Negotiators often overlook the importance in dealmaking of considering how interested outsiders might try to tank their agreement. A case study from Congress highlights this risk.
… Read In Dealmaking, Prepare for Spoilers Ahead 
bipartisan agreement
Bipartisanship is a political situation, usually in the context of a two-party system, in which opposing political parties find common ground through compromise, in theory. Realistically, each party advances their own political agenda at the expense of the other party because of the conflicting ideologies.
The following items are tagged bipartisan agreement:
Negotiation Skills: Should Put Off What You Could Negotiate Today?
To reach agreement, negotiators sometimes postpone the resolution of certain issues until a later date. We look at how this practice plays out in the real world. Remember the federal debt ceiling talks? In mid-2011, congressional Republicans insisted on significant spending reductions from their Democratic counterparts in exchange for voting to raise the nation’s debt … Read More
Finally, A Win-Win Deal from Congress
To the surprise of many, Congress reached a bipartisan agreement on the 17th of February to extend payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits. It was only the second time a House bill in the 112th Congress split roughly along party lines, according to the New York Times.
Largely regarded as a coup for Congressional Democrats, … Read Finally, A Win-Win Deal from Congress
Negotiation and Leadership
NEGOTIATION MASTER CLASS
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BATNA
- Business Negotiations
- Conflict Resolution
- Crisis Negotiations
- How to Gain Leverage with Stronger Parties in Negotiation
- Police Negotiation Techniques from the NYPD Crisis Negotiations Team
- Famous Negotiations Cases – NBA and the Power of Deadlines at the Bargaining Table
- Crisis Negotiation Lessons: The U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swap
- Crisis Negotiation Skills: The Hostage Negotiator’s Drill
- Dealing with Difficult People
- Dealmaking
- Dispute Resolution
- International Negotiation
- Overcoming Cultural Barriers in Negotiations and the Importance of Communication in International Business Deals
- The Multi-Door Courthouse: How Alternative Dispute Resolution Expands Access to Justice
- International Negotiations and Agenda Setting: Controlling the Flow of the Negotiation Process
- In Cross-Cultural Negotiations, Improve Your Awareness
- How to Resolve Intercultural Conflict
- Leadership Skills
- Mediation
- Negotiation Skills
- Negotiation Training
- Salary Negotiations
- Teaching Negotiation
- Win-Win Negotiations
Negotiation and Leadership
NEGOTIATION MASTER CLASS
Negotiation Essentials Online
Beyond the Back Table: Working with People and Organizations to Get to Yes
Articles & Insights
- BATNA
- Business Negotiations
- Conflict Resolution
- Crisis Negotiations
- How to Gain Leverage with Stronger Parties in Negotiation
- Police Negotiation Techniques from the NYPD Crisis Negotiations Team
- Famous Negotiations Cases – NBA and the Power of Deadlines at the Bargaining Table
- Crisis Negotiation Lessons: The U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swap
- Crisis Negotiation Skills: The Hostage Negotiator’s Drill
- Dealing with Difficult People
- Dealmaking
- Dispute Resolution
- International Negotiation
- Overcoming Cultural Barriers in Negotiations and the Importance of Communication in International Business Deals
- The Multi-Door Courthouse: How Alternative Dispute Resolution Expands Access to Justice
- International Negotiations and Agenda Setting: Controlling the Flow of the Negotiation Process
- In Cross-Cultural Negotiations, Improve Your Awareness
- How to Resolve Intercultural Conflict
- Leadership Skills
- Mediation
- Negotiation Skills
- Negotiation Training
- Salary Negotiations
- Teaching Negotiation
- Win-Win Negotiations
