Business negotiators generally understand that to get what they want from another party or parties, they will have to give something away. But what concessions should you offer in the deal-making process, and what form should they take? New research on concession making in negotiation offers tips to add to your repertoire of business skills.
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Business Team Building: The Value of Self-Reflection
Exercises designed to build trust and rapport are often touted as the key to business team building and improved business skills. Such exercises—from falling backwards into the arms of teammates to competing in scavenger hunts—can be effective at onboarding new employees, overcoming cultural barriers, and strengthening existing teams.
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- Business Negotiations
- Conflict Resolution
- Crisis Negotiations
- Group Decision Making: Best Practices and Pitfalls
- What is Crisis Management in Negotiation?
- Famous Negotiations Cases – NBA and the Power of Deadlines at the Bargaining Table
- Power Tactics in Negotiation: How to Gain Leverage with Stronger Parties
- “No One is Really in Charge” Hostage Taking and the Risks of No-Negotiation Policies
- Dealing with Difficult People
- When Dealing with Difficult People, Try a Complementary Approach
- Examples of Difficult Situations at Work: Consensus and Negotiated Agreements
- Dealing with Difficult People and Negotiation: When Should You Give Up the Fight?
- Consensus-Building Techniques
- Negotiation Tips: Listening Skills for Dealing with Difficult People
- Dealmaking
- Negotiation Techniques: The First Offer Dilemma in Negotiations
- Negotiating Skills: Learn How to Build Trust at the Negotiation Table
- Closing the Deal in Negotiations: 3 Tips for Sequential Dealmaking
- Power in Negotiation: Examples of Being Overly Committed to the Deal
- MESO Negotiation: The Benefits of Making Multiple Equivalent Simultaneous Offers in Business Negotiations
- Dispute Resolution
- 3 Negotiation Strategies for Conflict Resolution
- What are the Three Basic Types of Dispute Resolution? What to Know About Mediation, Arbitration, and Litigation
- Repairing Relationships Using Negotiation Skills
- Patience is a Winning Negotiation Skill for Getting What You Want at the Negotiation Table
- Choose the Right Dispute Resolution Process
- International Negotiation
- International Arbitration: What it is and How it Works
- Cross Cultural Communication: Translation and Negotiation
- International Negotiations and Cognitive Biases in Negotiation
- Diplomatic Negotiations: The Surprising Benefits of Conflict and Teamwork at the Negotiation Table
- Dispute Resolution for India and Bangladesh
- Leadership Skills
- Leadership Styles in Negotiation: The Case of Ebay and Paypal
- Leadership Skills in Negotiation: How to Negotiate Equity Incentives with Senior Management
- Negotiating with Your Boss: Secure Your Mandate and Authority for External Talks
- Negotiation Skills and Bargaining Techniques from Female Executives
- Feeling Pressured by a Counterpart? Try Deal Structuring with Conditions
- Mediation
- Negotiation Skills
- Negotiation Training
- Salary Negotiations
- Teaching Negotiation
- Teaching Contract Negotiation: Using the Mutual Gains Approach
- Power Asymmetry and the Principal Agent Problem
- Bidding in an International Business Negotiation: Euro-Idol
- Managing Emotions in Negotiation: Teaching Students to Turn Emotions into an Opportunity for Mutual Gain
- Asynchronous Learning: Negotiation Exercises to Keep Students Engaged Outside the Classroom
- Win-Win Negotiations