
Negotiating the Financial Crisis
Panelists will discuss the negotiation challenges presented by the banking crisis, GM’s restructuring, and the policy making process.
Moderator:
Robert Mnookin, Chair of the Program on Negotiation and Samuel … Read Negotiating the Financial Crisis

Negotiating Financial Strategies that Work: Adding Third Parties to Seal the Deal
As negotiation experts, David Lax and Professor James Sebenius find that many negotiators focus on process and substance. Whether in person, over the phone, or through email, … Read This Post

Negotiating on Behalf of Others: Are Women Better Agents?
Under certain conditions, women may work harder than men when negotiating on behalf of others, suggests a study by Harvard professors Hannah Riley Bowles and Kathleen McGinn, … Read This Post

Business Negotiations: Representing Others at the Bargaining Table
You may be negotiating for others, but that doesn’t mean they should be looking over your shoulder. Negotiators often have trouble bargaining effectively in the presence of … Read This Post
The Post-Election Message to the World: What’s the New Agenda?
A discussion with:
Ambassador Nicholas Burns: Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He served in the United … Read This Post

Think Like a Hostage Negotiator
Upset by a delay in the delivery of one of your products, a longtime buyer threatens to turn to the media unless you meet his extreme demands. … Read Think Like a Hostage Negotiator

Practice taking risks
The Clearinghouse at PON offers hundreds of role simulations, from two-party, single-issue negotiations to complex multi-party exercises. Win as Much as You Can is a four-person, simplified, … Read Practice taking risks

Keeping Your Cool when the Negotiations Get Hot
On the heels of an intricate negotiation, conditions change for the worse. Crops fail, the price of oil skyrockets, one side issues an earnings restatement, or the … Read Keeping Your Cool when the Negotiations Get Hot

You Want How Much for the Mug?!
Common psychological barriers lead us to overvalue our possessions. That can be a problem when it’s time to get rid of them. Some possessions truly are priceless—we … Read You Want How Much for the Mug?!

Negotiating When Business and Family Collide
Basic negotiation skills may seem easy to apply in business situations but what about when business and family collide?
For example, a 69-year-old CEO of a large financial … Read Negotiating When Business and Family Collide

How to Defuse a Strike
The recent dispute between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) West and East and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) illustrates how a disagreement … Read How to Defuse a Strike

Why We Strike
What happens when disputants feel like they have invested too much in a conflict to back down?
There are a number of reasons that negotiations fail and lead … Read Why We Strike