Negotiation
Ideas and insights about negotiation from MIT Sloan experts.
Why this Labor Day Is different
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This Hot Labor Summer, workers are demanding not just increased wages, but what labor expert Thomas Kochan calls “a new social contract.”
4 workplace barriers for women and how to dismantle them
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In their book “You Should Smile More,” six former Pepsi executives share insights and solutions to gender biases that push women out of the workforce.
How to draft a letter to a workplace harasser
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A well-structured letter starts with facts, incorporates feelings, and concludes with a solution, according to MIT Sloan negotiation expert Mary Rowe.
4 ways to respond when workers want to organize
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MIT Sloan’s Thomas Kochan shares insights and actions to help executives better understand the employee organization landscape.
4-step ‘listening challenge’ can help reduce polarized discourse
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A new conversation guide offers four steps for transforming conflict into collaborative solutions.
In negotiation, use silence to improve outcomes for all
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“There are creative ways to address conflicts, and there is more room for agreement than people assume.”
5 tips for successful negotiations
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Executives from Legal Sea Foods, Whoop, Robert Half, and Carbon Black reveal what makes a successful business agreement.
Revisiting a classic negotiation framework
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Insights into attitudinal restructuring and intra-organizational negotiations still hold the key to positive outcomes.
When negotiating, pride goeth before destruction
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New study finds good feelings from one negotiation can damage subsequent performance.
Seven keys to effective negotiation
Students learn essential negotiation tactics