Program on Negotiation to honor Ambassador Tommy Koh as 2014 Great Negotiator

| | International Negotiation

Join us for a conversation with Ambassador Tommy Koh of Singapore, the recipient of the 2014 Great Negotiator Award. This public program will feature panel discussions with … Read This Post

Others May Be More Powerful Than You Think They Are

| | Dispute Resolution

Imagine that you’re a national account sales manager and are preparing to negotiate your annual raise.

You have met all your sales objectives and feel that you are … Read This Post

Tlingit Indians line up beside an authentic totem pole in Alaska in 1969.

Meeting Negotiation Challenges in the Repatriation of Native American Museum Collections

| | Daily, Events

The passage of the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) fundamentally shifted relationships between museums and Native American tribes. Because it is federal legislation, … Read This Post

You Have Less Information Than You Think

| | Business Negotiations

Most negotiators understand the importance of preparation and will dedicate significant time and energy to analyzing important negotiations in advance.

Chances are, however, that powerful negotiators will undertake … Read You Have Less Information Than You Think

You Aren’t Invincible

| | Conflict Resolution

In a hypothetical raise negotiation, suppose you find out that your peers have told your boss disparaging and blatantly untrue stories about your interactions with customers.

You feel … Read You Aren’t Invincible

Negotiation research you can use: The high cost of (unconscious) racial bias

| | Teaching Negotiation

People who believe that they are free of racial bias are often dismayed by their results on the Implicit Association Test (IAT), an online task developed by … Read This Post

Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade Offers an Opportunity for Dialogue

| | Conflict Resolution

Writing for WBUR’s Cognoscenti with Shane Hunt, a student in the Harvard Law Negotiation Mediation Clinical Program, Program on Negotiation faculty member Robert Bordone describes the debate … Read This Post

The Abraham Path Named National Geographic Traveller’s Best New Walking Trail

| | Conflict Resolution

National Geographic Traveller’s Ben Lerwill recently compiled a list of the best new walking trails from around the world, and the Program on Negotiation’s Abraham Path took … Read This Post

Umbrella Agreements, Consensus Building in the Arctic, and Negotiation in Social Enterprises: New Research from PON Fellows and Scholars

| | Awards, Grants, and Fellowships, Daily, Events, PON Graduate Research Fellowships

Every year the Program on Negotiation sponsors fellows and visiting scholars while they research and write about topics important to the fields of negotiation and mediation. This … Read This Post

Islam, Sharia and Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mechanisms for Legal Redress in the Muslim Community

| | Dispute Resolution, Events

Dr. Mohamed M. Keshavjee will discuss his new book, Islam, Sharia and Alternative Dispute Resolution, which provides an informed and thorough discussion of the relevance of Sharia … Read This Post

With “Surrender,” John Boehner Shows Keen Negotiation Skills

| | Negotiation Skills

On February 11, House of Representatives Speaker John A. Boehner reportedly rendered his Republican colleagues speechless. At a meeting of the Republican Capitol Hill Club, Boehner announced … Read This Post

Smart phones, smart negotiators?

| | Negotiation Skills

Imagine yourself in the following situations:

■ A client calls you, skipping the usual pleasantries: “Why haven’t you gotten back to me? I e-mailed you about adding on … Read Smart phones, smart negotiators?