Preparing Leaders

“This is a generation that wants to make a difference. They don't feel defeated by the scale of a challenge. They're ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work solving the problems of our time, great and small. I think of them as ‘Generation Why Not?’.”

— Susan Hockfield
January 06, 2011
Overseeing the operation of a nuclear reactor is complex and challenging. Overseeing the operation of 17 nuclear reactors is even more complex and challenging — but it's business as usual for Susan...
November 08, 2010
Before coming to MIT as freshmen, students have already had considerable experience as student leaders, with a majority (85 percent) reporting that they served as leaders of clubs and organizations,...
November 08, 2010
Before coming to MIT as freshmen, students have already had considerable experience as student leaders, with a majority (85 percent) reporting that they served as leaders of clubs and organizations,...
November 08, 2010
Before coming to MIT as freshmen, students have already had considerable experience as student leaders, with a majority (85 percent) reporting that they served as leaders of clubs and organizations,...
November 02, 2010
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) named Missy Brost, a 2009 graduate of the MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program, a 2010 Distinguished New Engineer of the Year, “for setting and...
November 02, 2010
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) named Missy Brost, a 2009 graduate of the MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program, a 2010 Distinguished New Engineer of the Year, “for setting and...
November 02, 2010
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) named Missy Brost, a 2009 graduate of the MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program, a 2010 Distinguished New Engineer of the Year, “for setting and...
November 01, 2010
Successful technology-driven companies build an ongoing connection between their product development efforts, and the problems, needs and goals of their customers. This process requires technically...
November 01, 2010
Successful technology-driven companies build an ongoing connection between their product development efforts, and the problems, needs and goals of their customers. This process requires technically...
September 22, 2010
Donald W. Davis, former industry giant and longtime MIT lecturer, died Sept. 11. He was 89.

Davis had taught leadership in MIT's Leaders for Global Operations Program (LGO) and was a...
September 22, 2010
Donald W. Davis, former industry giant and longtime MIT lecturer, died Sept. 11. He was 89.

Davis had taught leadership in MIT's Leaders for Global Operations Program (LGO) and was a...
June 09, 2010
“It’s a case where the entrepreneur wants to build a business, and is madly in love with a great concept, and the VC wants to make a quick buck. It’s a partnership, but the guy with control is the...
June 09, 2010
“It’s a case where the entrepreneur wants to build a business, and is madly in love with a great concept, and the VC wants to make a quick buck. It’s a partnership, but the guy with control is the...
May 24, 2010
As the United Nations and worldwide NGOs face the challenges of providing basic services to the survivors of the January 2010 Haitian earthquake, Oxfam’s Raymond Offenheiser...
May 24, 2010
As the United Nations and worldwide NGOs face the challenges of providing basic services to the survivors of the January 2010 Haitian earthquake, Oxfam’s Raymond Offenheiser...
May 17, 2010
The Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program, a new educational initiative at MIT that combines leadership development with the rigor of the MIT educational experience, graduated its...
May 17, 2010
The Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program, a new educational initiative at MIT that combines leadership development with the rigor of the MIT educational experience, graduated its...
April 27, 2010
On Nov. 6, 2009, a team of MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) '11s won first place and a prize of $5,000 in the fifth annual MBA Exclusive (MBAE) Case Competition, held in Washington, D.C. It...
April 27, 2010
On Nov. 6, 2009, a team of MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) '11s won first place and a prize of $5,000 in the fifth annual MBA Exclusive (MBAE) Case Competition, held in Washington, D.C. It...
March 16, 2010
Few companies have endured such hardship, or risen to such heights in a brief span of time as Akamai Technologies. Paul Sagan tells how he became the CEO of this young firm, and...
March 16, 2010
Few companies have endured such hardship, or risen to such heights in a brief span of time as Akamai Technologies. Paul Sagan tells how he became the CEO of this young firm, and...
December 07, 2009
A weekly newsletter about all the great things going on at the MIT Sloan School of Management for the week of Dec. 7. Among the topics in this week's issue — which is available at ...
December 07, 2009
A weekly newsletter about all the great things going on at the MIT Sloan School of Management for the week of Dec. 7. Among the topics in this week's issue — which is available at ...

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