Negotiation Skills Training: The Art of the Curiosity Mindset™
When you’re in a negotiation, there are two layers to the conversation: a presenting dynamic or emotion and a latent dynamic or emotion. Most...
What Is the Black Swan Accusation Audit™?
When you’re in the middle of a negotiation and the other side’s head is filled with negative thoughts and ideas, there’s a black hole vortex in their...
5 Tactics to Avoid When Negotiating Real Estate
When negotiating real estate deals, agents have their work cut out for them in any market. It’s a delicate process with many moving parts. Emotions...
4 Tips for Negotiating in a Cooling Housing Market
The real estate market was blazing hot in the aftermath of the pandemic, but rising interest rates and an uncertain economic future have caused the...
Why You Should Keep Your Counterpart Talking During a Negotiation
At a core level, negotiation is a guided discovery process. That’s why you should always be curious in your negotiations. Otherwise, you can’t...
How Cultural Barriers Can Impact Negotiations
The most obvious cultural barrier that impacts negotiation is the language barrier. But beyond that, there are nearly 200 countries on the planet,...
How to Say “No” in a Negotiation
Saying no is the most assertive thing you can do in a negotiation, meaning you should only do it when absolutely necessary. We encourage clients to...
Black Swan Negotiation Skills Training: Quick 2+1™
We start every Black Swan live training session with the same exercise: the Quick 2+1™. It’s our foundational skill set. At the end of the day,...
4 Leadership Behaviors to Avoid
The Black Swan Group often talks about what you can do to become a more effective leader. But if your goal is reaching your full potential as a...
5 Exercises to Become an Expert Real Estate Negotiator
No matter how good of a real estate negotiator you are, you can always improve. Here are five exercises expert real estate agents practice regularly...
Negotiation Training: What Are Black Swans and How Can You Identify Them?
Black Swans are small bits of information the other side holds that— if uncovered—would dramatically change the course of the dialogue and,...
Negotiation Tips: How to Negotiate with Coworkers, Colleagues, and Equals
The Black Swan Group often provides tips for negotiating with your direct reports and counterparts from other organizations. However, in this post,...