Talent Acquisition and Management

Managers who stymie their high performers’ internal advancement do so at their own expense, research shows.

Local politics are shaping workforce retention. Learn three ways leaders can navigate the tensions.

Enhance your leadership skills with MIT Sloan Management Review’s most-read articles of 2023.

In this MIT SMR webinar, experts discuss why skill should be front and center in organizations’ talent strategies.

New research indicates that both employers and job applicants are optimistic about hiring in 2024.

Community colleges can be a valuable source of neurodivergent talent — a largely untapped pool in a tight labor market.

Small changes in how companies attract, recruit, and onboard new hires can deliver big diversity dividends.

This article describes a new workforce operating model that’s helping companies boost productivity.

HR teams must prepare for generative AI’s effects on workers’ job roles, training, and access to information.

A new Deloitte study says most companies surveyed report falling short of their margin goals.

A presenter at an MIT SMR symposium answers questions about using skills, not degrees, as the benchmark for hiring.

Two presenters from MIT SMR’s Work/23 symposium answer leaders’ questions about helping employees chart their own paths.

A presenter at an MIT SMR symposium answers questions on how gender, age, and race can affect career advancement.

Experts weigh how a proposed ban on noncompete agreements might affect innovation and entrepreneurship beyond tech hubs.

LinkedIn data shows that a skills-first talent strategy can improve employee hiring, upskilling, and retention.

New organizational structures are needed to coordinate a workforce that includes external workers and even technologies.

Formerly incarcerated people represent an underutilized talent pool that can help employers address workforce shortages.

Cisco shows how organizations can think about orchestrating a workforce ecosystem, starting with contingent workers.

A Q&A with Evan Starr, who studies how noncompete agreements affect workers and businesses, on the FTC’s proposed ban.

This webinar describes using human-centric leadership to recruit, develop, and retain top talent.