Negotiation
Ideas and insights about negotiation from MIT Sloan experts.
The surprising power of warmth in AI negotiations
In MIT’s international AI Negotiation Competition, “warmer” agents achieved better outcomes in negotiations with other AI agents.
Heeding the pope’s call to ensure AI protects human dignity
Following Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI, MIT Sloan professor emeritus Thomas A. Kochan argues that firms should partner with workers to ensure AI augments human skills and knowledge.
Why this Labor Day Is different
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
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
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
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
A new conversation guide offers four steps for transforming conflict into collaborative solutions.
In negotiation, use silence to improve outcomes for all
“There are creative ways to address conflicts, and there is more room for agreement than people assume.”
5 tips for successful negotiations
Executives from Legal Sea Foods, Whoop, Robert Half, and Carbon Black reveal what makes a successful business agreement.
Revisiting a classic negotiation framework
Insights into attitudinal restructuring and intra-organizational negotiations still hold the key to positive outcomes.