Michael Tsur
Michael Tsur (Hebrew: מיכאל צור) is an Israeli attorney, negotiator, mediator, and academic. He teaches mediation and negotiation in several institutions worldwide and was involved as a negotiator in a number of events, such as Kidnapping of Alan Johnston, Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and Israeli disengagement from Gaza.[1]
Michael Tsur | |
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מיכאל צור | |
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Born | Jerusalem, Israel |
Occupation(s) | Negotiation expert, academic, coach |
Professional life
In 1999, he cofounded The Israeli Chamber of Mediators and was its chairman from 1999 to 2003.[2][3] Also since 1999, he is a member of the Israel Defense Forces Hostage Negotiation Team.[4][5] He served as a mediator of the Supreme Court of Israel, and has developed his own dispute resolution method used by entrepreneurs and managers of multinational companies.[6][7]
In 2003, Tsur edited the Hebrew edition of The New York Times Best Seller Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most.[8] In December 2012 several mediation organizations from France, Italy and Switzerland created European Union of Mediators and named Michael Tsur its honourable president.[9][10][11]
Academic work
Tsur teaches negotiation and conflict resolution courses at Hebrew University of Jerusalem,[12] Cardozo School of Law in New York City,[13] Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.,[14] and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy.[15] Tsur maintains relationships with the Program on Negotiation of Harvard University.[16] He also specializes in coaching executives around the world on how to navigate complex negotiations and situations.[17]
In 2012, Tsur founded a negotiation school Shakla & Tariya in Herzliya, Israel.[18][19]
Personal life
Tsur lives in Mevaseret Zion, a suburb of Jerusalem, with his wife and their four daughters.[20]
References
- Tra egoismi, interessi e commando, Famiglia Cristiana
- העסקים לא בעסק, Globes
- אמנת הגישור במגזר העסקי יוצאת לדרך, Israel Bar Association
- Michael Tsur profile at ortygiabs.org
- «Putin non va umiliato, solo il Papa può tentare una vera mediazione», Corriere della Sera
- La scienza della Negoziazione: l’evento con Michael Tsur, BusinessWeekly
- La Negoziazione e la Mediazione Metodo Tsur, GuideLegali.it
- שיחות קשות, National Library of Israel
- Unione Europea dei Mediatori, accordiamoci.com
- Traité pour la création d’une Union Européenne des Médiateurs, L’Officiel de la Médiation Professionnelle
- Code de la Médiation et du Médiateur Professionnel: Recueil des textes officiels et professionnels français et européens sur la médiation - 2ème Ed. (French Edition). p.416
- משא ומתן - ניהול והתנהלות במציאות מאתגרת, Israel Bar Association
- Dispute Resolution, Cardozo Law at Issuu.com
- Michael Tsur profile at Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- Negoziare, arte da apprendere, Cattolica News
- Prof. Avv. Michael Tsur, ADR Magazine
- Marco Ambrogiani. La mediazione civile che in Italia non c’è. p. 26
- הצליח לשכנע חוטפים, רוצחים ומיואשים על סף התאבדות, Globes
- שקלא וטריא
- To Negotiate With Nasrallah, You Need to Know How His Mind Works, Haaretz