Archive for December 27th, 2007

How Would Socrates Have Negotiated?

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

The problem with many negotiators is that they do not direct their questions towards a certain purpose. The art of questioning has to be strategic. To be truly prepared, you need to put some thoughts and time into the type of questions you direct to the other party. Work out ...

Conflict Resolution 6 – The Type-A Solution

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Measure twice, cut once. -Old saying-Two well-respected authors in the field of conflict resolution, Susan Carpenter and W.J.D. Kennedy, have eloquently codified the types of mistakes people make in large-scale public disputes. A mistake I often see is what they refer to as the Quick Fix, and in business settings, ...