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Fine-Tune Your Business Negotiation Skills in 6 Steps
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Fine-Tune Your Business Negotiation Skills in 6 Steps

To be a compelling and consistent negotiator, it’s important to keep learning new skills and evolving your approach as you grow. Even veteran...

How to Gain Leverage During a Negotiation
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How to Gain Leverage During a Negotiation

In a negotiation, having leverage means that you hold a perceived advantage that could give you the upper hand in achieving the agreement you desire.

The #1 Way to Perfect This Key Skill
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The #1 Way to Perfect This Key Skill

This is also the #1 way to deal with everyone who wants to suck up your time on the phone, from colleagues to cold-calling sales-people with “Have...

The True Power of “Yes”
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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...

3 Ways To Uncover Black Swans That Will Boost Your Deals
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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
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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...

Why It's Important To Embrace
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Why It's Important To Embrace "No"

“I’m telling you now man, if y’all do anything foolish, these people are gonna get hurt,” Mike said after taking 12 people hostage during a botched...

The #1 Reverse Psychology Skill For When You're Attacked in a Negotiation
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The #1 Reverse Psychology Skill For When You're Attacked in a Negotiation

What's the best way to handle being attacked in a negotiation? Call it reverse psychology. Call it a Jedi Mind Trick. Call it Emotional Intelligence...

The Alternative to
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The Alternative to "Tell Me More"

My last article in The Edge called “The Problem with Tell Me More” left a few people asking “What do you say instead?”. This article is meant to give...

Methods of Persuasion: The Most Important Negotiation Phrase To Master
Preparing to Negotiate

Methods of Persuasion: The Most Important Negotiation Phrase To Master

One of the most effective methods of persuasion is learning how to say "no". Master this skill to find more success and avoid killing your deals.

9 Field-Tested, No-Fail Strategies to Use in Your Next Negotiation
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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.

The #1 Way to Know If Their Price Is Soft
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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.

Harness the Power of Tactical Empathy®

Better listening. Better questions. Better outcomes.

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