Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

How Dell, Square, and Wayfair think beyond a crisis

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Chief financial officers share advice for strategic leadership in the pandemic — and beyond.

Feb 24, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter My Idea Made to Matter

Idea inspiration from a love of history and reading

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City Year’s George Chu finds inspiration from World War I codebreaking, keeps his ideas in a jar, and knows the value of data storytelling.

Jan 12, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Finance

6 strategies for financial planning in the unknown

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CFOs and finance pros from InterContinental, Everbridge, Zoetis, and Workday share tips for budgeting and forecasting in the pandemic — and beyond.

Jan 11, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Strategy

6 strategy insights from MIT Sloan Management Review

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Ideas for transforming digital capabilities and spearheading innovation initiatives while preserving corporate culture amid COVID-19.

Jan 7, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Operations Management

How Sam’s Club made good jobs for frontline employees

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A good job requires more than higher pay; employees want to be challenged and to contribute to problem-solving.

Jan 4, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Communications

Our top 5 ‘Working Definitions’ of 2020

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Data storytelling, the Beer Game, and three more popular ideas.

Dec 2, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Analytics

10 analytics best practices (including 3 you can’t ignore)

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Most business analytics projects fall short of expectations. Follow this expert advice to ensure your data practice truly improves business decision-making.

Sep 22, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Education

Meet MIT Sloan’s 4 new faculty members

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These faculty members are experts in decision-making, behavioral economics, and more.

Jul 8, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Organizational Culture

Redesigning the link between worker well-being and company goals

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A dual-agenda work redesign requires managers to step back from how they’ve managed in the past and give employees more control over their work.

May 28, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Analytics

The next chapter in analytics: data storytelling

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Presenting data with empathy and context leads business users to better decision-making.

May 20, 2020
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