Jim Camp's Past Articles

9 articles

Why We Should Not Negotiate with Pirates

published: April 13, 2009

It is good news and a happy outcome that the Somali pirates holding Captain Richard Phillips have been killed and he has been rescued unharmed. This is quite literally the only way to deal with pir...

The Two Sides of Failure

published: March 30, 2009

“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone.” That’s pretty good advice from entertainer Bill Cosby who also just happens to hold a...

Is the Cold War Over?

published: February 02, 2009

Those of us born in an earlier era recall the Cold War that lasted from shortly after the end of World War II until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. It was the era of Mutually Assured Destruct...

Sealing the Deal

published: November 07, 2008

As someone who trains people in the art of successful negotiating, I had some professional reservations about the selection of Gov. Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate. It wasn’t ...

Negotiator-in-Chief

published: October 19, 2008

In a negotiation, your job is not to be liked. It is to be respected and effective. In a political debate, your job is to be both liked and respected. That changes the dynamics of negotiation as it...

Do Not Let Your Emotions Drive Your Election Decision

published: September 26, 2008

The headlines regarding the federal bail-out of troubled banking, investment, and insurance institutions are scary enough without the political charges flying back and forth in an effort to shift b...

Election Assumptions and Expectations

published: September 07, 2008

We are all the sum of our experiences and much of the process by which we make judgments about others is the result of learning something about their lives and experiences. This is particularly tru...

Saying No to Unlimited Immigration

published: July 31, 2008

As a negotiation coach it is natural for me to view election campaigns conducted between the two candidates for president and voters as a negotiation with multiple agendas, adversaries, and intense...

Wanting the World to Love America

published: July 01, 2008

Americans, caught up in the daily struggles of their own lives would be astonished to discover the degree and amount of news coverage America receives in the press of other nations and they would b...