admin | February 12, 2010
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=168354
What can we learn from this article on Israel & Palestine about negotiation strategies? Plenty.
There are three points that the article presents that anyone would find helpful in tough negotiations.
First, the Israelis and Palestinians have decided to move backwards to communicate indirectly through a mediator. It’s a positive negotiation strategy to recognize that what you’ve [...]
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admin | February 10, 2010
One of the first rules of negotiation is to not negotiate against yourself; however, that’s only true when you’re in the negotiation room. In the war room, you should be negotiating against yourself.
There are 5.5 ways to negotiate against yourself, which I detail below.
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admin | February 3, 2010
If you keep saying the same thing, you’ll keep getting the same thing. The Palestinians and Israelis may be changing their communications to change their conflict.
http://www.tabletmag.com/news-and-politics/24895/herzliya-diary/
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admin | January 25, 2010
Negotiations require disciplined thinking. There is no way around this fact. The first step for any negotiation is that both people are able to articulate their own interests and concerns and both people are able to understand the other person’s interests and concerns. To do this, there are 4 things to think about for a [...]
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admin | December 10, 2009
Studies suggest that workplace stress costs U.S. employers an estimated $200 billion per year. The costs are related to absenteeism, lower productivity, employee turnover, workers’ compensation, medical insurance, and other related expenses.
Research has shown that some workplace stress is related to conflict. The sources of conflict can be due to:
Management Style. Employees don’t participate in [...]
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admin | October 15, 2009
What is the Nobel Peace Prize supposed to represent, and how does it relate to conflict management?
This seems like a good question to ask on Conflict Resolution Day (Created by the Association for Conflict Resolution, it is celebrated the third Thursday in October every year) following the recent debate over President Barack Obama’s receipt of [...]
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admin | September 25, 2009
What is the first rule of negotiation?
Mitt Romney recently addressed a group at the Values Voter Summit. In his speech, Romney criticized President Barack Obama for reducing the United States’ European missile defense policy. Romney discussed two of the reasons Obama’s administration provided for the change in missile defense policy: 1) Iran’s nuclear arms capability [...]
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