Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

In times of turmoil, ‘all eyes are on the CFO.’ Here’s why

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Here’s how four chief financial officers track market and product trends, manage investors’ expectations, and make the most of their data.

Feb 1, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter The Bias Cut

How this clean tech exec connects climate to gender equity

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CarbonBuilt’s Cindy McLaughlin encourages walking meetings and “anytime vacation” for improved well-being.

Jan 30, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Data

Data literacy for leaders

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Here’s how executives and senior managers can become effective and savvy champions of the data produced by their organizations.

Jan 23, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Analytics

How to build an effective analytics practice

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From designing intelligent decision processes to tapping the full power of deep learning, here are data practices to adopt now from MIT Sloan analytics faculty.

Jan 23, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

How Intel’s CFO threads the needle on geopolitics — and more

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Intel’s chief financial officer, David Zinsner, talks geopolitical challenges, intellectual property, and creative financing at the MIT Sloan CFO Summit.

Jan 11, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Innovation

Tech hubs are expensive, but (mostly) worth it

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Productivity gains from clustered innovation outweigh higher labor and real estate costs. Except in San Francisco.

Jan 5, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter The Bias Cut

How Jackie Yeaney made peace with ‘imposter syndrome’

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This tech strategist and marketer learned to lead through empathy and collaboration, and that the fear of “being seen” is a healthy one.

Dec 13, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

4 ways leaders can detox corporate culture

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Research from MIT Sloan’s Don Sull highlights the ways leadership can identify and address a toxic work culture.

Dec 8, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Communications

Our top 5 ‘Working Definitions’ of 2022

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Distributed leadership, toxic work culture, and three other ideas that stood out this year.

Dec 5, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Innovation

3 corporate innovation mistakes and how to avoid them

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MIT Sloan’s Phil Budden offers tips to avoid confusing technology with innovation, trying for 10X when 10% will do, and ineffective external engagement.

Nov 30, 2022
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