Use Integrative Negotiation Strategies to Create Value at the Bargaining Table
How can you uncover additional value, make useful trades, and put together a package that exceeds your party’s expectations? Here are four integrative negotiation strategies for value … Read This Post
Take your BATNA to the Next Level
If your current negotiation reaches an impasse, what’s your best outside option? Most seasoned negotiators understand the value of evaluating their BATNA, or best alternative to a … Read Take your BATNA to the Next Level
Will You Avoid a Negotiation Impasse?
In the summer of 2016, Illinois became the only U.S. state in the past 80 years to go an entire year without a full operating budget, according … Read Will You Avoid a Negotiation Impasse?
AI Mediation: Using AI to Help Mediate Disputes
AI mediation is on the rise, with chatbots increasingly assisting human mediators in resolving disputes. Here’s what AI mediation is capable of—and where it falls short. … Read AI Mediation: Using AI to Help Mediate Disputes
Framing in Negotiation
So, you’ve offered what you think is a great deal, but your counterpart doesn’t seem to agree. What’s the problem? The offer may be excellent—it’s how you’ve … Read Framing in Negotiation
The Ladder of Inference: A Resource List
The ladder of inference describes how a negotiator, or any decision maker, relies upon her personal knowledge, or observable data, up the ladder of inference to the … Read The Ladder of Inference: A Resource List
In Conflict Resolution, President Carter Turned Flaws Into Virtues
When it comes to conflict resolution, surprisingly useful nuggets of advice come from the realm of international conflict. Take the Camp David Accords of 1978, as described … Read This Post
International Negotiations and Agenda Setting: Controlling the Flow of the Negotiation Process
When two groups are embroiled in a conflict, it is common for the party with less power to have difficulty convincing the more powerful party to sit … Read This Post
Simplify Multiparty Negotiations with Stakeholder Alignment
In multiparty negotiations, encouraging key stakeholders to communicate their interests is the key to success. Brandeis University professor Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld explains how to do so. … Read This Post
Ethical Leadership: The Hidden Risks of Tolerance Standards
In 2022, auditing firm Ernst & Young (now EY) agreed to pay a $100 million penalty imposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after a significant … Read This Post
BATNA Strategy: Should You Reveal Your BATNA?
What’s your BATNA strategy for your next important negotiation? Here are six ways to use your best alternative to a negotiated agreement to your advantage. … Read BATNA Strategy: Should You Reveal Your BATNA?
Appealing to Sympathy When Dealing with Difficult Situations
Imagine that you are about to enter into a negotiation. Unbeknown to your counterpart, the stakes are particularly high because you are dealing with difficult situations behind … Read This Post