A new study reveals that when employees actively inject "play" into their work tasks, this playful mindset extends to their leisure time, leading to healthier eating and improved self-care. This ...

Flexible work has become the new norm, despite the best efforts of companies calling workers back to the office. Some employers assume that a return to the old ways of working is both possible and ...

Few schools of thought have had more impact on how I run a business than dynamic work design. The concept was pioneered by friends of mine at MIT, Donald Kieffer and Nelson Repenning. The two spent ...

Nelson Repenning is a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and director of MIT’s Leadership Center. Donald Kieffer is a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, founder of ...

Our workplaces—and the work we do—are becoming increasingly globalized and multicultural. Working and interacting with people from different cultural backgrounds has become an everyday experience for ...

Early-stage design may be where everything begins, but without careful consideration, it's also where everything breaks down. On average, firms report that nearly 15% of all work done generates zero ...

Remote work offers benefits like flexibility and new opportunities but also brings challenges that require thoughtful solutions. Some common remote work challenges include decreased productivity, ...