
Better Than Why...What Makes You Ask?
People will always ask you questions in a negotiation. When it is important to find out the reasoning for their question asking "Why" or flat out...

The #1 Tactic For Negotiating With Someone More Powerful Than You
It’s how I gained the upper hand on international kidnappers.

5 Things Doing The Most Damage to Your Negotiating Ability
#1 – Becoming the hostage of “yes” “Yes” is not the path to “Yes.”

3 Phrases You Need to Eliminate from Your Negotiations
Increase your communication success by eliminating these 3 bad communication habits that naturally trigger a negative human response. “Ignore human...

9 Field-Tested, No-Fail Strategies to Use in Your Next Negotiation
These 9 negotiation strategies for success are based on my upcoming book Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended.

How to Turn Confrontation Into Partnership Like Taylor Swift
The most dangerous negotiation is the one you don’t know you’re in. Last June, Taylor Swift wrote one of the most elegant confrontations in the...

4 Shocking Signs You Need Negotiation Training
Many people think they can already negotiate. Maybe you have gotten over on a car salesman. Maybe you or someone you work with consistently makes...

The #1 Way to Know If Their Price Is Soft
They’re selling. As soon as someone starts selling, you know their price is soft.

Establish Your Kill Line
A woman calls 911, hysterical. She tells the call taker that her boyfriend, a military vet, is despondent and threatening to commit suicide by way of...

Announcing Never Split the Difference & How You Can Help
As you know, if you are receiving our newsletter, May 17th is the publication date for “Never Split The Difference - Negotiating As If Your Life...

The Top Negotiation Tip From the #1 Trial Attorney in LA
“Is it better to be liked or respected at work?” This was the question posed in an article aimed at women I came across last November. This is...

Unsophisticated Negotiation: Taking the Hard Line
A common misconception about negotiation is that the best course of action is to take a hard line with someone. Use logic to express that what you...