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Howard Raiffa

For more information on Howard Raiffa, please see:

  • Howard Raiffa: The Art, Science, and Humanity of a Legendary Negotiation Analyst

Articles & Insights

  • BATNA
    • Power in Negotiations: How to Maximize a Weak BATNA
    • Managing Difficult Negotiators
    • Michael Scott, Negotiation Genius? Lessons from TV Negotiations
    • Learning from BATNA Examples in Negotiation
    • Negotiation Examples: How Crisis Negotiators Use Text Messaging
  • Business Negotiations
    • Negotiation Preparation Strategies
    • Win-Win Bargaining: Private Negotiation, Public Auction, or Both?
    • Art Buchwald, Paramount Pictures, and the Cost of Litigation Instead of Negotiation
    • Negotiation Tactics, BATNA and Examples for Creating Value in Business Negotiations
    • Signing Bonus Negotiation 101
  • Conflict Resolution
    • Interpersonal Conflict Resolution: Beyond Conflict Avoidance
    • How to Manage Conflict at Work
    • Strategies to Resolve Conflict over Deeply Held Values
    • How to Deal with Threats: 4 Negotiation Tips for Managing Conflict at the Bargaining Table
    • Conflict Resolution in the Family
  • Crisis Negotiations
    • Power Tactics in Negotiation: How to Gain Leverage with Stronger Parties
    • Police Negotiation Techniques from the NYPD Crisis Negotiations Team
    • Crisis Communication Examples: What’s So Funny?
    • What is Crisis Management in Negotiation?
    • Crisis Negotiation Skills: The Hostage Negotiator’s Drill
  • Dealing with Difficult People
    • Managing Difficult Employees: Listening to Learn
    • Dealing with challenging negotiators
    • M&A Negotiation Strategy: Dealing with an Unpredictable Counterpart
    • Bargaining in Bad Faith: Dealing with “False Negotiators”
    • Negotiating with Difficult Personalities and “Dark” Personality Traits
  • Dealmaking
    • MESO Negotiation: The Benefits of Making Multiple Equivalent Simultaneous Offers in Business Negotiations
    • 5 Dealmaking Tips for Closing the Deal
    • Power in Negotiation: Examples of Being Overly Committed to the Deal
    • The NAFTA Renegotiation: Big Demands, Small Changes
    • Negotiation Logistics: Best Practices for Better Deals
  • Dispute Resolution
    • What Is an Umbrella Agreement?
    • What is Alternative Dispute Resolution?
    • What is Dispute System Design?
    • Three Questions to Ask About the Dispute Resolution Process
    • Dear Negotiation Coach: Responding (Or Not) to an Ultimatum in Negotiation
  • International Negotiation
    • Government Negotiations and Beyond: Using Carrots and Sticks Effectively
    • Cross Cultural Communication: Translation and Negotiation
    • Prompting Peace Negotiations
    • International Arbitration: What it is and How it Works
    • Government Negotiations: The Brittney Griner Case
  • Leadership Skills
    • Great Women Leaders Negotiate
    • Directive Leadership: When It Does—and Doesn’t—Work
    • Paternalistic Leadership: Beyond Authoritarianism
    • Nelson Mandela: Negotiation Lessons from a Master
    • Participative Leadership: What It Can Do for Organizations
  • Mediation
    • The Mediation Process and Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation Training: What Can You Expect?
    • Mediation Checklist: 5 Questions to Ask When Hiring Mediators
    • How Mediation Can Help Resolve Pro Sports Disputes
    • What is Med-Arb?
  • Negotiation Skills
    • Chatbot Negotiations: What Can AI Do for You?
    • Tired of Liars? Promote More Ethical Negotiation Behavior
    • The Anchoring Effect and How it Can Impact Your Negotiation
    • Dear Negotiation Coach: Making a Deal When You Have Anxiety
    • 10 Negotiation Failures
  • Negotiation Training
    • 10 Negotiation Training Skills Every Organization Needs
    • New Negotiation Books Offer In-Depth Solutions to Practical Challenges
    • Cole Cannon Esq. Shares His Negotiation and Leadership Experience
    • Collaborative Negotiation Examples: Tenants and Landlords
    • Negotiation Training: What’s Special About Technology Negotiations?
  • Salary Negotiations
    • Setting Standards in Negotiations
    • Negotiating Salary: Confronting the Gender Pay Gap
    • Negotiating a Salary When Compensation Is Public
    • How to Counter a Job Offer: Avoid Common Mistakes
    • Dispute Resolution Example: The Chicago Symphony’s Contract Dispute
  • Teaching Negotiation
    • New International Negotiation Simulations: Teaching International Negotiation with Current Global Dynamics
    • Expand Your Curriculum with 17 Newly Translated Simulations
    • Asynchronous Learning: Negotiation Exercises to Keep Students Engaged Outside the Classroom
    • Teaching Mediation: Exercises to Help Students Acquire Mediation Skills
    • Teaching the Fundamentals: The Best Introductory Negotiation Role Play Simulations
  • Win-Win Negotiations
    • Labor Negotiation Strategies
    • What is a Win-Win Negotiation?
    • Win-Win Negotiation: Managing Your Counterpart’s Satisfaction
    • How to Use Tradeoffs to Create Value in Your Negotiations
    • How to Create Win-Win Situations

Select Your Free Special Report

  • Managing Complex Negotiations March and June 2026 Program Guide
  • Negotiation Essentials Online (NEO) March and May 2026 Program Guide
  • Negotiation Master Class Spring 2026 Program Guide
  • Effective Negotiation Preparation for an Uncertain World
  • Negotiation and Leadership Spring 2026 Program Guide
  • Negotiation Essentials In-House Program Guide
  • Make the Most of Online Negotiations
  • Managing Multiparty Negotiations
  • Getting the Deal Done
  • How to Negotiate Your Salary and Raises
  • Teaching Materials and Publications

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Preparing For Negotiation

Understanding how to arrange the meeting space is a key aspect of preparing for negotiation. In this video, Professor Guhan Subramanian discusses a real world example of how seating arrangements can influence a negotiator’s success. This discussion was held at the 3 day executive education workshop for senior executives at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.

Guhan Subramanian is the Professor of Law and Business at the Harvard Law School and Professor of Business Law at the Harvard Business School.

PON Publications

  • Negotiation Journal
  • Negotiation Data Repository (NDR)
  • Harvard Negotiation Law Review

Free Videos

  • PON AI Summit: Welcome and Introduction
  • PON AI Summit: AI Negotiation Competitions
  • PON AI Summit: AI as a Researcher
  • PON AI Summit: AI as a Negotiator and Mediator
  • PON AI Summit: AI as a Coach

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