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Jun 1, 20232 min read
THE TURNING POINT:
By Felix Miller Negotiation Expert, Rational Games, Inc. “Are we looking at the same problem?” A fellow negotiator asked his...
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May 1, 20232 min read
THE BEAUTY OF COMPETITION:
By Mark Young President, Rational Games, Inc. This month saw a highly enjoyable “gig” where the beauty of competition was illustrated:...
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Apr 1, 20232 min read
WHEN STONES CAN SPEAK:
By Mark Young President, Rational Games, Inc. As a serious practitioner of teaching and doing negotiation playfully, I have for some time...
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Mar 1, 20232 min read
SURELY WE CANNOT LET HIM GET AWAY WITH IT:
By Mark Young and Julian Wittkamp Rational Games, Inc. The dueling speeches in Moscow and Warsaw. Although nothing was explicitly...
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Feb 1, 20232 min read
NEGOTIATING WITH ChatGPT:
by Hami Neisari Associate Trainer Rational Games, Inc. Will I ever be made redundant because of AI? Those were my exact thoughts 10 years...
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Jan 1, 20232 min read
BOARDING THE TRAIN OF HOPE:
By Mark Young President, Rational Games, Inc. May I please take the occasion of our last blog of 2022 to introduce our latest grantee,...
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Dec 1, 20222 min read
A RAY OF NEGOTIATION HOPE:
By Mark Young Rational Games, Inc. This month, I was “pleased to notice” (to borrow a phrase from our seminars) a rare negotiation hope...
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Nov 1, 20222 min read
BEYOND “NEVER SPLITTING THE DIFFERENCE“:
By Dr. Mark Young Rational Games, Inc. In almost every seminar I have offered in recent months, at least one participant asks me what I...
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Oct 1, 20223 min read
GET AWAY FROM THE TABLE:
By Julian Wittkamp Associate Trainer Rational Games, Inc. Diplomats are usually known for their strict protocol, especially when engaged...
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Sep 1, 20222 min read
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER:
By Mark Young, President, Rational Games, Inc. Not only Washington D.C. was shocked and buzzing on August 2 when Chuck Schumer and Joe...
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Jan 1, 20222 min read
LEARNING FROM UBUNTU:
By Mark Young President, Rational Games, Inc. To close out the year, please allow me to follow the lead of the Global Executive...
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Apr 1, 20163 min read
WHAT WE STAND FOR AND WHAT WE WANT
The Harvard people have famously taught us to differentiate between positions and interests, understanding that what people say they want...
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