Samantha was livid. While making a presentation during a meeting that both attended, Brad, a newcomer in her department, had shared some slides during a presentation that were clearly based on ideas for a project she’d shared with him privately—without giving her credit. Samantha angrily confronted Brad in his office after the meeting; he became … Read More 
When you download the New Conflict Management: Effective Conflict Resolution Strategies to Avoid Litigation you will learn how wise negotiators extract unexpected value using an indirect approach to conflict management.
dealing with conflict
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Handbook of Dispute Resolution (The)
Winner, National Institute for Advanced Conflict Resolution’s 2005 Book Award –
A cutting-edge, comprehensive, inter-disciplinary resource regarding the nature of disputes and the range of dispute resolution processes
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What is Conflict Resolution, and How Does It Work?
If you work with others, sooner or later you will almost inevitably face the need for conflict resolution. You may need to mediate a dispute between two members of your department. Or you may find yourself angered by something a colleague reportedly said about you in a meeting. Or you may need to engage in … Read More
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Training: Mediation Curriculum
In 2009, we collected many types of curriculum materials from teachers and trainers who attended the Mediation Pedagogy Conference. We received general materials about classes on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as well as highly specific and idiosyncratic units like Conflict Resolution through Literature: Romeo and Juliet and a negotiating training package for female managers … Read More
5 Conflict Resolution Strategies
Whether a conflict erupts at work or at home, we frequently fall back on the tendency to try to correct the other person or group’s perceptions, lecturing them about why we’re right—and they’re wrong. Deep down, we know that this conflict management approach usually fails to resolve the conflict and often only makes it worse.
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How to Manage Conflict at Work
Sooner or later, almost all of us will find ourselves trying to cope with how to manage conflict at work. At the office, we may struggle to work through high-pressure situations with people with whom we have little in common. We need a special set of strategies to calm tempers, restore order, and meet each … Read More
Win Win Negotiation: Different Cultures, Shared Meals
From movie moguls hammering out film deals in Los Angeles to publishers and agents assessing each other’s tastes in New York, the “power lunch” has become a familiar institution. Across the globe, negotiators often do business over shared meals, whether out of convenience or as part of a concerted effort to get to know one … Read More
In team negotiations, should you divide and conquer?
In a New Year’s Day address, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un proposed opening talks with South Korea to discuss the North’s possible participation in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Hoping to avoid disruption by the North, South Korean president Moon Jae-in had been calling on North Korea to send athletes to the … Read More
Conflict and Conflict Resolution at Work
In the workplace, negotiations with coworkers over issues such as project assignments, departmental funding, and vacation requests can sometimes flare into conflicts. When they do, the experience can be stressful, and the organizational outcomes sometimes suffers as a result.
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Seeking a Win-Win Negotiation? Pass the Chips and Salsa
From movie moguls hammering out film deals in Los Angeles to publishers and agents assessing each other’s tastes in New York, the “power lunch” has become a familiar institution. Across the globe, negotiators often do business over shared meals, whether out of convenience or as part of a concerted effort to get to know one … Read More
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- Business Negotiations
- Conflict Resolution
- How to Deal with Threats: 4 Negotiation Tips for Managing Conflict at the Bargaining Table
- Case Study of Conflict Management: To Resolve Disputes and Manage Conflicts, Assume a Neutral 3rd Party Role
- Integrative Negotiations: Dispute Resolution Through Joint Fact-Finding
- What is an Arbitration Agreement?
- Cognitive Biases in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution – Common Negotiation Mistakes
- Crisis Negotiations
- Hostage Negotiation Techniques for Business Negotiators
- Police Negotiation Techniques from the NYPD Crisis Negotiations Team
- What is Crisis Management in Negotiation?
- Famous Negotiations Cases – NBA and the Power of Deadlines at the Bargaining Table
- Crisis Negotiation Skills: The Hostage Negotiator’s Drill
- Dealing with Difficult People
- Dealing with Difficult People and Negotiation: When Should You Give Up the Fight?
- Managing Difficult Employees, and Those Who Just Seem Difficult
- Trust and Honesty in Negotiations: Dealing with Dishonest Negotiators
- Negotiation Tips: Listening Skills for Dealing with Difficult People
- Examples of Difficult Situations at Work: Consensus and Negotiated Agreements
- Dealmaking
- Dispute Resolution
- International Negotiation
- Best Negotiators in History: Nelson Mandela and His Negotiation Style
- Top International Negotiation Case Studies in Business: The Microsoft-Nokia Deal
- Top International Negotiation Examples: Apple’s Apology in China
- Cross-Cultural Communication in Business Negotiations
- Top International Negotiation Examples: The East China Sea Dispute
- Leadership Skills
- Negotiations, Gender, and Status at the Bargaining Table
- Negotiation Skills and Bargaining Techniques from Female Executives
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Leadership Styles: Uncovering Bias and Generating Mutual Gains
- Challenges Facing Women Negotiators
- How to Negotiate in Cross-Cultural Situations
- Mediation
- Mediation Techniques – Resolve Disputes and Manage Conflict with These Mediation Skills
- Using E-Mediation and Online Mediation Techniques for Conflict Resolution
- Why is Negotiation Important: Mediation in Transactional Negotiations
- Communicate Your Interests Behind the Deal
- What is Divorce Mediation?
- Negotiation Skills
- Negotiation Training
- Use a Negotiation Preparation Worksheet for Continuous Improvement
- Ethics and Negotiation: 5 Principles of Negotiation to Boost Your Bargaining Skills in Business Situations
- 10 Negotiation Training Skills Every Organization Needs
- The Importance of a Relationship in Negotiation
- 3-D Negotiation Strategy
- Salary Negotiations
- Teaching Negotiation
- Win-Win Negotiations