ethics

The following items are tagged ethics.

Mediating Disputes

Posted by & filed under Harvard Negotiation Institute, Harvard Negotiation Institute (5 Day Courses).

October 14-18, 2013
Registration has closed for the Fall 2013 Mediating Disputes course. To be added to our wait list, please email hni@law.harvard.edu.
The Mediating Disputes workshop will provide you with core mediation skills training and hands-on experience as a mediator in a variety of simulations. The course examines the mediation process through the lens of both caucus and non-caucus models of practice, and considers the role of law, as well as interest-based bargaining, in shaping mediated settlements. In addition, the course addresses legal and ethical issues in mediation, and the psychological dimensions of the mediation process. The course faculty are leading practitioners in the world of mediation as well as thought leaders in the field of dispute resolution.

Becoming a More Ethical Negotiator

Posted by & filed under Business Negotiations.

Given the prevalence of corporate scandals in recent years, many have questioned whether ethics training for professionals has done much good.

One of the reasons that such training has achieved limited success is its focus on intentional, explicitly unethical behavior. Such training encourages students to do what is right rather than what is profitable. Yet, most professionals are not ethically challenged at an explicit level and those who are may be unreceptive to the messages of ethics training.

Confronting Evil Conference postponed to Saturday, April 20th

Posted by & filed under Events.

Harvard University is closed today due to an ongoing public safety situation in the area. This afternoon’s first session of the “Confronting Evil” conference is postponed until tomorrow morning, starting at 9:00.

Please check here for further updates later today.

Negotiation and Leadership: Dealing with Difficult People and Problems

Posted by & filed under Executive Education Seminars (3 Day Courses), Executive Training.

Our April seminar is currently sold out. To be added to the waiting list, please email pon@law.harvard.edu or call 1-800-391-8629.

This course examines core decision-making challenges, analyzes complex negotiation scenarios, and provides a range of competitive and cooperative negotiation strategies. Whether you’re an experienced executive or and up-and-coming manager – working in the private or public sector – this program will help you shape important deals, negotiate in uncertain environments, improve working relationships, claim (and create) more value, and resolve seemingly intractable disputes. In short, this three-day executive education program will prepare you to achieve better outcomes at the table, every single time.

Improving Negotiation Skills Training

Posted by & filed under Negotiation Skills.

How would you characterize your negotiating style: Are you collaborative, competitive, or compromising? If you have trouble answering that question, you’re probably not alone. That’s because skilled negotiators typically take on all these styles during a negotiation: they listen closely and collaborate to create value, they compete for the biggest slice of the pie, and they make compromises when necessary.

There is No ‘I’ in Team, Only in Organizations

Posted by & filed under Negotiation Skills.

The old saying goes, “there is no ‘I’ in team,” but recent research by Program on Negotiation faculty member and Harvard Business School Associate Professor Francesca Gino and others suggests that an organization should pay attention to the various individuals it recruits, and by doing so it can improve employee retention and productivity.

Avoiding Apple’s Mistakes: Negotiating for Ethical Working Conditions

Posted by & filed under Mediation.

In January, a New York Times exposé documented dangerous and harsh working conditions in Chinese factories that manufacture products for Apple. The American technology company stood accused of tolerating child labor, unsafe working conditions, and punishingly long shifts for thousands of workers at the factories of Chinese suppliers such as Foxconn. The article triggered a firestorm of criticism against Apple and a closer examination of how Western companies can ensure humane labor practices for their workers abroad.