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This week in the United States we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King. Just in case you’ve forgotten who he was, he is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. On Oct. 14, 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through … Read more
Yet another New Year is almost here! What is your plan for becoming a better negotiator this year? Clearly you are already reading The Accidental Negotiator blog and so that’s a step in the right direction! However, there’s one more thing that you need to do: subscribe to The Accidental Negotiator newsletter! Once you subscribe, … Read more
Loyal readers & subscribers, here’s hoping that this upcoming Christmas season week is a great week for you – I’m taking it off! Blogging will resume after the holidays… Everyone seems to celebrate something different this week, but I’m hoping that no matter how you choose to spend your time, you will enjoy yourself. The … Read more
Loyal readers & subscribers, here’s hoping that this upcoming week is a great week for you — I’m taking it off! Blogging will resume next week… For my readers in the U.S., you know that this week is all about family, turkey, and of course football. I’m not sure what it is about turkey that … Read more
In the U.S. it’s the week of the Labor Day holiday (on Monday). Since a lot of you will be making the most of this last gasp of summer, I’m going to join you and take the week off. Enjoy your holiday and we’ll pick our discussions up again next week, same place, same time! … Read more
Negotiators who go into a negotiation with self-fulfilling prophecies can modify their behavior in ways that make the other side appear to be as they view them
Ah, ethics. We all know about them, we all know that no matter what negotiation styles or negotiating techniques we are using, we should be ethical when we are negotiating, but do any of us really know what it means to be ethical during a negotiation. I mean, we enter a negotiation with one key … Read more
Negotiators need to understand that in order for a deal to be successful the little details all have to be worked out
As negotiators, we know that one of the most important things that we have to do before we enter into a negotiation is to do our homework. We need to make sure that we fully understand the topics that will be negotiated and the parties that will be involved in the discussions. Just getting the … Read more
A scholarship negotiation letter is a content that students write to colleges or universities of their choice in a bid to be accepted to study a course of their choosing. When a student receives a scholarship, it can help them open up opportunities to further their education and professional career. For a student to come … Read more