We teach two executive programs at Harvard Law School, each of which ranks in the top few executive education offerings in the curriculum.
5-Day Difficult Conversations Course: "Advanced Negotiation Workshop: Improving Communication Skills"
Each June
We created and teach the "Advanced Negotiation Workshop: Improving Communication Skills" offered through Harvard's Program of Instruction for Lawyers.
This program is perhaps the most in-depth way for individuals to enhance their ability to handle their most challenging conversations. The course is focused on three types of difficulties:
(1) tactical difficulties,
(2) interpersonal difficulties, and
(3) structural difficulties.
During the course of the week participants are videotaped as they work on a real world challenge and receive one-on-one coaching from faculty on their situation and approach.
Who should attend? This course is offered through Harvard Law School's program of continuing education for practicing attorneys. Non-lawyers are also encouraged to apply. Participants are drawn from around the world, and consist of about 50% lawyers, and 50% business professionals, government officials, educators, journalists, consultants, psychologists, and those involved in the arts.
Enrollment is limited. Tuition is paid to Harvard Law School. For more information, a catalogue, or to register, click here to link to the PIL@PON programs now.
2-Day Executive Seminar: "Managing Difficult Business Conversations"
Three times a year
The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School offers an Executive Education Series, including "Difficult Business Conversations," led by Doug Stone, Sheila Heen and Bruce Patton.
This course offers a rich repertoire of skills and concepts that will profoundly enhance your ability to initiate and maintain productive discussions in the face of strong feelings and difficult topics. By putting into practice mutual gains negotiation strategies and an innovative new method for analyzing and managing interpersonal interactions, you will learn how to deal creatively with tough problems while treating people with respect. The program is designed to help you deal successfully with your most difficult communications and transform your most difficult relationship problems. You will learn, as the faculty have over time, what works and why, and the principles that can be applied by any executive in any situation.
Who should attend? This program is designed for CEOs, Presidents, Board Chairs and Board Members, Executive Vice Presidents, Corporate Counsel, VPs of Operations, Administration Human Resources, Marketing, Manufacturing, finance, Information Services, Business and New Product Development, and any other executives who face the pressures of communicating and persuading effectively, and of resolving conflicts that have a direct effect on the management of the organization.
For more information, contact Deborah Carpenter, Center for Management Research: 781-239-1111, or click to link to PON now.
Triad Consulting Group ~ 50 Church St., Cambridge MA, 02138 ~ 617.547.1728 ~ info@diffcon.com