Ideas Made to Matter Finance

Want better forecasts? Start with better management

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New NBER research shows that savvy management can help companies better predict the future — and better position themselves for profitability.

Feb 2, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

CFOs expand their reach beyond the back office

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Sitting at the helm of an organization, CFOs are uniquely suited to weigh in across all parts of the business. Here’s how the role of finance executives is evolving.

Jan 24, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Change Management

This jewelry enterprise is a study in systems thinking

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Emerge was built on a clear problem statement, well-mapped feedback, and leveraged resources to help Sri Lankan girls learn business and life skills.

Jan 24, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter The Bias Cut

This tech exec built a career on authenticity

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Julie Johnson sees investor interest in ESG and diversity tipping the scales in favor of more women in technology-based roles.

Jan 12, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Organizational Culture

Does your company suffer from broken culture syndrome?

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Whether it’s caused by culture clash, cultural inertia, or total toxic collapse, broken culture syndrome can sink an organization. But there’s a way out.

Jan 10, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

What these 9 female leaders learned from their allies

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Parents, managers, board members, and more — a variety of allies and mentors from the Ideas Made to Matter women’s leadership series, The Bias Cut.

Jan 4, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

5 new ideas from MIT Sloan Management Review

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How leaders can enable collaboration to help remote teams succeed, and why you should reconsider assumptions about when and where people work.

Jan 3, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

How this CEO used kindness, math to save his company

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In a recently released TED@BCG Talk, MIT Sloan’s James Rhee shares how he used a “culture of kindness” to save clothing retailer Ashley Stewart.

Dec 23, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Diversity

How to help middle managers promote inclusion

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A report offers strategies to help middle managers become more comfortable and competent in creating diverse and inclusive team cultures.

Dec 22, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Research

When two heads aren’t better than one

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Leaders often have to decide whether to delegate projects to individuals or a group. According to a new study, it should depend on the task.

Dec 20, 2021
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