Are Your Talks too Complex?

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Adapted from “When More Is Less,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

It’s an article of faith in negotiation that expanding the pie of value enhances parties’ welfare. … Read Are Your Talks too Complex?

Negotiating for Career Satisfaction

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Adapted from “Beyond Salary: Negotiating for Job Satisfaction and Success,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

Most people enter employment negotiations assuming that compensation and benefits are the … Read Negotiating for Career Satisfaction

A World of Difference: How Culture Affects Negotiating Style

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Tufts Magazine, Tufts University: Negotiating Life

Jeswald W. Salacuse (Henry J. Baker Professor of Law; former Dean, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; author of The … Read This Post

Jeswald Salacuse Article Published in Tufts Magazine

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Jeswald Salacuse published a column in the Summer 2010 issue of Tufts Magazine.

His article suggests that weaker parties can:

Build relationships with third parties
Develop alternatives
Use linkage
Take initiative
Divide and … Read This Post

Great Negotiator Schedule Announced

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Drafts of the case studies of President Martti Ahtisaari’s work in Aceh and Kosovo are available for review in order to prepare for this year’s Great Negotiator … Read Great Negotiator Schedule Announced

Shakespeare and Negotiation

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“Shakespeare and Negotiation”

with
Leo Smyth

A not-too-serious concoction of Readings and Reflections on some Shakespearean ideas about the handling of disputes.

Date: September 21, 2010

Time: 12:00PM to 1:00PM
Where: Pound … Read Shakespeare and Negotiation

Should You Ignore a Threat

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Adapted from “Threat Response at the Bargaining Table,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

Consider how you would respond to threats and ultimatums such as these during a … Read Should You Ignore a Threat

“International Finance and How It Affects the Negotiation of Global Conflicts”

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“International Finance and How It Affects the Negotiation of Global Conflicts”
with

Loch Adamson
and
Richard Parker

Date: September 21, 2010

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

Find Strength in Numbers

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Adapted from “Make Your Weak Position Strong,” by Deepak Malhotra (professor, Harvard Business School), first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

A common complaint among managers and executives who … Read Find Strength in Numbers

Conquering the Challenges in the Toughest Negotiations

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Negotiating with an adversary you don’t trust or who you think may be out to harm you requires a special set of skills. Your tone and language … Read This Post

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Don’t Be Cursed

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Adapted from “How to Win an Auction—and Avoid the Sinking Feeling that You Overbid,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

Imagine that at the beginning of class, a … Read Don’t Be Cursed

Getting to No

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Adapted from “When You Mean No, Say So!” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

Too often, we say yes when we shouldn’t. Wanting to be team players at … Read Getting to No