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A New Negotiation Process for 21st Century Schools: Three Models for Implementing Change
By Irma Tyler-Wood, C. Mark Smith, and Charles Barker

As third party facilitators, negotiation consultants, and trainers, we have worked with school superintendents, school boards, teacher unions, support staff unions, government officials, school attorneys, business leaders, and foundations in twenty school systems across the country.

In this white paper, we describe what we have learned about why school systems are changing their traditional negotiation process, and the methods developed and implemented to initiate change in Greece (NY), Cincinnati (OH), Boston, (MA) and by the California Public Employee Relations Board and some possible implications for school systems and organizations considering similar changes.

Download a complimentary PDF of A New Negotiation Process for 21st Century Schools.


Internal Negotiations - Supporting the External Deal
By Richard Morse

Negotiators devote significant training and preparation effort to their external negotiations: with customers, suppliers, partners, and competitors. Yet in our experience training salespeople, account managers, and regulatory team members we have seen that, often, internal negotiations make or break the external deals.

In this white paper, we highlight four key aspects of successful internal negotiations.

Download a complimentary PDF of Internal Negotiations - Supporting the External Deal.

"I am already seeing the financial gains, but the biggest improvement has been in the ease and release of stress associated with my sales calls.

The dollars have always been there, but the strong relationships have not...this is changing for the better. Thanks."

- Sales Executive
Acxiom Corporation