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How Mediation Works When Both Parties Agree They Need Help Resolving the Dispute

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Negotiations have reached an impasse, but both sides agree on one thing: you need help resolving the dispute. You engage a neutral mediator to do just that. … Read This Post

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Moral Leadership: Do Women Negotiate More Ethically than Men?

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A key component of moral leadership is motivating others to live up to their personal ethical standards and those of your organization, even in the face of … Read This Post

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How Mediation Can Help Resolve Pro Sports Disputes

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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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Interpersonal Conflict Resolution: Beyond Conflict Avoidance

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To hear some tell it, we are experiencing an epidemic of conflict avoidance, finding new ways to walk away from conflict rather than engaging in interpersonal conflict … Read This Post

4 Negotiation Tips for Managing Conflict at the Bargaining Table

How to Deal with Threats: 4 Negotiation Tips for Managing Conflict at the Bargaining Table

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Sooner or later, every negotiator faces threats at the bargaining table. How should you respond when the other side threatens to walk away, file a lawsuit, or … Read This Post

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Negotiation Examples in Real Life: Buying a Home

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While many of our articles discuss negotiation theory and the latest research, sometimes it helps to discuss negotiation examples in real life when offering negotiation tips and … Read Negotiation Examples in Real Life: Buying a Home

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The Pitfalls of Negotiations Over Email

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Negotiation research suggests that email often poses more problems than solutions when it comes to relationships, information exchange, and outcomes in conflict resolution negotiation scenarios. First, establishing … Read The Pitfalls of Negotiations Over Email

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Top 10 International Business Negotiation Case Studies

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International business negotiation case studies offer insights to business negotiators who face challenges in cross-cultural business negotiation. … Read This Post

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How to Negotiate in Cross-Cultural Situations

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Figuring out how to negotiate in cross-cultural situations can seem like a daunting endeavor, and for good reason. Negotiating across the cultural divide adds an entire dimension … Read How to Negotiate in Cross-Cultural Situations

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The Role of Threats in Negotiation: Lessons from the 1981 Air Traffic Controllers Strike

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What role do threats play in negotiation? Learn when aggressive tactics work—and when they backfire. … Read This Post

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Negotiation Skills: How to Become a Negotiation Master

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Negotiation jujitsu means breaking the vicious cycle of escalation by refusing to react. Resistance should be channeled into activities such as “exploring interests, inventing options for mutual … Read This Post

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Case Study of Conflict Management: To Resolve Disputes and Manage Conflicts, Assume a Neutral 3rd Party Role

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In their book Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most (Penguin Putnam, 2000), authors Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen tell us how to engage … Read This Post