speaking topics
Business StrategyConflict Management
Conflict Resolution
Decision Making
Facilitation
Mediation
Negotiation
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praise for Bob Bordone
“I have been working within the military and government over the last ten years, and I can say that Bob provided the highest quality professional training I have ever received. ”
– Department of Defense Participant
“Bob always does such an amazing job in teaching programs for our employees. I can say without a doubt…he is the best instructor I have ever had the privilege & opportunity to partner with in my career on programs like this.”
– Major Healthcare Client
“The feedback on Bob’s program was so overwhelmingly positive that our VP of Sales wants me to find out if it’s feasible to put the rest of our sales team through this course before our National Sales Meeting, and maybe even do a follow-up at the meeting itself.”
– Major Healthcare Client
Bob Bordone is a Professor at Harvard Law School and the founder of the Harvard Law School Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program, which he has directed for more than a decade. A leading researcher and educator on negotiation and conflict resolution, Bordone’s work focuses on developing methods for more effective public dialogue and conflict management, especially in sensitive, emotional, or difficult situations.
In addition to his coursework at Harvard Law School, Bordone works directly with organizations around the world, helping executives, government leaders, healthcare professionals, and diplomats navigate the challenges of communication and consensus building during a time of increased political and cultural polarization.
Bordone is the co-author of multiple textbooks, including the recently released Designing Systems and Processes for Managing Disputes (Wolters-Kluwer 2019). His writing has appeared in numerous academic and broadcast media outlets, including The Boston Globe, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, and CNN. He serves in a variety of leadership positions at Harvard Law School and is on the Board of Directors of Seeds of Peace and the Board of Advisors for the Center for Empathy in International Relations.
Bordone graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College and cum laude from Harvard Law School.
Bordone can deliver 1/2 day, full-day, or multi-day workshops on the topics listed below. He also can provide keynotes and facilitate group processes or one-on-one or group coaching. Often, for example, he’ll conduct 1- or 2-day workshops for a client followed by a day of one-on-one coaching in 50-minute sessions.
- Negotiation
- Managing Challenging Conversations
- Negotiation Bootcamp for Women
- Conflict Resolution
- Mediation
- Conflict Management
- Facilitation
- Conflict Resilience
- Group Process & Decision Making
- Multiparty Group Process
- Dispute Systems Design
- Common Habits of the Merely Effective Negotiator
Topics
- Negotiation
- Managing Challenging Conversations
- Negotiation Bootcamp for Women
- Conflict Resolution
- Mediation
- Conflict Management
- Facilitation
- Conflict Resilience
- Group Process & Decision Making
- Multiparty Group Process
- Dispute Systems Design
- Common Habits of the Merely Effective Negotiator