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New Great Negotiator Case and Video: Christiana Figueres, former UNFCCC Executive Secretary

| | Teaching Negotiation

The Program on Negotiation (PON) at Harvard Law School periodically presents the Great Negotiator Award to an individual whose lifetime achievements in the field of negotiation and … Read This Post

Jeswald Salacuse: A Great Scholar, Leader, and Negotiator

| | Leadership Skills

Jeswald Salacuse, a Tufts University professor and pivotal member of the Program on Negotiation, made rich and lasting contributions to the fields of negotiation, leadership, and beyond … Read This Post

Investor-State Arbitration

Check Out the International Investor-State Arbitration Video Course

| | Teaching Negotiation

Master Class on International Investor-State Arbitration: What is it? How Does it Work?
This two-hour video course is intended to teach students, legal practitioners, business executives, and government … Read This Post

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Negotiation Tips: Listening Skills for Dealing with Difficult People

| | Dealing with Difficult People

We love giving out negotiation tips. A negotiation daily reader once asked us, “All the negotiation advice I read says that I should listen and ask questions … Read This Post

Daniel Kahneman Showed Negotiators a More Rational Path

| | Negotiation Skills

The late psychologist Daniel Kahneman, with his research partner Amos Tversky, spurred a scientific revolution in economics by pinpointing predictable ways in which intuition impairs our judgment. … Read This Post

Hard Bargaining in Negotiation

| | International Negotiation

Hard bargaining in negotiation is often touted as the best way to get what you want when all else fails. But as recent news stories illustrate, hard … Read Hard Bargaining in Negotiation

Selling the Deal to Outsiders

| | Business Negotiations

Business negotiations require intensity and focus. Unfortunately, the level of focus required to work through complex issues with our counterparts across the table often leads us to … Read Selling the Deal to Outsiders

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To Break Impasse, Move Beyond Concerns about Fairness in Negotiation

| | Dispute Resolution

Think about the last time you engaged in an otherwise cordial bargaining session that reached an impasse. Maybe you were far apart on price or disagreed about … Read This Post

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Creative Deal Structuring: Negotiating Conditions

| | Leadership Skills

Creative deal structuring can transform an unappealing offer into one you’re happy to accept. Here’s how to negotiate deal conditions that will help get you more of … Read Creative Deal Structuring: Negotiating Conditions

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Teaching Mediation: Exercises to Help Students Acquire Mediation Skills

| | Teaching Negotiation

Often, disputing parties are unable achieve satisfactory or sustainable outcomes on their own through direct negotiation, and require the assistance of a mediator or facilitator. Mediators can … Read This Post

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Power and Negotiation: Advice on First Offers

| | BATNA

Should you make the first offer in negotiation? It’s a perennial question, one that has attracted considerable debate. In a 2023 study published in the Negotiation Journal, … Read Power and Negotiation: Advice on First Offers

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Dear Negotiation Coach: How Should I Handle an Early Offer Negotiation?

| | Dealmaking

In a hot real estate market, sellers may find themselves determining the best way to engage in an early offer negotiation. We asked Leslie John, the Marvin … Read This Post