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

Leadership and Cooperation: A Special Lecture by Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

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Leadership and Cooperation: A Special Lecture by Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Date: November 9, 2010, 5:00 pm-6:30 pm
Location: Austin East, Harvard Law School campus

On … Read This Post

Winning in the New Century Means…

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Co-authored by Pierre Pettigrew, Mark Freeman,
Robert C. Bordone, Reza Nasri, Balaji Chandramohan

In the 21st century, the power to persuade will be a more practical and useful tool … Read Winning in the New Century Means…

Devilish Contractual Details

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Adapted from “Is the Devil in the Details?,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

You’re close to a deal, but concerns linger. Some of the contract terms seem … Read Devilish Contractual Details

“What is it costing the US to ignore its relationship with Latin America?”

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“What is it costing the US to ignore its relationship with Latin America?”

with

Guillermo Perry
and
Pablo Corral Vega

Date: November 16, 2010

Time: 4:15-6 PM (NOTE: 15 minutes later … Read This Post

Too Tough Talk?

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Adapted from “Break Through the Tough Talk,” by Kristina A. Diekmann (University of Utah) and Ann E. Tenbrunsel (Notre Dame University), first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

You … Read Too Tough Talk?