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
March 07, 2011
U.S. Army Major Joshua Eaton is driven — both as a student and as a soldier — by the philosophy that "good leaders must also know how to follow."

When Eaton and his team managed logistical...
February 14, 2011
The General Motors Company needs an abrupt cultural shift to correct decades of reactive leadership, the company’s chairman and CEO Dan Akerson said at the MIT Sloan School of Management on Thursday...
February 14, 2011
The General Motors Company needs an abrupt cultural shift to correct decades of reactive leadership, the company’s chairman and CEO Dan Akerson said at the MIT Sloan School of Management on Thursday...
February 14, 2011
The General Motors Company needs an abrupt cultural shift to correct decades of reactive leadership, the company’s chairman and CEO Dan Akerson said at the MIT Sloan School of Management on Thursday...
February 10, 2011
For 22 years, hundreds of Leaders for Global Operations program students benefited from the leadership seminar and personal lessons imparted by Don Davis, who was the founding leadership lecturer for...
February 10, 2011
For 22 years, hundreds of Leaders for Global Operations program students benefited from the leadership seminar and personal lessons imparted by Don Davis, who was the founding leadership lecturer for...
February 10, 2011
For 22 years, hundreds of Leaders for Global Operations program students benefited from the leadership seminar and personal lessons imparted by Don Davis, who was the founding leadership lecturer for...
January 31, 2011
During "Project Engineering" (ESD.052) — a three-day immersion in the skills necessary to deliver products on time, on budget and to specifications — 22 Gordon Engineering Leaders (GELs) learned how...
January 31, 2011
During "Project Engineering" (ESD.052) — a three-day immersion in the skills necessary to deliver products on time, on budget and to specifications — 22 Gordon Engineering Leaders (GELs) learned how...
January 31, 2011
During "Project Engineering" (ESD.052) — a three-day immersion in the skills necessary to deliver products on time, on budget and to specifications — 22 Gordon Engineering Leaders (GELs) learned how...
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...
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...
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...

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