Sample MIT Sloan Annual Report
153985.COVER.qx6 12/29/05 2:50 PM Page 1 n nnnn n nnnnn 2005 Annual report Annual report MIT Sloan School of Management Developing principled, innovative leaders who improve the world Collaborating to generate ideas that enhance management practice MIT Sloan School of Management Office of Resource Development 77 Massachusetts Avenue, E60-300 Cambridge, MA 02139-1014 617.253.3989 153985.COVER.qx6 12/29/05 2:29 PM Page 2 Developing principled, innovative leaders The ground-shaping observations of Pythagoras, Aristotle, and Eratosthenes to one side, author Thomas L. Friedman tells us in The New York Times Richard Schmalensee that the world is flat. As a result of political and John C Head III Dean technological developments, geographic and temporal distances are shrinking. Ironically, our flat planet also seems to be spinning faster; because we can reach farther, faster, there are increasing expectations that we reach farther still, and more quickly. But change by itself, while inevitable, is not necessarily positive. Increased speed doesn’t immediately foster sounder judgment. MIT Sloan has always been at the forefront of change, but we take the time to understand, manage, and harness change––and to couple speed with thoughtfulness. Uniquely located at the intersection of science, management, and technology, MIT Sloan has, since its beginnings in 1914, always been about progress and change––anticipating it, responding to it, driving it. And, while as an institution we’re known for innovation, entrepreneurship, and global leadership, it’s the people of the MIT Sloan community who have done, and are doing, the real work; their efforts have earned us our reputation.
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