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Mediation Checklist: 5 Questions to Ask When Hiring Mediators

| | Mediation

Are you hiring a mediator? When considering a potential mediator, create a mediation checklist and ask the following questions of those who have worked with him in … Read This Post

Unethical Negotiation Tactics: Are You Prepared for Dirty Tricks?

| | Negotiation Skills

Unethical negotiation tactics are often difficult to detect at the bargaining table. But with advance knowledge of how they unfold, you can prepare to defuse them. … Read This Post

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Implicit and Explicit Bias: When Negotiators Discriminate Based on Race

| | Leadership Skills

Both implicit and explicit bias can disadvantage racial minorities at the bargaining table. Here’s what to do about it, keep reading. … Read This Post

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Should Women “Lean In” to Create More Value in Negotiations?

| | Dealmaking

Back in early 2008, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg began thinking about hiring Sheryl Sandberg, a vice president at Google and a former chief of staff … Read This Post

The Art of Negotiation

The Art of Negotiation: Anger Management at the Bargaining Table

| | Dealmaking

Displays of anger can pay off for negotiators, at least when it comes to claiming value in negotiation, research shows. Viewing angry negotiators as formidable opponents, we … Read This Post

Introductory Negotiation

Teaching the Fundamentals: The Best Introductory Negotiation Role Play Simulations

| | Teaching Negotiation

Introductory negotiation courses are taught in law and business schools around the world, but are also increasingly taught to undergraduates and in all types of corporate settings. … Read This Post

How to Win at Win-Win Negotiation

| | Win-Win Negotiations

Win-win negotiation, contrary to popular belief, doesn’t require us to choose between collaborating and competing. Here’s how to get the best of both worlds. … Read How to Win at Win-Win Negotiation

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How to Negotiate in Cross-Cultural Situations

| | Leadership Skills

Figuring out how to negotiate in cross-cultural situations can seem like a daunting endeavor, and for good reason. Negotiating across the cultural divide adds an entire dimension … Read How to Negotiate in Cross-Cultural Situations

how to deal with cultural differences in negotiations

How to Deal with Cultural Differences in Negotiation

| | Business Negotiations

When figuring out how to deal with cultural differences in negotiation, it helps to consider the cultural prototypes represented at the bargaining table—but individual differences count, as … Read This Post

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Salary Negotiations in the NBA and Beyond

| | Business Negotiations

In negotiation, one great deal can beget another. For the National Basketball Association (NBA), its stellar 2016 national television contract begat dozens of stellar salary negotiations for … Read Salary Negotiations in the NBA and Beyond

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Top International Negotiation Examples: Apple’s Apology in China

| | International Negotiation

In one of the top examples of international negotiation in April 2013, Apple CEO Timothy D. Cook made the unusual move of apologizing to Chinese customers for … Read This Post

hostage negotiations

What Hostage Negotiations Can Teach Business Negotiators

| | Business Negotiations

Hostage negotiations might seem to have little in common with the typical business negotiation. But, in fact, there is much we can learn from them, according to … Read This Post