Sheila Heen
Sheila Heen | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, Author, Educator, Public Speaker |
| Spouse | John Richardson (m. 1994 - present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Occidental College, Harvard Law School |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Law |
| Sub-discipline | Negotiation, Conflict Resolution |
| Institutions | Harvard Law School, Harvard Negotiation Project, Triad Consulting Group |
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[edit]
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]
Awards[edit]
- Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Stone, Patton & Heen has been named one of 50 psychology Classics.[9]
- Thanks for the Feedback: the Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well by Stone & Heen won the 2015 Book for a Better Life Award.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ Landy, Heather (11 October 2018). "The 10 best Quartz at Work stories about managing people". Quartz.
- ^ "Love and Relationships Books - Best Sellers - Oct. 12, 2014 -". The New York Times.
- ^ "Negotiating Difficult Conversations: Dealing with Tough Topics Productively". PON - Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. 8 June 2018.
- ^ Tiffany, Laura (15 May 2000). "Conflict Management Expert Sheila Heen". Entrepreneur Magazine.
- ^ "After Oxy". Occidental College. 21 September 2018.
- ^ "WEDDINGS; Sheila K. Heen, John M. Richardson". The New York Times. 5 June 1994.
- ^ DeSmet, Nicole Higgins (2 December 2013). "Taking Questions on How to Negotiate Family Conflict". The New York Times.
- ^ "Harvard Negotiation Project". PON - Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.
- ^ "Greatest books in psychology". Tom Butler-Bowdon.
- ^ "Books for a Better Life Awards - March 23, 2015". The New Sun Newspaper.
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