The Program on Negotiation Mourns the Loss of Co-Founder Roger Fisher

| | Negotiation Skills

Roger Fisher, co-founder of the Program on Negotiation and the Harvard Negotiation Project, died on August 25 at age 90. A true pioneer and leader, he helped … Read This Post

Google Searches for a More Diverse Team

| | Negotiation Skills

Recently, executives at the Silicon Valley-based internet giant Google noticed a disturbing trend: the company was having difficulty hiring and retaining female employees, from engineers to senior … Read Google Searches for a More Diverse Team

Bring Back Your Deal from the Brink: Weigh the Benefits of a Concession

| | Business Negotiations

Another option for dealing with difficult negotiations is to craft what Harvard Law School professor Robert C. Bordone calls a “workaround” – a strategy for meeting your … Read This Post

Bring Your Deal Back from the Brink: Probe the Other Side’s Point of View

| | Business Negotiations

How can you figure out the motives behind someone’s seemingly stubborn position? Begin by questioning her about the problem she is trying to solve. Deal blockers may … Read This Post

Bring Back Your Deal from the Brink

| | Business Negotiations

What can you do when a difficult person is the main obstacle to a promising deal? There are a number of strategies you can use to bring … Read Bring Back Your Deal from the Brink

Europe at a Crossroads: The Story of Greece and What It Reveals About Structural Problems in the Eurozone

| | International Negotiation, Student Events, The Kelman Seminar

On the day before the next European Council Meeting (Oct. 18-19), George Papandreou, former prime minister of Greece, will talk about the crisis in Europe, how Greece … Read This Post

A Common Ground Approach to Societal Conflict Resolution

| | Events, International Negotiation, Student Events

The Program on Negotiation is pleased to present:
A Common Ground Approach
to Societal Conflict Resolution
with

John Marks
President and Founder of Search for Common Ground
and

Susan Collin Marks
Senior … Read This Post

2012 Program on Negotiation Fall Open House

| | Awards, Grants, and Fellowships, Daily, Events, Student Events

Interested in negotiation and conflict resolution?
Come to the Program on Negotiation Open House!
 
The open house will begin at 6:30pm on Wednesday, October 3rd in Milstein East B … Read 2012 Program on Negotiation Fall Open House

Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program is Nominated for an Innovating Justice Award

| | Negotiation Skills

The Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program (HNMCP) is nominated for an Innovating Justice Award for its proposal, “Retooling Legal Education and Dispute Systems Designers.” … Read This Post

Becoming a More Balanced Negotiator

| | Negotiation Skills

How can you avoid being pulled in opposite directions by contradictory imperatives? These three concrete steps can guide you through your next important negotiation. … Read Becoming a More Balanced Negotiator

The Role of Urban Planners in Negotiations: Case Study of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations

| | Events, International Negotiation, Middle East Negotiation Initiatives

Karen Lee Bar-Sinai is the director and co-founder of SAYA/Design for Change (www.sayarch.com). SAYA is based in Israel and specializes in what can be called “peace architecture” … Read This Post

What Constitutes an Apology?

| | Conflict Resolution

Psychologists Bruce Darby and Barry Schlenker at the University of Florida have defined apologies as “admissions of blameworthiness and regret for an undesirable event.” In negotiation, such … Read What Constitutes an Apology?