Just out from John Wade at Bond University in sunny Queensland – a must read for anyone who dabbles in mediation training: Defining “success” in negotiation and other dispute resolution training.
“Once upon a time in the far off kingdom of Learningland, three negotiation courses were held during the same week in the capital city Rarelyfail.Course A was held in the Hilton Hotel, with delicious food and three speakers. Two of the speakers were famous practitioner negotiators who regularly appeared in the popular media. Their fields of expertise were international trade with China, and hostage rescue. The third was an academic who writes popular books and who teaches on occasion at a high status US university… [read more]
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