3 Keys to Negotiation
No matter who you talk to there is an agenda. Even if that agenda is on a personal level and it happens to be catching up or shooting the breeze.
2 Techniques To Fend Off An Attack
Have you ever been in a difficult conversation where the other person appears intent on pulling you into an argument or trading personal attacks? We...
The 3 Habits of Ineffective Negotiators
Negotiation advice will tell you these "tactics" are lead to success. We've found that these 3 common habits are completely ineffective. Avoid these...
How To Continue to Maintain and Build Your Negotiation Competency
The standard answer is practice, practice, practice. Repetition; however, is the mother of skill, but what you are practicing is just as important....
The True Power of “Yes”
A flat-out “yes” is a scary thing to say. “Yes” is commitment. People are constantly trying to use it to trap you. That’s why when someone asks you...
How To Negotiate Your Way to 3 Billion Dollars Like Jimmy Iovine
Jimmy Iovine is the business partner of Dr. Dre (American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur). Iovine cut the deal that sold Beats to Apple...
3 Guidelines For Negotiating Like a Pro
Traditionally speaking negotiation is seen as a focused comparison of ideas/results, in some circles, this can easily be construed into an argument...
How To Confront And Win A New Friend
I moved into a new apartment. The parking spaces are tiny. Not only is my neighbor parked right on the line, I need them to actually move to the...
The #1 Key To Giving Yourself Negotiation Superpowers
To quote legendary extreme skier/BASE jumper, Shane McConkey “What I do on the hill is find an interesting way to do something fun.” Flow. Near...
3 Ways To Uncover Black Swans That Will Boost Your Deals
However you get into an interaction, whether you have had ample time to prepare or you have been thrown into the fires of Mount Doom, it is always...
How To Unlock The Floodgates of Truth Talk
How do you unlock the floodgates of truth talk? With questions? Surprisingly…no! Not with questions. At least, not with open-ended or questions that...
Communication Skills: Hang a Label™ on It
Labeling™ is a communication skill that enables us to identify the dynamics, emotions, and circumstances implied or verbalized by our counterpart.