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What ideas and insights were people drawn to this year? The following list outlines the most-read articles from MIT Sloan’s Ideas Made to Matter team to date in 2023.
- MIT Sloan professor emeritus Edgar Schein, a social psychologist who practiced his own tenets of humble leadership and humble inquiry, died at age 94. In his memory, we shared five of his most enduring management ideas.
- Neural net pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, who left Google in the spring, believes that it’s time to confront the existential dangers of artificial intelligence.
- Nurturing happiness takes work, but doing it right can lead to greater productivity and stronger relationships.
- In a new book, MIT professor Yossi Sheffi examines supply chain complexity, artificial intelligence, and the future of work. One case study? The incredible journey of the ordinary banana.
- Algorithmic writing assistance can help jobseekers find and fix spelling, grammatical, and usage errors in their resumes. Employers approve, research from MIT Sloan PhD candidate Emma van Inwegen shows.
- Workers with the least experience have the most to gain from generative AI, according to a new study.
- Data-literate leaders understand data well enough to make their best decisions, drive literacy throughout their organizations, and create a culture of trust in data.
- Walking meetings, intermittent fasting, and an “anytime vacation” policy: Here’s how seven leaders manage stress, burnout, and their employees’ well-being.
- Generative AI can boost worker productivity, but organizations must first establish a culture of accountability, reward peer training, and encourage role reconfiguration.
- A new book from MIT Sloan professor Yasheng Huang details China’s economic rise — and now, its fall.
