What if your startup’s first hire wasn’t a person—but an AI agent? This provocative question was at the heart of a semester-long collaboration between Microsoft and NYU Stern’s Tech MBA program. Thirty students, divided into six startup-style teams, were given access to Microsoft 365 Copilot with the latest agent capabilities and asked to reimagine how […]
Topics Frontiers An MIT SMR initiative exploring how technology is reshaping the practice of management. More in this series Alex Nabaum/theispot.com Summary: The European Green Deal, launched in 2019, includes the goals of reaching net-zero emissions in the European Union by 2050 and helping capital markets identify sustainable investment targets. To that end, a classification […]
The HBR Executive Playbook on removing chronic barriers to collaboration. by Ania W. Masinter September 4, 2025 Cross-functional collaboration has always been critical for innovation. New problems and new solutions require functional groups to work together in new ways. #Sponsoring #CrossFunctional #Projects #Succeed
Topics Column Our expert columnists offer opinion and analysis on important issues facing modern businesses and managers. More in this series Grundini/Ikon Images Summary: A new generation of top leaders has grown up professionally in cross-cultural environments and a broad variety of disciplines. These executives, who are comfortable with ambiguity, embrace an adaptive leadership style […]
A wide-ranging HBR Executive Live conversation with Foreign Affairs editor Daniel Kurtz-Phelan. #Running #Business #Fractured #World
Chris Gash / theispot.com Summary: Do senior executives understand intellectual property issues sufficiently to make good strategic decisions? A study that invited IP experts’ opinions on the question found that 40% have encountered top managers whose grasp of IP was insufficient, leading to poor business decisions. Research data underscores the IP essentials that top executives […]
Morale is terrible. Everything feels tense. And people keep leaving—whether by choice or “mutual agreement,” it’s hard to tell. When the climate at work is borderline toxic, you need to work extra hard to keep your team stable. Shield them from the dysfunction, and you have a chance to hold onto the people you can’t […]
Coaching for the Future-Forward Leader Leaders should consider their goals, the roles required to reach them, and employees’ capacity to fill those roles when considering whether to bring in outside talent. Sanyin Siang September 02, 2025 Reading Time: 2 min Topics Coaching for the Future-Forward Leader Leadership roles come with new personal and professional challenges […]
This year, mainstream corporate finance has become embroiled in a debate that would have felt unthinkable even a few years ago: How much crypto belongs on your balance sheet? Bitcoin’s latest rallies—nudged by President Trump’s “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” executive order, a softer dollar, and a friendlier regulatory climate have suddenly made the asset hard to […]
Topics Data, AI, & Machine Learning Analytics & Business Intelligence Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images Summary: Google’s SMB analytics team learned that sophisticated data models can fail to gain traction with users if those models lack a clear narrative and business context. The team ultimately determined that to create an effective staffing recommendation model, […]
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