Ideas Made to Matter
Meredith Somers
News Writer
Meredith writes about management issues affecting global business leaders, with an emphasis on behavioral and policy sciences. She also covers leadership, workplace communication, competitive strategy and decision-making, diversity and hiring, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
Prior to MIT Sloan, Meredith was a reporter for Federal News Network in Washington, D.C. She's worked as a Maryland state government reporter for the Associated Press, and as a general assignment reporter on the Metro desk at The Washington Times.
Articles by Meredith Somers
How a mental health app founder improved his wellness
Entrepreneurial mental health is built on a foundation of resilience, patience, and separating your identity from your company.
What sports analytics can teach business managers
Teams, leagues, and athletes are leading the way when it comes to using data analytics. Here’s what businesses can learn from sports analytics.
How consulting firms are adapting for the pandemic
Experts from McKinsey & Company, Perficient, and more on how they’re shifting attention to meet clients’ new needs, and keeping an eye to recovery
Research proves it: Naps save you money
New research suggests that taking a 30-minute nap during work can increase productivity and prompt more deposits into your savings account.
Why collaboration should be the rule, not the exception
SPACE10’s Mikkel Christopher embraces crowdsourced innovation and everyday epiphanies.
3 things IKEA’s SPACE10 isn’t
And what SPACE10 teaches us about innovation.
4 urgent problems telemedicine can solve right now
Hospitals are becoming overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases. Here are four ways telemedicine can remake the triage process to better manage patient flow.
How leaders can manage their own inner critic
Lessons on identifying and overcoming your inner critic, and helping others do the same.
3 from MIT make Thinkers50 Radar list
Thinkers50 recognizes business thought leaders from around the world. Here are the MIT members who are part of the Radar Class of 2020.
2 MIT Sloan courses prepare future innovation managers
In Innovation Strategy and Innovation Analytics, new methods for success in high-tech industries.