Leadership
Crisis Management
The Leadership Test No One Wants: Delivering Bad News Well
Good communication in tough times requires grappling with where responsibility for the problem lies and whether the situation is salvageable.
Nancy Duarte
Top Leadership from MIT Sloan Management Review Middle East
Featured
Hybrid Work Is Not the Problem — Poor Leadership Is
Brian Elliott, Nicholas (Nick) Bloom and Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury
More Leadership from MIT Sloan Management Review Middle East
Crisis Management
The Leadership Test No One Wants: Delivering Bad News Well
Good communication in tough times requires grappling with where responsibility for the problem lies and whether the situation is salvageable.
Nancy Duarte
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Apple Begins Mapping Its Post-Cook Future
Board weighs succession scenarios as Tim Cook mulls stepping down, with hardware chief John Ternus emerging as a key candidate.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Lockheed Martin Appoints Daniel Mouton to Lead Middle East Operations
The leadership shift comes at a time when the Gulf region is reconfiguring its defence strategies.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Featured
Hybrid Work Is Not the Problem — Poor Leadership Is
Learn from companies that are succeeding with hybrid work models — by building teams that are rewarded for performance, not appearances.
Brian Elliott, Nicholas (Nick) Bloom and Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
AI’s Impact Could Spur New ‘Ministries for the Future,’ Say Policy Leaders
Experts agree that the true test of leadership will be political imagination.
MITSloan ME Editorial
GovTech
Dubai Holding and Palantir Team Up to Launch Aither, Fueling Dubai’s AI Ambitions
Since early 2024, Dubai Holding has deployed the US company’s AI and data integration platforms across its diverse operations. This marks Palantir’s first JV in the Emirates.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Featured
Five Traits of Tech-Driven CEOs
What sets apart executives who use technology to drive true strategic advantage? Consider five key qualities — and questions to ask about how you stack up.
Ravi Chanmugam, Michael Lyman and Paul Daugherty
Leadership
MENA IPO Market Gains Momentum as 11 Offerings Raise $700M in Q3
The Kingdom alone raised $637M, 92.4% of the total figure, while Dar Al Majed Real Estate Company led the region’s largest IPO of the period at $336M.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Featured
Fight Versus Flight: When a Leader’s Fears Turn Into Anger
When a leader feels insecure, out of control, or threatened, they may fight back hard — and leave their team walking on eggshells. Here’s how to address the problem if you’re a fearful fighter or work with one.
Jim Detert
AI and Machine Learning
What’s Your Edge? Rethinking Expertise in the Age of AI
As AI democratizes access to information, leaders should revisit ideas about hierarchy and roles — and focus on their team’s judgment and synthesis skills.

