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
Does Small Talk in Negotiation Offer Big Gains?
According to conventional wisdom, small talk builds rapport and gets both sides a better deal in the end. But in fact, the question of whether to engage … Read Does Small Talk in Negotiation Offer Big Gains?
When Dealing with Difficult People, Look Inward
Yes, there are difficult people in the world, but people often have good reason for behaving as they do. Reexamining our assumptions for bias can help us … Read When Dealing with Difficult People, Look Inward
A Difficult but Well-Fought Negotiation Campaign
A negotiation campaign formed around saving and expanding legislation that assists Americans harmed by government nuclear testing. The efforts highlight the value of negotiating on multiple fronts. … Read A Difficult but Well-Fought Negotiation Campaign
The Value of Using Scorable Simulations in Negotiation Training
At a Teaching Negotiation Resource Center (TNRC) faculty pedagogy seminar, members of the PON faculty and negotiation community gathered to hear Gordon Kaufman (MIT Morris A. Adelman … Read This Post
Negotiating Conflict in Teams
Negotiating conflict can be one of the most challenging tasks facing workplace teams and groups. Here’s why it’s important to face conflict directly. … Read Negotiating Conflict in Teams
How to Set Negotiation Goals as a Manager
To encourage the negotiators they supervise to do their best, managers routinely rely on performance benchmarks, the promise of bonuses, and other types of goals. … Read How to Set Negotiation Goals as a Manager
How AI Negotiation Bots Can Deepen Classroom Learning
In the classroom, AI negotiation bots can give students valuable opportunities to role-play negotiations and develop their personal negotiating style, a team of instructors at MIT has … Read This Post
Teaching with Multi-Round Simulations: Balancing Internal and External Negotiations
Whether in business, law, or international diplomacy, many negotiations are actually comprised of a multi-round process with negotiations internal to the organization preceding external ones. Using multi-round … Read This Post
Negotiation Skills and Strategies at Work: Negotiating Jewish Identity
What does it mean to be Jewish in America? The question offers many opportunities to apply negotiation skills and strategies, writes Robert Mnookin in his new book, … Read This Post
Elements of Negotiation Style: Angela Merkel
What is your negotiation style? Some negotiators make a strong impression through bold opening statements and mesmerizing presentations. Others closely observe and gather information before making any … Read Elements of Negotiation Style: Angela Merkel