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What Is an Umbrella Agreement?

| | Dispute Resolution

Business negotiators tend to want the best of both worlds. When reaching an agreement, they want to pin down parties’ respective rights and responsibilities, but they also … Read What Is an Umbrella Agreement?

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India’s Direct Approach to Conflict Resolution

| | International Negotiation

In our global economy, organizations have unprecedented opportunities to grow by forming partnerships worldwide. Yet when we are negotiating abroad, cultural, language, and other differences can lead … Read India’s Direct Approach to Conflict Resolution

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Win-Lose Negotiation Examples

| | Win-Win Negotiations

When we think of win-lose negotiation examples, we think of competitions in which it seemed that one party had to succeed and the other had to fail. … Read Win-Lose Negotiation Examples

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Managing Expectations in Negotiations

| | Conflict Resolution

Successful negotiators work hard to ensure that when they and their counterpart leave a negotiation, both sides feel satisfied with the agreement. Why should you care whether … Read Managing Expectations in Negotiations

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Everyday Negotiation Situations: Should You Negotiate Service Fees?

| | Negotiation Skills

Imagine that you’re about to hire someone to provide a service—say, to repair your leaky roof, design a new website for your business, or host an online … Read This Post

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Dispute Resolution Strategies for Managing Internal Conflicts in Organizations

| | Dispute Resolution

How can dispute resolution skills in negotiation help manage internal conflicts within an organization? This article draws from negotiation research to present some bargaining tips on how … Read This Post

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Negotiating the Good Friday Agreement

| | Conflict Resolution

Retired US Senator George Mitchell played a critical role in negotiating the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland. In an interview with Susan Hackley, Managing Director of … Read Negotiating the Good Friday Agreement

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Dealing with Difficult Clients: Price Negotiations

| | Dealing with Difficult People

Dealing with difficult clients is never easy. To get a client relationship off on the right foot, follow guidelines from research to ensure that price negotiations go … Read This Post

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Perspective Taking and Empathy in Business Negotiations

| | Dealmaking

We are often counseled to engage in perspective taking and empathetic understanding to achieve better results in business negotiations, both for ourselves and for our counterparts. Yet … Read This Post

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5 Tips for Improving Your Negotiation Skills

| | Negotiation Skills

The prospect of boosting our negotiation skills can be so overwhelming that we often delay taking the necessary steps we can follow to improve, such as taking … Read 5 Tips for Improving Your Negotiation Skills

M&A Negotiation Strategy: Missed Opportunities in Musk’s Twitter Deal

| | Business Negotiations

Would Elon Musk buy Twitter or wouldn’t he? In mid-2022, that was the $44 billion dollar question at the heart of a legal battle between the Tesla … Read This Post

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Famous Negotiators: Tony Blair’s 10 Principles to Guide Diplomats in International Conflict Resolution

| | International Negotiation

In his memoir, the former world leader highlights lessons from the peace process in Northern Ireland. One of the world’s most famous negotiators, Tony Blair, offers 10 … Read This Post