Beth Fisher-Yoshida

Negotiation Happens In Everyday Spaces

There are many ways we can improve the effectiveness of how we negotiate, communicate and manage conflict. It is lifework because we are never in the exact same situation twice. We continue to change over time through our different experiences and learning. We face different issues and challenges that we need to manage. We interact with different people at different times and the circumstances bringing us together are not the same. Ideally, we reflect and learn from each of these interactions and improve who we are and what we bring to our relationships in the process.

We offer different insights and opportunities for improvement through the variety of services offered by Beth Fisher-Yoshida, to be enriched by her commentary, and to gain more learning through resources based on her research, practice, and work with her colleagues.

Please enjoy, glean what you will, and feel free to reach out and chat.

Beth's latest book on negotiation

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In the Media

While summer still has a few more weeks in the northern hemisphere, I am already turning my attention to fall activities. A big one involves gearing up for the fall semester at Columbia University. There are faculty welcome back sessions, student orientation sessions, and updating course content for the Advanced Negotiation course I’ll be teaching. Stay tuned for what will be in the near future and if you are in that location or available for online events, please let me know and hope to see you there!

In the meantime, some recent highlights from earlier in the summer include:

MS Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Capstone Presentations

Three times a year we get to see and hear presentations from graduating master students on their conflict analysis and intervention recommendations, that is the culminating activity for their master degree.

The Career Refresh Podcast with Jill Griffin: Negotiation Happens in Everyday Spaces

I had a wonderful conversation with Jill on the negotiation strategies and tactics needed to advance and switch careers. There is more in store for us!

Recent Events

February

WeLove U Global Summit – 11th – at United Nations General Assembly Hall
Teaching a course at Columbia University on Dynamical Systems and Conflict

March

Japan – NERPS Conference – 4-7th
Event to celebrate women’s month – 12th
- Give to Gain: How Reciprocity Builds Durable Power explores how women leaders negotiate across institutions, turning relationships, trust, and limited resources into lasting impact. Moderated through the lens of negotiation and leadership, the conversation examines how reciprocity operates in conditions shaped by power, constraint, and real-world tradeoffs.
- Drawing on experiences across government, civil society, peacebuilding, and community-based work, panelists reflect on what is given, what is gained, and where the limits of compromise emerge. The discussion offers grounded insight into how durable power is built – and sustained – through intentional, principled exchange.
Milan and Bologna – Negotiation workshops – 18-24
Teaching a course at Columbia University on Consulting on Organizational Conflict – 28-29