The Economy’s Looking Up: So, Can I Have a Raise?

| | Conflict Resolution

Author: Sue Shellenbarger

It’s never easy to ask for a raise or extra perks, especially during a recession. To make matters worse, many workers have trouble negotiating a … Read The Economy’s Looking Up: So, Can I Have a Raise?

The Kosovo Model for Mideast Peace

| | Daily, International Negotiation

Nir Eisikovits (director of  Suffolk University’s Graduate Program in Ethics and Public Policy) and Ehud Eiran (associate at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at … Read The Kosovo Model for Mideast Peace

Negotiation Advice for the 112th Congress

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Professor Robert Bordone, director of the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program and Tobias Berkman, Associate of HNMCP, published an article in the Harvard Negotiation Law Review … Read Negotiation Advice for the 112th Congress

Professor Robert Mnookin Discusses Apple and the Beatles in the NY Times

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PON Chair Robert Mnookin was interviewed by the NYTimes Dealbook about the recent deal made allowing iTunes to sell music by the Beatles.

“Professor Mnookin noted that he … Read This Post

When You’re on Stage

| | Daily, Negotiation Skills

Adapted from “How to Deal When the Going Gets Tough,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

Negotiators tend to feel pressured when they’re performing in front of an … Read When You’re on Stage

Everyday Ingenuity

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Adapted from the Negotiation newsletter.

Negotiation expert Roger Fisher sagely counsels, “Solutions are not the answer.” Instead of tossing demands back and forth on their way to an … Read Everyday Ingenuity

Checking Your Ego

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Adapted from “When Self-Interest is Sabotage,” by Max H. Bazerman (professor, Harvard Business School), first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

Researchers Frederick G. Banting and John Macleod were … Read Checking Your Ego

Event: The Psychology of Nazi Doctors

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The Harvard Institute on Global Health (HIGH) and the Harvard International Negotiation Program Present:

“On Embracing Evil: The Psychology of
Nazi Doctors”
with
Robert Jay Lifton
moderated by

Professor Dan Shapiro

What … Read Event: The Psychology of Nazi Doctors

When Goal Setting Goes Bad

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Max Bazerman (Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; author of Judgment in Managerial Decision Making; co-author of Negotiation Genius and Predictable Surprises)

Setting goals … Read When Goal Setting Goes Bad

Dueling Experts?

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Adapted from “Battles of the Experts,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

Sometimes conflict is triggered by honest disagreements over the facts. When one partner buys out another, … Read Dueling Experts?

Adding Value to E-mail Negotiations

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Adapted from “Make the Most of E-mail Negotiations,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

At a recent social gathering of professionals, the topic of negotiating via e-mail came … Read Adding Value to E-mail Negotiations

The Big Question

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A troubled man bursts into your child’s schoolhouse. Without warning, he chases out all the boys and lines the girls up. Then he begins to shoot them … Read The Big Question