Just in time for the holidays, an article from the December 2007 issue of Negotiation newsletter on negotiating with those who matter most: family and friends. Business transactions between friends and family are notoriously challenging, but with a little advance planning, you can avoid the most common pitfalls. 8:39

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Just as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers head back to the table, Harvard Law School Clinical Professor Bob Bordone offers some insight on possible next steps in the negotiations, including identifying sources of value and creating an interest-based process for future negotiations. 18:33

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Now that Major League Baseball season is over, there are several good players who are now “free agents.” In this episode, PON intern Noah Susskind interviews Harvard Business School Professor Michael Wheeler about Major League Baseball’s free agent negotiations. Wheeler discusses the Boston Red Sox’s talks with World Series MVP Mike Lowell and highlights three features of these negotiations–considerations of value, publicity and policy–and the implications for other negotiations. 5:49

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This episode features an article from the November 2007 Negotiation newsletter. It explains how thinking broadly about your career goals can increase your value and opportunities both inside and outside a hiring organization. 7:22

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This episode is part one of four of a discussion Lawrence Susskind gave at a Dispute Resolution Forum in February 2007 on his latest book, Breaking Robert’s Rules: The New Way to Run Your Meeting, Build Consensus and Get Results.

In this episode, he introduces the concept of his book. In the later episodes he describes his 5 steps for consensus building, applies the steps to some real life cases, and answers some audience questions. 22:19

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This episode features an article from the October 2007 Negotiation newsletter. It discusses how what you think, say and do upon meeting a new negotiating partner sets the course of your relationship. 11:49

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Learn which rule-making procedures male and female employees prefer, and improve job satisfaction and productivity. An article from the April 2007 Negotiation newsletter by Iris Bohnet and Fiona Greig. 11:46

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