for me and many of my peers in leadership, it feels like we never regained our footing.

2 mins

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