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Negotiation Techniques and Tactics: Power Plays

| | Negotiation Skills

Imagine you’re a chef who is having trouble finding cooks in an oversaturated restaurant market. You’re so desperate to get fully staffed that you find yourself making … Read Negotiation Techniques and Tactics: Power Plays

Negotiation research you can use: Inoculate yourself against auction fever

| | Negotiation Skills

Those who participate regularly in auctions have likely observed the phenomenon of “auction fever” firsthand—or caught the fever themselves. Defined by London Business School professor Gillian Ku and … Read This Post

In business negotiation, get your words’ worth

| | International Negotiation

Wise negotiators put a lot of time and effort into making sure they’re ready to do business. They set ambitious goals, research their bottom line, explore their … Read In business negotiation, get your words’ worth

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Win-Win Negotiation Skills: Motivate Good Behavior in the #MeToo Era

| | Win-Win Negotiations

In the #MeToo era, entertainment companies have incurred significant financial and reputational damage from alleged crimes and misbehavior by the producers, directors, executives, and actors they’ve employed. … Read This Post

Thoughts from Dan Shapiro, Director of the Harvard International Negotiation Program, on the Government Shutdown

| | Negotiation Skills

This week, Dan Shapiro, Director of the Harvard International Negotiation Program, was quoted in The Christian Science Monitor speaking President Trump’s negotiation style, and how he may … Read This Post

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The Wired Negotiator: Using Technology in Negotiation

| | Teaching Negotiation

Everyone negotiates every day. How we negotiate is changing dramatically due to the use of various technological tools. People need not fear this change. Rather, they should … Read This Post

“Getting to Yes” Author Bill Ury on the Government Shutdown

| | Leadership Skills

In an interview with WBUR News, William Ury, Co-founder of the Program on Negotiation and co-author of the book Getting to Yes, offered some advice for our country’s … Read This Post

Thoughts from Harvard Business School Faculty Member James Sebenius: A Negotiated Solution to the Government Shutdown

| | Dealing with Difficult People

In a recent article for The Hill, James Sebenius, Vice Chair for Practice-Focused Research and member of the PON Executive Committee, writes about a negotiated solution to the government … Read This Post

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Business Negotiation Solutions: Coping with Low Power

| | Business Negotiations

In business negotiations, a little power is better than none at all, right? After all, if talks with a prospective client fail, we’d rather have a few … Read This Post

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Add Variety to Your Curriculum with These Top Simulations

| | Teaching Negotiation

Update Your Teaching Materials with Our Top Negotiation Role Play Simulations
The field of negotiation is constantly evolving, and as such, requires new ways of teaching negotiation. It … Read This Post

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10 Notable Negotiations of 2018

| | Negotiation Skills

President Trump has dominated current negotiations in the news with a bevy of deals and withdrawals from existing agreements, but business negotiations and trends also made 2018 … Read 10 Notable Negotiations of 2018

Negotiation in the news: “Victim” of Banksy’s prank laughs all the way to the bank

| | Dealmaking

They say negotiation is an art, and that certainly was the case on October 5, 2018, when the mysterious artist known as Banksy turned a Sotheby’s auction … Read This Post