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5 Ways to Be a More Strategic Business Partner

| | Business Negotiations

If you’re looking to be a strategic business partner, you need to have your eyes and ears open at all times. … Read 5 Ways to Be a More Strategic Business Partner

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Dealing with Difficult People – Even When You Don’t Want To

| | Dealing with Difficult People

Dealing with difficult people is one of the most unpleasant challenges a negotiator can face. Here’s what to do when a demanding negotiating partner stands in the … Read This Post

Conflict Resolution in the Ebook Era

| | Conflict Resolution

New technologies bring new business models—and often, lawsuits follow. Various disputes involving ebooks in recent years highlight the need to approach negotiations carefully so that you can … Read Conflict Resolution in the Ebook Era

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At the Louvre, a Negotiation Campaign Paints a Fuller Portrait

| | Business Negotiations

A negotiation campaign, mounted by curators at the Louvre Museum to bring Leonardo da Vinci paintings to a major 2019 exhibit, proved incredibly complex but, ultimately, rewarding. … Read This Post

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Try a Contingent Contract if You Can’t Agree on What Will Happen

| | Dealmaking

In negotiation, all the goodwill, trust, and cooperation you create can seem useless if you and your negotiating counterpart disagree about how future events may play out. … Read This Post

Power Asymmetry and Principal Agent Video

Power Asymmetry and the Principal Agent Problem

| | Teaching Negotiation

This video simulation on power asymmetry and principal agent dynamics by Professor Lawrence Susskind and Robert Wilkinson was designed to give students insights into the challenges surrounding … Read Power Asymmetry and the Principal Agent Problem

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Dear Negotiation Coach: Determining the Right Compensation Offer After a Disaster

| | Dispute Resolution

In multiparty negotiations, questions of fairness often loom large. At a 2019 Program on Negotiation panel, administrators of victim-compensation funds discussed how they work to ensure survivors … Read This Post

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Parker-Gibson All-In-One Curriculum Package is Now Available!

| | Teaching Negotiation

New to Teaching Negotiation? 
If you are new to teaching negotiation or are looking to go in-depth on the fundamental negotiation concepts, the Parker-Gibson All-In-One Curriculum Package will provide you with … Read This Post

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Lessons for Business Negotiators: Negotiation Techniques from International Diplomacy

| | Dealmaking

Executives rarely view themselves as diplomats engaged in international diplomacy but business negotiators often find the two fields share negotiation skills and negotiation techniques. Rightly or wrongly, … Read This Post

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Pope Francis and the Benefits of Servant Leadership in Negotiations

| | Leadership Skills

Progress on global climate change accords has been incremental at best and nonexistent at worst. As in any negotiation, it is important to get the issues right … Read This Post

How to Manage Difficult Staff

| | Dealing with Difficult People

The question of how to manage difficult staff can often be traced back to a pernicious problem in organizations: boredom. Improving employee engagement is often the key … Read How to Manage Difficult Staff

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At the Louvre, a Negotiation Campaign Paints a Fuller Portrait

| | Dealmaking

A negotiation campaign, mounted by curators at the Louvre Museum to bring Leonardo da Vinci paintings to a major 2019 exhibit, proved incredibly complex but, ultimately, rewarding. … Read This Post