It’s estimated that over 160 million global workers are registered on online gig economy platforms but only a small fraction of them are working at any point in time. Dr Catherine Thomas writes that despite this, gig workers who are hired capture a significant share of market surplus. These findings challenge calls to reclassify freelancers…
When a top performer confided that she was experiencing an intolerable level of burnout and was job hunting, it was a wake-up call about team leadership for Lauren Dreyer. The 20-year veteran of Fidelity Investments had had no idea that burnout was an issue for anyone on her team. And only later did Dreyer realize…
Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images The amount of change coming at leaders right now may feel unprecedented, given today’s political and technical landscape. But amid significant disruptions, such as artificial intelligence tools, deep-tech innovations, novel fintech platforms, and geopolitical shifts, an organization’s capacity to grow depends on its capacity to change constantly. Success also…
The past ten years have seen some encouraging gains for women in business leadership: the percentage of C-suite roles held by women increased from 17 percent to 29 percent between 2015 and 2024. But that still leaves a stubborn workplace-achievement gap, where these leadership roles are twice as likely to be filled by men. The…
The U.S. market for recently legitimized drugs like cannabis and psychedelics now stretches into the tens of billions of dollars and is projected to rise exponentially. “When those drugs became legal, it was a huge revenue opportunity,” says Chethana Achar, a Kellogg associate professor of marketing. But there have been questions about who should get…
In the three years since OpenAI first released the general-purpose chatbot ChatGPT, businesses of all sizes have raced to adopt artificial intelligence into their workflow. At the same time, organizations have also been considering how best to incorporate expertise in AI into their leadership structures. With the advent of the internet came the rise of…
You can lead by listening carefully and building consensus. You can lead from behind or through technical expertise. You can lead with charisma. Or you can lead with iron-fisted strength and force. For better or worse, this latter style of “strong” leadership has been increasingly popular over the last several years in realms such as…
In careers, as in companies, the temptation to cling to comfort is strong. Familiar routines, stable roles, and incremental change can feel reassuring. But Sanjay Khosla, a senior fellow and adjunct professor at the Kellogg School, argues that staying “cozy” comes with hidden dangers. “Everyone has a choice in life. You can either be cozy—or…
A chemical engineer by training, Angela Nakalembe worked in the sciences and management consulting before landing at YouTube as the company’s engineering program manager for trust and safety. At YouTube, Angela explains, AI has become a first line of defense against harmful content. The technology not only accelerates content moderation tasks but makes the process…
Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images The pressure to “do more with less” is wearing people out. Burnout affects at least half of us: In a 2024 survey of 1,500 full-time employees of U.S. companies, 51% said they’d suffered burnout in the past year. Nearly two-thirds cited mental and emotional stress as the top cause.…