How do leaders make things happen? What really works on the front lines?

At the MIT Leadership Center, faculty members take a pragmatic approach to research. Ideas are continually tested with real people, in real businesses. These theories form the foundation of a groundbreaking new approach to leadership:

For the individual.
Leadership boils down to four capabilities, which can be assessed and enhanced by each individual. Businesses succeed when leadership is tapped at all levels of the organization.

Read more about the 4 Capabilities Leadership Framework.

For teams.
The current environment demands a new kind of team, one that adapts easily to horizontal organizational structures, changing information and increasing complexity.

Read more about The Comparative Advantage of X-Teams.

For organizations.
The world is constantly changing; organizations can't afford to stand still. The MIT Leadership Center investigates new models for managing change to avoid being left behind.

Read more about An Improvisational Model of Change Management.

And for the world.
In the world of decentralized organizations, some of the abilities that were critical to your success in the past will be less important. And some skills that didn't matter much before will become critical.

Read more about The Future of Work.