Listening and negotiation II

Abstract

This paper is based on a panel held in June, 2017 in Columbus, Ohio, jointly sponsored by the Women in Engineering Division and by the Minorities in Engineering Division. It is focused on negotiation, with an emphasis on providing practical strategies that are relevant in an academic setting. The panel featured academic leaders at multiple levels, including professor, chair and dean, from diverse engineering institutions, ranging from teaching-centric to heavily researchfocused. Panelists discussed strategies for negotiation, with an emphasis on an approach that meets the interests of both parties to the extent possible. The panel was administrated with an opening lightning-round in which each panelist provided one strategy for negotiation; this was followed by a role-play of a negotiation, followed with questions and input from the audience. This paper, associated with the panel, provides several examples of negotiation that were presented in the panel discussion.