Leadership
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
The Most Consequential Tech Regulations That Shaped 2025
As some regions edged toward locking in long-debated data and AI bills, others busied themselves revising the rules they had only just learned to live with.
Tasmia Ansari
More Leadership from MIT Sloan Management Review Middle East
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How Uncertainty Reshaped Organizational Resilience in the Middle East in 2025
This year, risk has moved from the margins to the center of strategy, redefining how organizations pursue long-term advantage.
Jennifer George
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How to Make Scenario Planning Stick
Developing future scenarios can deepen leaders’ strategic insights. Establishing scenario planning as an ongoing capability and reaping its full benefits require linking it to other processes.
Paul J.H. Schoemaker and Shardul S. Phadnis
AI and Machine Learning
Why the Middle East may Have an Early-Mover Advantage in Ethical AI
Ethical innovation in the Gulf is becoming a culture, not just a checklist.
Tasmia Ansari
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Assess What Is Certain in a Sea of Unknowns
Understanding what won’t change clarifies what might — and strengthens decision-making in volatile times.
Cynthia Selin
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
The Top 10 MIT SMR Articles of 2025
Become a stronger leader in the new year. Catch up on 2025’s most-read articles for fresh advice on your toughest leadership challenges.
Laurianne McLaughlin
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Resilience Means Fewer Recoveries, Not Faster Ones
Skillful leaders don’t push their teams to bounce back faster. They create systems where bouncing back isn’t constantly required.
Benjamin Laker and Yelena Kalyuzhnova
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To Reform Meritocracy, Put Character at the Center
Organizations that aspire to hire and advance employees based on merit should consider character, not just skills or performance.
Thomas A. Cole
AI and Machine Learning
Apple Ousts Giannandrea, Installs New AI Chief
Amar Subramanya’s arrival signals a strategic reset as Apple races to repair stalled AI progress.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Executing Strategy
Negotiation Skills: How to Beat Anxiety and Boost Results
Strategic opportunities, economic value, and relationships are at risk when people struggle with underconfidence at the bargaining table. Here’s how to improve your own skills and your teammates’.
Terri R. Kurtzberg and Mary C. Kern
Leadership
Saudi Arabia’s CEOs Top the Charts on Confidence and AI Readiness, KPMG Reports
A strong momentum is also visible in the sustainability segment as 76% of CEOs report fully integrating ESG objectives into their corporate strategies, significantly higher than global levels.





