Macron tries to strong-arm a peace deal

| | Dealing with Difficult People

If you’ve ever tried to play peacemaker between sworn enemies and failed, you might sympathize with the difficulties French president Emmanuel Macron had trying to engineer a … Read Macron tries to strong-arm a peace deal

Negotiation in the News: When “Mini-Deals” Are the Easy Way Out

| | Dealmaking

Donald Trump campaigned for president in 2016 as the consummate dealmaker, vowing to renegotiate a new nuclear deal with Iran, forge new trade deals with countries ranging … Read This Post

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Integrative Bargaining in Congress? It Happens Sometimes

| | Negotiation Skills

With Congress polarized by an impeachment hearing and its major legislative initiatives stalled in late 2019, it may be worthwhile to revisit a recent instance of integrative … Read This Post

Harvard Law Professor Guhan Subramanian Moderates Panel on Difficult Negotiation Scenarios

| | Crisis Negotiations

In Harvard Law Today, Brett Milano published an article titled, Catastrophic harms, complicated questions reviewed a recent panel, “Innovative Models for Resolving Disputes after Mass Disasters and … Read This Post

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Online Negotiation Strategies: Email and Videoconferencing

| | Negotiation Skills

Online negotiation has become ubiquitous, as it allows us to negotiate across the miles cheaply and quickly. Yet online negotiation creates special challenges. With email, instant messaging, … Read This Post

Negotiation Pedagogy Conference

2019 Negotiation Pedagogy Conference

| | Pedagogy at PON, Teaching Negotiation

Join us in Cambridge on Friday, November 15th, 2019 for a conference on excellence and innovation in teaching negotiation.
The Teaching Negotiation Resource Center (TNRC) at the inter-university … Read 2019 Negotiation Pedagogy Conference

Negotiation in the News: Negotiating with the Sacklers: Inside the Purdue Pharma settlement

| | Business Negotiations

In the 1990s, U.S. drug manufacturers unwittingly set a national crisis in motion when they began marketing new and highly addictive prescription opioid medications for the treatment … Read This Post

Successes & Messes: Negotiating in reverse

| | Dealing with Difficult People

To get what we want, we sometimes ask more powerful parties to intervene on our behalf. But what happens if they go off course? That’s the predicament automakers … Read Successes & Messes: Negotiating in reverse

Negotiating for a brighter future

| | Dealmaking

For decades, the Colorado River has been in trouble. The river supplies water to 40 million people and five million acres of farmland in seven U.S. states … Read Negotiating for a brighter future

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The Effects of Power in Negotiation

| | Negotiation Skills

You might think that you’re entering a negotiation as the more powerful party, but those with considerable power often fail to take advantage of their privileged bargaining … Read The Effects of Power in Negotiation

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In Preparation for Negotiation, Choose the Right Process

| | Negotiation Skills

In preparation for negotiation, sellers face a choice between negotiating one on one with buyers, holding an auction, or combining elements of both processes. Consider the different … Read This Post

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Diplomacy and Negotiation Skills Fall Short In U.S.-China Trade Talks

| | International Negotiation

Among the many diplomacy and negotiation skills required in international negotiation, business negotiators need to be able to size each other up accurately, taking into account cultural, … Read This Post