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The Digital Future of Management

January 1, 2020 | MIT Sloan Management Review | Leadership

We’re all technologists now. Every leader must understand how significant new technologies will change the ways we work and create value. This compilation of insights from MIT SMR offers a road map for the digital transformation journey, with guidance on new technologies, digital culture, and how leaders need to change to achieve ongoing digital growth.

Articles included in this collection:

Achieving Digital Maturity
By Gerald C. Kane, Doug Palmer, Anh Nguyen Phillips, David Kiron, and Natasha Buckley

Five Management Strategies for Getting the Most From AI
By Jacques Bughin and Eric Hazan

The Power of Product Recommendation Networks
By Gal Oestreicher-Singer, Arun Sundararajan, and Gerald C. Kane

Seeing Beyond the Blockchain Hype
Christian Catalini, interviewed by Paul Michelman

MetLife Centers Its Strategy on Digital Transformation
Marty Lippert (MetLife Inc.), interviewed by Gerald C. Kane

The Jobs That Artificial Intelligence Will Create
By H. James Wilson, Paul R. Daugherty, and Nicola Morini-Bianzino

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