Workplace, Teams, & Culture
AI and Machine Learning
The UAE’s AI-First Ambition: Building the Infrastructure for a New Digital Era
This white paper shows how robust national infrastructure and strategic public-private partnerships are now central to enabling scalable, secure, and impactful AI across the UAE.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Top Workplace, Teams, & Culture from MIT Sloan Management Review Middle East
AI and Machine Learning
Saudi Arabia’s AI Readiness: The Data Infrastructure Imperative
MITSloan ME Editorial
More Workplace, Teams, & Culture from MIT Sloan Management Review Middle East
Featured
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
Featured
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
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
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
Secure.com Launches AI ‘Digital Security Teammates’ to Tackle Human Talent Gap
Backed by $4.5M from Disrupt.com, the company introduces AI-native agents to help reduce alert overload for security engineers and analysts, preventing burnout.
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
Culture
How can Middle East Leaders Turn Cultural Diversity into a Competitive Edge?
Multicultural teams can be a major stumbling block or a decisive advantage. By focusing on attitude, cultural intelligence, and inclusive practices, leaders in the region are shaping work environments where diversity drives innovation and profitability.
Paromita Gupta
Featured
From Employee-Owners to Environmental Champions
When employees become owners, companies achieve measurably stronger environmental performance. Here’s how this ownership model drives sustainability excellence.
Jegoo Lee
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.
Ravikiran Kalluri
Featured
Handle the Corporate Heat Like an Actual Firefighter
Many leaders think they’re great at battling corporate fires. The truth? There’s much to learn about planning, roles, tools, and communication from real firefighters.

