S7PR 2EN02 - How emotional intelligence strengthens your ability to manage conflict and negotiate

S7PR 2EN02 · Spring semester 2025-2026

Language of tuition
English
Course type
Cours séminaire
Number of hours
12
Credits
1

Information

Description

Confrontation is uncomfortable. It forces us either to stand firmly behind our point of view or to enter into negotiation. This course examines how we position ourselves in the face of conflict—and how we can turn these moments into opportunities for clarity, influence, and collaboration.

Based on the methods developed by former FBI negotiator Chris Voss, the course explores how conflict can be a catalyst for truth, creativity, and resolution. As Voss puts it: “He who has learned to disagree without being disagreeable has discovered the most valuable secret of negotiation.”

Students will learn to navigate conflict with confidence, listen actively while maintaining influence, avoid the trap of soft consensus, and use disagreement as a constructive tool. The course blends theory and practice, including hands-on workshops grounded in coaching techniques that strengthen interpersonal effectiveness and self-leadership.

⊛ Active listening skills

⊛ Assertive communication

⊛ Non-violent communication

⊛ Influence skills

Prerequisites

To be a Graduated Bachelor student and fluent in English.

Readings

Main readings 1

  1. Chris Voss, 2017, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It, Penguin books

Further readings 5

  1. Carl R. Rogers & Richard Evans Farson, 2015, Active Listening, Martino Publishing

  2. Marshall B. Rosenberg PhD and Deepak Chopra, 2015, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships, PuddleDancer Press

  3. Patrick Lencioni, 2002, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, Jossey-Bass

  4. Robert B Cialdini PhD, 2021, Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion, Harper Business

  5. Roger Fisher, 2011, Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, Penguin Books

Teaching units

Unit no.Unit type Teaching unitsTeachers Number of hoursCredits
56578Cours séminaire How emotional intelligence strengthens your ability to manage conflict and negotiate Luz D'ANS121

Teachers

  • Luz D'ANS

In the curricula

Contacts and resources

Contact
JEROME Amélie