Workplace culture is shaped less by mission statements or engagement initiatives than by everyday interaction patterns—especially interruptions in meetings. A study of 27 employees and leaders found that women and employees from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups were interrupted more frequently, often before completing their ideas.

In 2016, Geoffrey Hinton argued that AI would soon replace radiologists, yet demand for radiologists has since surged. The reason, this article argues, is that AI reduced the cost of image analysis while increasing the value of complementary human capabilities: judgment, accountability, and apprenticeship. The same dynamic now applies to software engineering. Although AI can generate code cheaply and quickly, companies risk confusing code production with the broader work of engineering reliable, scalable systems.

A 60-year meta-study of 800,000 workers reveals role ambiguity as the most damaging workplace stressor. Here's how progressive orgs solve it.

Articles in MIT SMR’s summer 2026 issue highlight the value in taking a generous approach to sharing lessons with peers.

A conversation with humanitarian leader Kelly T. Clements on spearheading change amid challenging circumstances.

Tech debt’s real cost isn’t slow delivery – it’s the trust you lose, the ideas you abandon, and the surprises you can’t plan for.

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Why the people most ahead in AI feel the most behind — and what to do about it