Remembering President Jimmy Carter
By Professor Larry Susskind I had a chance to meet with President and Mrs. Carter at the Carter Center in Georgia some years after his term as President had ended. Roger Fisher and I, representing...
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New Year’s message from chairman Frans Evers by Frans Evers
May I start by wishing all members of the network, their families, and other readers of this message all the best for 2025 and the years to come? Let us hope that the commitment...
Three Rules for Enhancing Your Negotiation Performance
This blog was originally posted on LinkedIn by Michael Wheeler Three Rules for Enhancing Your Negotiation Performance 1. Never ever be the least prepared negotiator at the bargaining table. 2. You can discover powerful...
Recap State of Conflict 2024 about Emotional Democracy
Public policy controversies are generally highly emotive. As societal tensions increase, the need to better understand emotions becomes more important. Emotions set all sort of things in motion – they either bring groups together,...
Does gender matter in negotiation?
On December 9, 2024 we were honored to have Hannay Riley Bowles as our webinar guest. She was interviewed by Barbara Oliveira on the intriguing question: Does gender matter in negotiation? The rol of...
Erik van der Burg, member of Dutch Parliament and former State secretary wins 2023-2024 Frans Evers Award for Mutual Gains
This year’s winner of the Award is a very experienced manager and politician. As director of a healthcare institution, he thought he could serve the interests of the people entrusted to his institution even better...
Value Conflict: What It Is and How to Resolve It
Quoting an important PON message by Frans Evers PON: “Some of our most heated negotiations and disputes involve value conflict over our core values, such as our personal moral standards, our religious and political beliefs, and...
Translating Learning into Practice: Teaching MGA Centered Negotiation and Leadership
The conclusion of the spring 2024 semester marked my eighth year of designing, teaching, and refining negotiation courses centered on the mutual gains approach (MGA). During those eight years, I have taught at a...
MGA and the role of observers at the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties
Recently at The Fletcher School, Tufts University, Mieke van der Wansem has led several MGA sessions to help prepare people going to COP28 in Dubai November 30-December 12, and she is drawing from that...
Experience with the Sunday minute tips from Jim Sebenius about the problems with implementation of agreements
Gedeputeerde Cees Loggen from the Province of Noord-Holland is chairman of the implementation process of the well-known Oostelijke Vechtplassen agreement, with 21 participating organizations. Interpretation problems created an impasse and hindered progress on an...