Law, Security, and Technology in the 21st Century

| | International Negotiation

With two Harvard Law School graduates potentially running against each other in the 2012 U.S. presidential contest, you do not have to look far to spot the … Read Law, Security, and Technology in the 21st Century

Religious fundamentalism in Palestine and Israel and its impact on women

| | International Negotiation, Middle East Negotiation Initiatives, Student Events, The Kelman Seminar

“Religious Fundamentalism in Palestine and Israel
and its Impact on Women”
with

Laila Atshan
Mason Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government
and psychologist in Palestine
and
Dina Kraft
Free lance journalist based in Tel … Read This Post

Offer Your Counterpart a Graceful Retreat

| | Business Negotiations

Sometimes negotiators back themselves into a corner by taking a tough stance that brings talks to an impasse. In such cases, they are likely to view retreat … Read Offer Your Counterpart a Graceful Retreat

Managers: improve your team members’ negotiating power

| | Business Negotiations

Research on stereotypes has reached conclusions about how lack of power and status can affect performance on negotiation and other tasks. Laura Kray of the University of … Read This Post

Why “thank you” matters

| | Negotiation Skills

One should always go into every negotiation fully prepared, but a few very easy steps may help clear negotiation obstacles before the formal process even begins.  Recent … Read Why “thank you” matters

PON offices to move to Lewis Hall next week

| | Daily, News

After nearly 30 years of occupying the storied offices of Pound Hall’s fifth floor, PON is moving! In fact, everyone has to evacuate Pound Hall for about … Read PON offices to move to Lewis Hall next week

Daniel Shapiro receives award for his innovative work on identity-based conflict

| | International Negotiation, News

Harvard psychologist and PON affiliated faculty member, Daniel L. Shapiro, Ph.D., has been awarded the highly competitive Otto Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Award by the Society … Read This Post

Does the majority really rule?

| | Negotiation Skills

When a group of people are negotiating, what’s the best way to arrive at a decision? Ever since U.S. general Henry M. Robert published Robert’s Rules of … Read Does the majority really rule?

Sellers: Stay out of legal hot water

| | Dealmaking

When it comes to business negotiations, you probably understand the importance of being as principled as possible to protect your reputation and ward off legal trouble. You … Read Sellers: Stay out of legal hot water

Is the U.S. Congress good at negotiation?

| | Conflict Resolution

In response to recent power struggles and stand-offs in Congress, most notably House Speaker John Boehner’s dare to the Senate to not return to Washington to negotiate … Read Is the U.S. Congress good at negotiation?

Mnookin featured as a distinguished speaker in Israel

| | International Negotiation, Middle East Negotiation Initiatives

In December 2011, Professor Robert Mnookin, Chair of the Program on Negotiation, was invited by Daniel Shapiro, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, to speak on the topic … Read This Post

Video: Moving beyond barriers with Eileen Babbitt

| | Negotiation Skills, Videos

In this video, Eileen Babbitt, Director of the International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Program at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, outlines three types of obstacles that … Read Video: Moving beyond barriers with Eileen Babbitt