When women make good agents

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Adapted from “When Does Gender Matter in Negotiation?” by Dina W. Pradel (vice president, Y2M), Hannah Riley Bowles (professor, Harvard Kennedy School), and Kathleen L. Mcginn (professor, … Read When women make good agents

Too much commitment?

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Adapted from “Are You Overly Committed to the Deal?” First published in the Negotiation newsletter.

A telecommuter hires a carpenter to build a workstation for her home … Read Too much commitment?

Aggressive Negotiation Tactics: Threats at the Bargaining Table

Overestimating our resolve

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Adapted from “Predicting Your Response to Conflict,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

Imagine an upcoming negotiation. How will you respond if your opponent seems bent … Read Overestimating our resolve

Winners of Harvard Law School’s 57th annual Williston Competition Announced

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Winners of Harvard Law School’s 57th annual Williston Competition, Harvard’s annual contract negotiation and drafting competition for first-year law students, were announced on Monday, April 5.

This year’s … Read This Post

Fine-Tuning Your Contract

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When negotiators sign on the dotted line, they sometimes worry about the wrong concerns. “Did I overpay?” wonders the buyer as he inks the sales agreement. Across … Read Fine-Tuning Your Contract

Beware Your Lawyer’s Biases

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Parties in litigation are often overly optimistic about their chances of winning in court. This tendency reduces the bargaining range for settlement because one or both parties … Read Beware Your Lawyer’s Biases

A second look at snap decisions

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Adapted from “It’s Not Intuitive: Strategies for Negotiating More Rationally,” by Max H. Bazerman and Deepak Malhotra (professors, Harvard Business School), first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

When … Read A second look at snap decisions

Who are the founders of PON?

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The Program on Negotiation (PON) is the world’s first teaching and research center dedicated to negotiation, and its founders are among the true pioneers in the field. … Read Who are the founders of PON?

Pick the Right Agent

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So, you’ve decided to use an agent in your next negotiation. Now what?

It’s important not to rush headlong into the process of choosing an agent—picking the first … Read Pick the Right Agent

Compare and contrast

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Adapted from “What Makes Negotiators Happy?” First published in the Negotiation newsletter.

We all know that people have a strong need to compare their outcomes with those of … Read Compare and contrast

Afghanistan: How to end the violent conflict and promote reconciliation

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“Afghanistan: How to end violent conflict and promote reconciliation.”

with

Ambassador Peter Galbraith
Date: April 13, 2010

Time: 4-6 PM
Where: CGIS Building, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs,
1737 Cambridge Street, Room … Read This Post

The threat of bad publicity

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Adapted from “Driving the Deal Home,” first published in the Negotiation newsletter.

Having trouble convincing someone to follow through on a promise? Borrow a page from the National … Read The threat of bad publicity