Deborah Ancona, a professor at MIT Sloan and founder of the MIT Leadership Center, teams up with research fellow Kate Isaacs to dissect innovative leadership in large organizations. They reveal how companies can thrive with an entrepreneurial, enabling, and architecting leadership mix. The discussion illuminates the essential role of corporate culture in empowering employees and fostering creativity. They also emphasize transitioning from traditional hierarchies to agile models, ensuring strategies resonate with every team member for peak innovation.

Deborah Ancona, a professor at MIT Sloan School of Management, and Dennis Perkins, CEO of The Syncretics Group, have researched how family dynamics play out in the workplace. They say people often revert to childhood patterns at work. By applying a concept from psychology known as family systems theory, managers and leaders can come to understand how their past influences their behavior and thus can grow professionally. Ancona and Perkins wrote the HBR article "Family Ghosts in the Executive Suite."

Deborah Ancona, a professor at MIT's Sloan School of Management and founder of the MIT Leadership Center, explores the intriguing concept of 'family ghosts' that shape leadership behaviors. She discusses how personal histories influence executives' styles, the struggle between resilience and perfectionism, and strategies for overcoming familial challenges. Ancona emphasizes the importance of self-reflection in navigating today's AI-driven landscape, encouraging leaders to learn from their experiences while fostering effective team dynamics.