Sheila Heen Explained

Alma Mater:Occidental College, Harvard Law School
Birth Place:Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Children:3
Discipline:Law
Sub Discipline:Negotiation, Conflict Resolution
Sheila Heen
Spouse:John Richardson (m. 1994 - present)
Workplaces:Harvard Law School, Harvard Negotiation Project, Triad Consulting Group
Occupation:CEO, Author, Educator, Public Speaker

Sheila Heen is an American author, educator and public speaker. She is the Thaddeus R. Beal Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School, member of the Harvard Negotiation Project, co-founder of Triad Consulting, and author of two New York Times Best Sellers - Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most,[1] and Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well.[2] At Harvard, Sheila teaches negotiation and conflict management.[3] [4]

Biography

She received her B.A. from Occidental College and her J.D. from Harvard Law School.[5] Upon graduating law school, Heen joined the Harvard Negotiation Project in 1993 to focus on negotiation theory for practitioners. She married John Richardson in 1994.[6] She is co-founder of Triad Consulting Group, a global corporate education and communication consulting firm.[7] Her book with Douglas Stone and Bruce Patton, Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most (Penguin 2000) expands on the problem-solving approach set forth in Getting to Yes.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Landy . Heather . The 10 best Quartz at Work stories about managing people . Quartz . 11 October 2018 . en.
  2. News: Love and Relationships Books - Best Sellers - Oct. 12, 2014 - . The New York Times . en.
  3. Web site: Negotiating Difficult Conversations: Dealing with Tough Topics Productively . PON - Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School . 8 June 2018.
  4. Web site: Tiffany . Laura . Conflict Management Expert Sheila Heen . Entrepreneur Magazine . en . 15 May 2000.
  5. Web site: After Oxy . Occidental College . en . 21 September 2018.
  6. Web site: WEDDINGS; Sheila K. Heen, John M. Richardson . The New York Times . 5 June 1994.
  7. Web site: DeSmet . Nicole Higgins . Taking Questions on How to Negotiate Family Conflict . The New York Times . 2 December 2013.
  8. Web site: Harvard Negotiation Project . PON - Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.
  9. Web site: Greatest books in psychology . Tom Butler-Bowdon . en.
  10. Web site: Books for a Better Life Awards - March 23, 2015 . The New Sun Newspaper.