Negotiation Skills

Back-and-forth communication designed to reach an agreement between two or more parties with some interests that are shared and others that may conflict or simply be different. Negotiation is an intrinsic part of any kind of joint action, problem solving, and dispute resolution, and may be verbal, nonverbal, explicit, implicit, direct, or through intermediaries. (Michael L. Moffitt and Robert C. Bordone, eds., Handbook of Dispute Resolution [Program on Negotiation/Jossey-Bass, 2005], 279)

The following items are tagged Negotiation Skills.

Understanding Chavez

Posted by & filed under Events, The Kelman Seminar.

“Understanding Chavez”

with
Boris Munoz, Editor in Chief, Exceso Magazine and Nieman Fellow
and
Leonardo Vivas, Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights at the Kennedy School of Government.

Date: February 23, 2010

Time: 4-6 PM
Where: CGIS Building, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs,
1737 Cambridge Street, Third Floor, N-354*, Cambridge MA
Contact Chair: Donna Hicks (dhicks@wcfia.harvard.edu).
*Please note the

PON Professor Mnookin’s New Book Highlighted in NY Times

Posted by & filed under Daily, International Negotiation, News.

Professor Robert Mnookin’s “Bargaining with the Devil:  When to Negotiate, When to Fight,” was highlighted in Richard Bernstein’s New York Times article, “Is it Time to Engage the Taliban?”  Published yesterday, Bernstein uses Professor Mnookin’s most recent book as a framework to discuss whether now is the time for the Obama administration to negotiate with

PON Professor Jeswald Salacuse Publishes New Book

Posted by & filed under Daily, International Negotiation, News.

Professor Jeswald Salacuse recently published a new book, The Law of Investment Treaties.  Professor Salacuse is a member of PON’s Executive Committee and experienced in international negotiation, international business transactions, leadership, and law and development.  The Law of Investment Treaties explains the nature, history, and significance of investment treaties and their impact on international investors

Is that really what you want?

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Adapted from “You Need to Know What You Want,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

Do you really know what you want out of life? Most of us don’t, according to Timothy D. Wilson and Daniel T. Gilbert, psychology professors at the University of Virginia and Harvard University, respectively. The impact bias describes the common, systematic

The power of deadlines

Posted by & filed under Crisis Negotiations, Daily.

Adapted from “Deadline Pressure: Use it to Your Advantage,” by Don A. Moore (professor, Carnegie Mellon University), first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

In the summer of 1988, National Basketball Association (NBA) team owners and players were at loggerheads over their new contract. At midnight on June 30, the owners declared a lockout, halting preparations for

RESCHEDULED FROM FEBRUARY: Oil and Conflict: a View from the Front Lines

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RESCHEDULED FROM FEBRUARY!

Join us for a discussion and media presentation of the role oil plays in global conflict.

Peter Maass, New York Times Magazine writer and author of Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil, will discuss the power of oil to fan the flames of existing problems and harm countries that possess

Staying on the straight and narrow

Posted by & filed under Crisis Negotiations, Dispute Resolution.

Adapted from “Walk the Line: Ethical Dilemmas in Negotiation,” by Roy J. Lewicki (Professor, The Ohio State University), first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

After buying a new car, you’re eager to sell your old car. It looks well kept, but you had problems with the engine last winter. Now it’s late summer. Should

February 2010

Posted by & filed under Negotiation Monthly Archives, Publication Archives.

Are You Asking the Right Questions? Carefully framed inquiries can be the key to a successful agreement
Dealing with Backstage Negotiators
Book Notes: Lessons from the Private Equity Boom
Dismantling a Family Business: Three Brothers, Game Theory, and a Coin Toss
Dear Negotiation Coach: Bringing Critics to the Table

Join PON to Celebrate the Publication of Professor Robert Mnookin’s New Book “Bargaining with the Devil”

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On Thursday, February 4, 2010, join us to celebrate the publication of Professor Robert Mnookin’s new book Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight. This event is co-sponsored by Harvard Law School, the Program on Negotiation, and Facing History and Ourselves.

The evening will begin with a reception at 5:30 PM in Ropes