In Business Negotiations, Patience Is a Virtue
In business negotiations, we often face pressure to reach quick results. But as illustrated in a new negotiation podcast, wise dealmakers wait until conditions are right to … Read In Business Negotiations, Patience Is a Virtue
Framing in Negotiation
So, you’ve offered what you think is a great deal, but your counterpart doesn’t seem to agree. What’s the problem? The offer may be excellent—it’s how you’ve … Read Framing in Negotiation
How to Renegotiate a Bad Deal
Think you have some stories from trying to renegotiate? Try this one on for size. Many viewed the deal to be a terrible one from the start. … Read How to Renegotiate a Bad Deal
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Use Video Examples to Teach Your Students to Become Better Mediators
Parties engaged in disputes are often unable to reconcile their differences alone, or fail to reach outcomes … Read Download Your Next Mediation Video
Career Negotiations and the Pay Gap
While salary negotiations may play a role in the persistent gender wage gap, differences in men’s and women’s career paths have a larger effect. Harvard Kennedy School … Read Career Negotiations and the Pay Gap
What is Anchoring in Negotiation?
What exactly is anchoring in negotiation, and how does it play out at the bargaining table? Consider this anchoring bias example from Harvard Business School and Harvard … Read What is Anchoring in Negotiation?
When Not to Show Your Hand in Negotiations
Here, we consider four types of information that may be best kept under wraps: sensitive or privileged information, information that isn’t yours to share, information that diminishes … Read When Not to Show Your Hand in Negotiations
Managing Emotions in Negotiation: Teaching Students to Turn Emotions into an Opportunity for Mutual Gain
How do you move from an emotionally charged moment in a negotiation to a mutually beneficial agreement? In negotiations of all types, whether buying a house or … Read This Post
PON Appoints Two New Members to the PON Executive Committee
The Program on Negotiation (PON) at Harvard Law School, is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to its Executive Committee: Dr. Julia Minson and … Read This Post
10 Notable Negotiations of 2021
Looking back at our list of 10 Notable Negotiations of 2021, which includes a few bargaining highs amid the many lows. Challenged by pandemic-era uncertainty, mounting political … Read 10 Notable Negotiations of 2021
The Two Koreas Practice Conflict Management
In August 2015, the decades-long conflict between South Korea and North Korea threatened to reach a breaking point. The causes of conflict between North and South go … Read The Two Koreas Practice Conflict Management
Madeleine Albright’s Ways to Avoid Conflict In Negotiation: First, Put Yourself In Their Shoes
When parties can trade on their preferences across different issues, they reduce the need to haggle over price and percentages. But are there ways to avoid conflict … Read This Post