The Cambridge Alliance is a partnership between CMPartners and Triad Consulting Group, long-time colleagues who bring negotiation and conflict management capabilities to clients around the world. With their New York Times Business Bestselling book Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most (Stone, Heen, Patton: Penguin Books, 2000) Triad adds expertise in communication skills building to CMPartners's consulting and training services. In addition to collaborating on private sector engagements, CMPartners and Triad share a commitment to international work on public conflicts.