Save the date: February 8th! Sarah Blake and all the co-authors, including WNI-founder, Roar Thun Wægger’s book “Mediation Beyond Covid – Hacks, Craics and Crocodile Tears” will be the topic on co-author Mediator Vikram’s show, “Talking Books – Because some of us don’t read them” Talking Books will air at 10 AM India Standard Time, […]
Author Archives: Roar Thun Wægger
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Jan
Jan
Have you ever wondered if humor in negotiation is appropriate, and when? The best negotiators make the counterparty feel good about the relationship, good in the communication process, and good about the outcome, even if it is not in the counterparty’s best favor, because the process has been considerate. Humor makes our interactions more memorable. […]
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On Monday 17 January, Wægger Negotiation Institute held a negotiation training for all Norwegian law students who wish to, or are considering registering for ELSA Norway’s negotiation competition. The negotiation training was held by WNI founder Roar Thun Wægger together with some of the previous participants and winners of the competition. Roar has collaborated with […]
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Jan
Jan
Yesterday, January 12th 2023, was the launch date for the book “Mediation Beyond Covid: Craics, Hacks and Crocodile Tears”! This is big news to us at WNI because our CEO and founder, Roar Thun Wægger, has invested a lot of time and energy in contributing to this book with his stories and experiences. For the […]
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Jan
Jan
WNI founder, Roar Thun Wægger is proud to share that January 12th, is set to be the launch date for the book he has co-authored – Mediation Beyond Covid – Hacks, Craics and Crocodile Tears. This is an anthology book, a collection of stories, lessons, and innovations that emerged during Covid that have a similar […]
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Dec
Dec
It was a great pleasure to be part of this international panel discussing, The future of the legal profession, at the LAW2.0 conference in Dubai this weekend. With our broad experiences, our discussion was broad too “how can we better serve our clients and look after ourselves in the future?” Together, we discussed international law, […]
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Dec
Dec
When I started Wægger Negotiation Institute, I had the opportunity to give myself any title. That was my autonomy when I’m both the founder and CEO. For me, it was paramount to find a title that would describe what role I should have in meeting my customers, and then for me it was simple – […]
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Nov
“I’M SO EXCITED, TOO!!” was Roar’s response to his Australian mediator colleague, Sarah Blake, when she invited him as one of the contributors from around the globe to co-author with her in her upcoming book – MEDIATION BEYOND COVID. Roar is proud and honored to be among the contributors, and to helping to empower the […]
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Nov
Nov
Last week Wægger Negotiation Institute and Roar Thun Wægger ran an online negotiation training for law students from the Law Society of Ireland on the topic Hardcore Softskills. Thank you, John Lunney, for inviting me back to your class. It was an interactive session where students tested how challenging it is to be a good listener […]
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Nov
Nov
I’m honored and humbled to be acknowledged for the work I do to help parties bridge their gaps, and search for possible solutions in the future. With negotiation awareness and skills and a collaborative mindset, I believe more will be successful in the future in many areas of business. Passion Vista Magazine has Named WNI […]