Culture and Communication

| | Daily, International Negotiation

Adapted from “Cultural Notes,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

As members of organizations and families, we all know from experience that even people with identical backgrounds can … Read Culture and Communication

Pull Ahead of the Pack

| | Business Negotiations, Daily

Adapted from “Think You’re Powerless? Think Again,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

If your organization regularly bids for business, you may be accustomed to feeling like the … Read Pull Ahead of the Pack

To Get Ahead, Grab Their Coattails

| | Daily, Negotiation Skills

Adapted from “Want to Pull Ahead of the Competition?” by Michael Wheeler (professor, Harvard Business School), first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

Lots of people have great ideas … Read To Get Ahead, Grab Their Coattails

Who Will Guarantee the Safety of Off-shore Oil and Gas Facilities?

| | Conflict Resolution

Lawrence Susskind, Ford professor of Urban and Environmental Planning, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology; author of Built to Win; co-author of Breaking Robert’s Rules and Breaking the … Read This Post

Consult Your “Inner Outsider”

| | Daily, Negotiation Skills

Adapted from “Taking an Outside View,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

Cognitive biases such as overconfidence affect even smart and highly educated negotiators. Unfortunately, awareness of our … Read Consult Your “Inner Outsider”

Help Them Be More Certain

| | Business Negotiations, Daily

Adapted from “Everybody’s Doing It,” by Robert B. Cialdini (professor, Arizona State University), first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

Brown University Medical School researchers conducted a fascinating study … Read Help Them Be More Certain

To Avoid an Impasse, Keep Talking

| | Business Negotiations, Daily

Adapted from “How the Writers Got Back to Work,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

What happens when people think they’ve invested too much in a dispute to … Read To Avoid an Impasse, Keep Talking

“Can Ethnic Divisions be Healed for the Good of all Kenyans?”

| | Daily, Events, The Kelman Seminar

“Can Ethnic Divisions be Healed for the
Good of all Kenyans?”

with

Robert Rotberg
and
Gwen Thompkins

Date: October 19, 2010

Time: 4-6 PM
Where: CGIS Building, Weatherhead Center for International … Read This Post

alternative dispute resolution

Program on Negotiation Summer Fellows Lunch

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

PON Summer Fellows Lunch

Join the Program on Negotiation for a discussion with our 2010 Summer Fellows about their work over the summer. This is … Read Program on Negotiation Summer Fellows Lunch

Fredrik Stanton to Discuss His Book “Great Negotiations: Agreements that Changed the Modern World”

| | Daily, Events, International Negotiation

“Great Negotiations:
Agreements that Changed the Modern World”

with
Fredrik Stanton
“Words as much as weapons, shape history. Whether to avert, assist, or secure the resolution of a conflict, … Read This Post

PON Founders Video

| | Daily, Resources, Videos

The founders of the Program on Negotiation describe the early days of the field of negotiation and conflict resolution, when scholars in law, business, psychology, anthropology, economics, … Read PON Founders Video

PON Chair Robert Mnookin Featured in Detroit Free Press Discussing DSO Strike

| | Daily, Dispute Resolution

PON Chair Robert Mnookin was interviewed by the Detroit Free Press about the Detroit Symphony Orchestra musician’s strike, which began October 4th.

To read the full article, click … Read This Post