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7 Tips for Closing the Deal in Negotiations

| | Dealmaking

“ABC: Always Be Closing.” That’s the sales strategy that actor Alec Baldwin’s character Blake shared in the 1992 film Glengarry Glen Ross as he tried to motivate … Read 7 Tips for Closing the Deal in Negotiations

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Body Language in Negotiation

| | Negotiation Skills

Body language in negotiation—including eye contact, gestures, and facial expressions—can go a long way toward forging trust and lasting business partnerships. … Read Body Language in Negotiation

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AI in Negotiation: Seven Lessons

| | Negotiation Skills

The use of AI in negotiation is ramping up, with intriguing results. MIT professor Jared R. Curhan shares seven lessons that have emerged in practice, education, and … Read AI in Negotiation: Seven Lessons

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Five Fundamentals of Negotiation from Great Negotiator Tommy Koh

| | Negotiation Skills

Negotiation as an art and negotiation as a science: Two fundamentally different statements but one cohesive element binds them together – process. … Read This Post

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Dispute Resolution Strategies for Managing Internal Conflicts in Organizations

| | Dispute Resolution

How can dispute resolution skills in negotiation help manage internal conflicts within an organization? This article draws from negotiation research to present some bargaining tips on how … Read This Post

What is BATNA? How to Find Your Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement

What is BATNA? How to Find Your Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement

| Guhan Subramanian | BATNA

Your BATNA, or the ability to identify a negotiator’s best alternative to a negotiated agreement, is among one of the many pieces of information negotiators seek when … Read This Post

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Conflict Styles and Bargaining Styles

| | Conflict Resolution

What type of bargainer are you? Many negotiation strategies are “one size fits all,” but our unique personalities and life experiences will shape how we carry out … Read Conflict Styles and Bargaining Styles

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How to Negotiate a Higher Salary

| | Salary Negotiations

When considering how to negotiate a higher salary, job candidates often focus on back-and-forth haggling strategies. But it’s at least as important to think about our broader … Read How to Negotiate a Higher Salary

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Writing the Negotiated Agreement

| Guhan Subramanian | Dealmaking

Some negotiations end with a negotiated agreement that is a plan of action rather than a signed contract – for example, a plumber agrees to fix … Read Writing the Negotiated Agreement

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Understanding Exclusive Negotiation Periods in Business Negotiations

| | Dealmaking

The clearest method for achieving exclusivity in negotiation is an exclusive negotiation period during which both sides agree not to talk to third parties, even if approached … Read This Post

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Negotiation with Your Children: How to Resolve Family Conflicts

| | Conflict Resolution

Few negotiation examples in real life demonstrate the benefit of effective conflict resolution skills than those disputes that arise in the home, such as those between parents … Read This Post

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Asynchronous Learning: Negotiation Exercises to Keep Students Engaged Outside the Classroom

| | Teaching Negotiation

Asynchronous role-play simulations teach valuable negotiation skills outside of a typical class format.
Asynchronous learning is a term used to describe education, instruction, or learning that does not … Read This Post