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Elements of Conflict: Diagnose What’s Gone Wrong

| | Conflict Resolution

In the heat of conflict, it can be difficult to think rationally about how you got where you are and how you might make things better. But … Read This Post

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Salary Negotiation: How to Ask for a Higher Salary

| | Salary Negotiations

For a new employee, salary negotiation skills can be the most important and the most intimidating, but the most important, of difficult conversations to have at the … Read This Post

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How Mediation Can Help Resolve Pro Sports Disputes

| | Mediation

Worldwide, mediation has become a common means of resolving conflict, ranging from divorce to workplace disputes to broken contracts. Yet mediation remains an underused tool for resolving … Read This Post

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Reservation Point in Negotiation: Reach Negotiated Agreements by Asking the Right Questions

| | Negotiation Skills

A reservation point negotiation is a bargaining scenario in which each side is trying to reconcile the other’s highest offer and the other’s lowest price. This negotiation … Read This Post

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Dealing with Hardball Tactics in Negotiation

| | Dealing with Difficult People

Hardball tactics—such as lies, threats, and insults—can catch us off guard in negotiation and lead us to make poor decisions. Our expert tips on preparing for hardball … Read Dealing with Hardball Tactics in Negotiation

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What is an Arbitration Agreement?

| | Conflict Resolution

If you have ever owned a cell phone or been issued a credit card, odds are you’ve signed an arbitration agreement. You also may have signed an … Read What is an Arbitration Agreement?

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How to Deal with Difficult Customers

| | Dealing with Difficult People

To hear some salespeople and service representatives tell it, difficult behavior from customers is at an all-time high. Stories of demanding customers proliferate in the press and … Read How to Deal with Difficult Customers

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Top 10 Notable Negotiations of 2022

| | Business Negotiations

Looking back at our Top 10 Notable Negotiations of 2022, which highlight key lessons that negotiators can take away from dealmaking and conflict resolution in government, business, … Read Top 10 Notable Negotiations of 2022

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Positional Bargaining Pitfalls

| | Negotiation Skills

Positional bargaining may sound like business as usual, but it shouldn’t be. In fact, positional bargaining is typically an ineffective way of reaching an agreement for numerous … Read Positional Bargaining Pitfalls

What Are Circular Deals?

| | Dealmaking

Circular deals in which AI companies repeatedly invest in each other have become increasingly common—and could be cause for concern. … Read What Are Circular Deals?

Taylor Swift’s Negotiation Dream Comes True

| | Business Negotiations

For Taylor Swift, the negotiation goal of owning her master recordings was a long time coming. With patience, tenacity, and a win-win negotiation strategy, the superstar forged … Read Taylor Swift’s Negotiation Dream Comes True

Malala Yousafzai Visits the Program on Negotiation

| | International Negotiation

The Nobel laureate and activist screened a new film documenting the Taliban’s gender apartheid and called for Afghan women and girls to be represented in international negotiations. … Read This Post