Category Archives: Negotiation Pointers

REPORTS FROM THE FIELD: FINDING A PATH FORWARD WITH THE ART OF NEGOTIATION

Posted on August 12, 2017 by

Even practitioners new to the art of negotiation can find success! In July,  Negotiation Guidance Associates  (NGA) completed training for employees of Mendocino National Forest and other Forest Service employees in the art and practice of negotiation. Wrote one student, “This … Continue reading →

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Do Negotiators Adapt their Message to Communicate with Competing Parties?

Posted on August 8, 2016 by

In a recent article appearing in Policy Science  Political Scientists Mark McBeth, Donna Lybecker and James Stoutenborough examined the reasons why negotiators might switch between “personal message choice” and “public communication choice.” They describe public communication choice as a message … Continue reading →

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“Core Competencies” is a Popular Article on ResearchGate

Posted on September 5, 2015 by

“Core Competencies for Natural Resource Negotiators” by Shana Gillette and Berton Lee Lamb reached the milestone of more than 50 downloads from researchgate.net. Click here to view and download the article.

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Lessons from Diplomacy: Learning the Discipline of Negotiation

Posted on November 4, 2014 by

What can we learn from the practice of diplomacy that will help us negotiate? Whether it is natural resources, workplace conflict, or local policy disputes there are some golden rules to help us. The Public Diplomacy Council recently published an … Continue reading →

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Choosing the Right Representative

Posted on July 18, 2014 by

  I have been reading an interesting history of a slice of diplomacy from the Second World War. President Roosevelt used personal representatives–often informally–to help him understand and coordinate with our allies. This led me to thinking about choosing the right … Continue reading →

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Keys to Negotiation 12: Personal Bonds

Posted on March 24, 2014 by

  We often say of negotiation that it is important to establish personal connections. Sometimes this is interpreted to mean that we should get to know the other stakeholders, maybe through social interactions. Social interactions are certainly important, but recent … Continue reading →

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POWER, TRUSTWORTHINESS AND WILLINGNESS TO NEGOTIATE

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

by Cindy T. Christen, Ph.D. Most investigations of the negotiation process assume that the parties to a conflict are willing to participate in formal negotiations. In reality, a number of factors can influence a party’s willingness to consider negotiation as … Continue reading →

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