Terri R. Kurtzberg, PhD, is an associate professor of management and global business at Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick, at Rutgers University. Her areas of expertise include negotiation strategies and tactics, electronic communication and distraction, virtual teams, and organizational creativity. Dr. Kurtzberg’s research has been quoted in numerous media outlets such as The New York Times, Fortune Magazine, CNN.com, and on the BBC World Service and CBS Radio. She is the recipient of multiple teaching and research awards, including Rutgers University’s most prestigious teaching honor, the Warren I. Susman Award for Excellence in Teaching. She is the author of Virtual Teams: Mastering Communication and Collaboration in the Digital Age and the co-author of both The Essentials of Job Negotiations: Proven Strategies for Getting What You Want (with Charles Naquin) and Distracted: Staying Connected without Losing Focus (with Jennifer Gibbs).
Mary C. Kern, PhD, is an associate professor of management at the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, City University of New York. Her teaching, research, and advisory work is focused on negotiation, team performance, and conflict resolution, and has been mentioned in outlets such as Forbes and Vanity Fair. She has consulted with organizations on topics ranging from environmental advocacy to banking in the United States, Singapore, and Taiwan. Kern has received numerous awards for her teaching and research, including the Baruch College Presidential Excellence Award for Distinguished Teaching. Her teaching is designed to inspire her students with science, so that they can master the art in practice and pass the impact forward.