Author Archives: MIT Sloan CDO

From startup to C-suite, how female leaders fight gender bias

By Meredith Somers | MIT Sloan Ideas Made to Matter | June 14, 2021

In June 2020 Ideas Made to Matter launched The Bias Cut, a women’s leadership series profiling the career paths and creative problem-solving of MIT Sloan alumnae. What we …

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How to Improve Your Problem-Solving Skills (and Show Them Off in Your Job Hunt)

By Deanna deBara | The Muse

Problem-solving skills are critical for any career path—no matter where you work or what job you have, you’ll face problems big and small all the time. If you want to succeed in your career, being …

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Political Capital in the Workplace: What’s in your wallet?

By Noel Calhoun | LinkedIn

As my adventures in managing millennial and gen z technologists (what I call the luckiest generation) continues, I am compelled to share the wisdom that comes from being a pointy haired boss in a Dilbert cartoon. …

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Thinking About a Career Change? Here Are 6 Tips From Folks Who’ve Made a Switch

By Rebeca Piccardo | The Muse

If you’ve been thinking about a career change, first know this: It’s perfectly normal to get an itch to try something new. As your goals, priorities, and ambitions shift, so can what you’re looking for …

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Cultivating an Inclusive Culture Through Personal Networks

By Rob Cross, Kevin Oakes, and Connor Cross | MIT Sloan Management Review | June 08, 2021

Many organizations have ramped up their investments in diversity, equity, and inclusion — largely in the form of anti-bias training, employee resource groups, mentoring programs, and …

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Finding positive impact and returns in clean energy investment

By Zach Church | MIT Sloan Ideas Made to Matter | June 8, 2021

It won’t be easy. Despite good feelings and good press about clean energy projects, there is still a substantial gap, the “valley of death,” between idea and commercialization. …

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Job Searching While LGBTQ: How to Find a Truly Inclusive Place to Work

By S.E. Fleenor | The Muse

Kaiba Lithicum sits across from me, smiling as he talks, clearly at ease in his workplace. But that hasn’t always been the case. He’s often struggled with how he’s been treated at work as a …

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THINKING FORWARD – Ideas for your work from MIT Sloan School of Management

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+ THREE INSIGHTS FOR THE WEEK
May 30 – June 5, 2021

1. The introduction of new technologies can upset status hierarchies in a workplace. But careful …

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51 Great Questions to Ask in an Interview

By The Muse

You probably already know that an interview isn’t just a chance for the hiring manager to grill you with interview questions—it’s your opportunity to sniff out whether a job is the right fit for you.

Which …

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4 Ways to Manage Your Career When You’re NOT Looking for a Job

By Tiffany Hardy | BlueSteps

The level of responsibility that goes hand in hand with an executive role can leave little time to think about personal career management. And when your greatest career advances have been thanks to your ability to …

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