Managerial Communication

Faculty

In addition to teaching core written and oral communication skills, the Managerial Communication faculty is very involved in MIT Sloan’s most important and groundbreaking initiatives. Faculty members teach many action learning-related courses, including China Lab, India Lab, G-Lab, and the international study tours. The MIT Sloan Innovation Period features many courses on leadership, negotiation, and writing that are developed and taught by Managerial Communication faculty.

Areas of individual faculty interest and research include: examining communication and information as they shape and are shaped by technologies and policies over time; professional ethics (with a focus on ethics and management); working in teams; conflict and conflict resolution; leadership; and cross-cultural communication.

EMERITUS FACULTY

JoAnne Yates

JoAnne Yates

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Sloan Distinguished Professor of Management, Emerita

JoAnne Yates is the Sloan Distinguished Professor of Management, Emerita and Professor Post Tenure of Work and Organization Studies and Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Yates developed MIT Sloan's Managerial…

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Lecturers and Senior Lectures

Kara Blackburn

Kara Blackburn

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Senior Lecturer, Managerial Communication

Kara Blackburn is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management and an affiliate of MIT Sloan's Leadership Center. At MIT, Blackburn co-created and teaches Leading the Way: Perspectives on Advancing Equity and…

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Lori Breslow

Lori Breslow

Senior Lecturer, Managerial Communication

Lori Breslow is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management.She was the founding director of MIT Teaching and Learning Laboratory (TLL) from 1997 to 2015. TLL serves the Institute as part of the office of the…

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Leigh Hafrey

Leigh Hafrey

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Senior Lecturer, Communication and Ethics

Leigh Hafrey is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management.Since 1991, Hafrey has worked in professional ethics, with a focus on ethical leadership, teaching courses at Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan, and consulting with…

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Neal Hartman

Neal Hartman

Senior Lecturer, Managerial Communication

Neal Hartman is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His teaching of management communication and intercultural communication emphasizes working in teams, conflict and conflict resolution,…

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Virginia Healy-Tangney

Virginia Healy-Tangney

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Senior Lecturer, Managerial Communication

Virginia Healy-Tangney is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management and an affiliate of the MIT Leadership Center.Healy-Tangney teaches Communication for Leaders and also Advanced Leadership Communication,…

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Miro Kazakoff

Miro Kazakoff

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Senior Lecturer, Managerial Communication

Miro Kazakoff is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management where he focuses on how individuals use data to persuade others. At MIT, he developed MIT Sloan’s Communicating and Persuading With Data courses…

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Christine Kelly

Christine Kelly

Senior Lecturer, Managerial Communication

Christine Kelly is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Kelly teaches management communication, communication as advocacy in workplace relationships, and organizational communication. She…

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Arathi Mehrotra

Arathi Mehrotra

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Senior Lecturer, Managerial Communication

Arathi Mehrotra is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She teaches the MBA core course Communication for Leaders as well as the MBA elective Communicating with Data. Mehrotra was the recipient of the…

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Ben Shields

Ben Shields

Senior Lecturer, Managerial Communication

Ben Shields is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His work as a teacher, researcher, and practitioner focuses on digital transformation in the sports, media, and entertainment industries.He teaches a…

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Roberta Pittore

Roberta Pittore

Senior Lecturer, Managerial Communications

Roberta Pittore is a Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at the MIT Sloan School of Management.She focuses on communication as it influences teamwork, perceptions of leadership, and decision-making in organizations. Her teaching emphasizes…

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Christopher Scott Cullen

Lecturer in Communications

Research Centers

Research centers at MIT and MIT Sloan pursue solutions to the world’s most significant challenges. Through collaboration with other top researchers and business leaders, MIT Sloan faculty and students have a powerful impact on leading organizations and on everyday life.

Faculty in the Managerial Communication Unit are affiliated with the following research centers at MIT: