Heather Sulejman

About Heather

Heather Sulejman

Heather Sulejman is a co-founder of Disagreeing Better. A trained mediator and consultant with 14 years of industry experience, Heather is committed to helping people engage in authentic conversations around disagreement. Heather’s expertise centers around process design for conflict management and negotiations training. At Disagreeing Better, Heather designs and delivers engaging and effective trainings dedicated to translating behavioral science insights into practical tools for professional audiences. She has experience working with organizations in the non-profit, education, and healthcare sectors.

Heather is also Managing Director of The Constructive Disagreement Project at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. There she works to bring interventions based on research on constructive disagreement to partners in healthcare, education, and the media. Heather is particularly interested in the role of technology in scaling and disseminating constructive disagreement training and research.

Founder

Julia Minson

Founder

Heather Sulejman
Beliefs

Our Core Beliefs

When it comes to disagreement, good intentions alone are not enough; The psychological work you are doing to understand your counterpart and engage with their perspective must be visible and audible. Receptiveness to opposing views isa measurable skillset that teams can develop to thrive in challenging conversations.

Key Insight

Teams often fail not due to disagreement, but their inability to engage constructively.

Our Approach

Receptiveness is a systematic behavioral approach, not a vague mindset.

Ready to transform your team?

Together, let's turn disagreement into opportunity.