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Negotiation Research and Improving Your Negotiation Techniques: The Similarity Effect in Business Negotiations

| | Business Negotiations

Negotiators mimic the behaviors of those they consider peers. What implications does this have for negotiating styles at the bargaining table? To build rapport, social science and … Read This Post

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Effective Negotiation Behavior: Are You Consistent?

| | Negotiation Skills

We might hope that when we adopt effective negotiation strategies—such as spending lots of time preparing and asking questions at the table—we would achieve consistently strong results … Read This Post

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How Body Language Affects Negotiation

| | Negotiation Skills

Experts typically advise us to study our counterparts’ body language in negotiation and to be aware of our own body language. What, exactly, can we learn from … Read How Body Language Affects Negotiation

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Must-Read Negotiation Books for 2019

| | Negotiation Training

The year 2017 offered plenty of negotiation hits and misses in the realms of government, business, and beyond. To avoid failed negotiations in 2018, politicians, business leaders, … Read Must-Read Negotiation Books for 2019

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Using Negotiation Games to Develop Skills for Commercial Dispute Resolution

| | Teaching Negotiation

Teach your students the art of negotiating for success with these great negotiation games. … Read This Post

Negotiation Research You Can Use: Should you tell them a story?

| | Negotiation Skills

Salespeople and advertisers have come up with a range of persuasion strategies that help close deals, from alluding to a product’s popularity to prompting concessions by offering potential … Read This Post

Negotiation in the news: From partner to pariah: The changing fortunes of Mohammad Javad Zarif

| | International Negotiation

When preparing for high-stakes negotiations, organizations must decide who should lead their teams. That choice can be a difficult one, especially when trust between parties is low. … Read This Post

Maximizing Attention In Negotiation

| | Dealmaking

The New York state Assembly and Senate are on a roll. They’ve approved 935 bills this session, 50% more than in recent years and the highest number … Read Maximizing Attention In Negotiation

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Intercultural Negotiation: Does the BATNA Concept Translate?

| | International Negotiation

When should you walk away in negotiation? That’s a common question that negotiation experts pose of professional negotiators. We are typically advised to walk away from the … Read This Post

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Teaching Real Estate Negotiation: How to Identify and Create Value

| | Teaching Negotiation

How do you teach your students to identify and create value in real estate negotiations? 
Real estate negotiation can be difficult for both the buyer and the seller. … Read This Post

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When Family Business Disputes Require Conflict Resolution

| | Conflict Resolution

Unfortunately, business disputes—and the need for conflict resolution—can be common when family members do business together. … Read This Post

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Professional Negotiators: Give Texts a Chance

| | Negotiation Skills

Do you negotiate via text? If you’re a young person early in your career, your answer may be an emphatic yes. If you’re a little older, maybe … Read Professional Negotiators: Give Texts a Chance