SHAKLA ONLINE

Shakla & Tariya offers a variety of tracks for online enrichment, some for free, some for a fee, so that you can connect to the Shakla spirit in your free time and adopt and integrate our method in the field of negotiation, which is based on the Tsur Method.

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eKnower Online Courses

The eKnower website provides online study in various fields including network security, management skills, and negotiation.
In the field of negotiation skills, there is a 13-session online series, devised and presented by Atty. Michael Tsur, founder of Shakla & Tariya and creator of the Tsur Method.
The sessions are in English, with English subtitles and exclusive graphics, and will give you a glimpse of the world of negotiation using the Shakla method.
Sessions are 4:00 to 9:30 minutes.

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Judith Katz, Neuropsychiatrist, Department of Neurology, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, talking to Atty. Michael Tsur, Negotiation and Communication Specialist, about the enigma known as a difficult conversation. What makes it a difficult conversation? What role do emotions play? How can you recognize a difficult conversation when it comes your way? What questions should you ask yourself before getting started? What will happen to you if you put off difficult conversations, and how can you prepare for a difficult conversation in the best way?  A fun conversation about a-little-less-fun conversations.
Judith Katz, Neuropsychiatrist, Department of Neurology, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, talking to Avi Kluger, Professor of Organizational Behavior, Hebrew University Business School. Listening is like training for strength and stamina. It requires practicing, failing, and trying again. In the discussion we will try to determine how to listen correctly and constructively for the benefit of both parties.
Avi Kluger, Professor of Organizational Behavior, Hebrew University Business School, Jerusalem, in a fascinating interview about listening. Why is it so difficult to listen to what someone else has to say, and what is the profound change we undergo when we truly listen?
Why you should make no assumptions before starting a stressful negotiation process, why you should begin by making a request, and how you should make it. Atty. Michael Tsur speaking at the Bank Leumi Business School.
Why should you never ask why, and why is it not a good idea to make an offer after getting no for an answer? Atty. Michael Tsur speaking at the Bank Leumi Business School.
How to deal with conditions that seem unreasonable, and why maintaining the reputation of your business is the most important thing. Atty. Michael Tsur speaking at the Bank Leumi Business School.

Asking Questions

The art of asking questions is almost certainly the most important skill for conducting negotiations. It combines within it so many elements that help us get through any process, no matter how complex, in an optimal way. Asking questions can be so effective because it conveys to our partner to

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Navigation in a Crisis – A Compass, Not a Map

This article was written in the first days of the pandemic, somewhere in early March 2020. Its motivation was to find out how much the coronavirus crisis was, as many called it in the beginning, a “black swan,” an event that could not be foreseen. An event that explains and

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Timeout – Shakla

We all know that moment when we stop everything in our lives for a day at the garage. That day, in professional language these days, is called “preventive maintenance.” Reason says that even the best motor in the world has to stop once in a while for changing the oil,

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TED talks

Professor Avi Kluger speaking about listening, at a TED conference in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in 2015
Avi Kluger is a professor of Organizational Behavior at the School of Business Administration at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In his research, he has demonstrated that feedback, even positive feedback, can be detrimental to performance. His study, with Angelo DeNisi, was recognized in 1996 as the Outstanding Paper in Organizational Behavior by the Academy of Management, and received the first William A. Owens Scholarly Achievement Award for best publication (1996) by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and in his study with Prof. Dina Van-Dijk, he developed, with Dr. Dina Nir, several listening tools including Feedforward. He is currently pursuing questions about effective listening, both academically and as a trainer, and teaching people from diverse cultures to listen to one another. 

Webinars – TBA

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