http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/worldcafe Mistakes, adventures, best practices and exciting wins in cross-cultural negotiations Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:42:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Global Negotiation and the Power of Understanding  Today I'm preparing for an around the world trip.  My travels begin in the US and stop first in Shanghai to work with executives from New Zealand.  Then it’s next to Munich for a few days on my way to Saudi Arabia to ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/worldcafe/2011/12/08/negotiation-and-the-power-of-understanding/ [caption id="attachment_1210" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Afghan Broadcasters"][/caption] Today marks the graduation day for 10 Afghan men who have been traveling the US with funding from the American Councils for International Education.  I, along with several Thunderbird colleagues, recently spent time with them on campus.  After the broadcasters spent 10 days in Washington DC ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/worldcafe/2011/09/19/afghan-broadcasters-and-the-power-of-understanding/ When searching for quick access to negotiation advice, click on: http://www.negotiationinstitute.com/.  This is a great resource where you can engage and seek negotiation advice including information about ExpertNegotiator planning tools, a LinkedIn Forum with more than 500 members and 30 negotiation professors, Harvard’s Program on Negotiation LinkedIn Forum, many YouTube clips, and ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/worldcafe/2011/08/11/negotiation-resources/ [caption id="attachment_1194" align="alignnone" width="150" caption="Times of India"][/caption] When I was in India recently, Reema Kaur from the Times of India interviewed me for her column Beyond Borders. Ms. Kaur has a speciality in the world of business education and can be reached at edutimes@timesgroup.com. Ms. Kaur was especially interested in the ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/worldcafe/2011/08/02/times-of-india-education-times/ Saturday I was invited to speak about cultural and social intelligence and its impact on negotiation theory and practice. It was a great virtual classroom experience to have several Tbird alum and current students participating with me in Boston or by live streaming video. I participated with Michael ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/worldcafe/2011/04/22/the-negotiation-and-leadership-conference-%e2%80%93-harvard-university-2011/ I was invited a few weeks ago to a Global Symposium hosted by Snell & Wilmer, along with Lex Mundi, a global affiliation of 160 law firms in 100 countries, and the Association of Corporate Counsel - Arizona Chapter.  This two-day symposium addressed the needs of in-house counsel involved with ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/worldcafe/2011/04/19/global-symposium-unspoken-rules/ We are excited to inform you that Prof. Walch from Thunderbird has been invited to speak at The Negotiation & Leadership Conference 2011 by Harvard Negotiators & Institute for Negotiation Leadership & Diplomacy in Boston, MA on April 16th. Students interested in registering for the conference can sign up here http://negotiationleadership.org/?page_id=17. Thunderbirds ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/worldcafe/2011/04/13/harvard-negotiation-leadership-conference-2011/ Mediator Kevin Osterman will speak 2:30 p.m. today on "Effective Use of Negotiation and Mediation in Business." The public seminar, hosted by the Thunderbird Global Negotiations Club, will be in the Yount Distance Learning Center on campus in Glendale, Arizona. For more information, contact Thunderbird Professor Karen Walch, Ph.D., at ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/worldcafe/2011/04/01/global-negotiations-club-to-host-kevin-osterman/ Corrupt Venezuelan officials who ask Rum Santa Teresa Chairman and CEO Alberto Vollmer for bribes get something much different than cash or liquor under the table. The leader of the 200-year-old family distillery offers free enrollment instead to courses on anti-corruption, transparency and human rights. “At first they ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/worldcafe/2010/12/07/alberto-vollmer-3/ Alberto Vollmer interacts with some dangerous individuals as chairman and CEO of Rum Santa Teresa, a 200-year-old family business that exports premium rum to more than 30 countries from Venezuela. After local gang members assaulted a Rum Santa Teresa security officer in 2003, Vollmer launched a criminal reform program called ... http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/worldcafe/2010/12/01/alberto-vollmer-2/