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The Secret to Smart Negotiations Is Simply Empathy

Success

Many people, when they hear about hostage negotiations, shake their heads and say, “Why don’t they just shoot the guy?” When things go sideways, our first response is often to yell and argue versus discuss and negotiate. It comes down to what negotiators call “value creation.” Happy people are better negotiators.

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4 Keys to Authentic Selling, According to Negotiating Expert Roger Dawson

Success

I first met Shield in Brisbane, Australia, when he introduced me to the audience at one of my Power Negotiating seminars. This article was published in April 2010 and has been updated. The post 4 Keys to Authentic Selling, According to Negotiating Expert Roger Dawson appeared first on SUCCESS. Buyers are not persuaded by logic.

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Finding Your Voice: Advocating and Negotiating for Yourself as a Woman in the Workplace

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Effective Negotiation. Early in my career, while reading an in-flight magazine seminar ad on negotiation, I read a quote by negotiation expert Dr. Chester Karris: “ In business as in life, you don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.”. The art of negotiation is a powerful skill to master in your career.

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Why I Negotiated for a 4-Day Workweek Instead of a Raise

Success

In 2021, a viral article about “languishing” gave name to this collective ennui and lack of motivation. White-collar workers are so allergic to spending every day in an office that one recent Atlantic article predicts the five-day workweek will become extinct altogether. Photo by @Hanni/Twenty20.

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HBR on How to Negotiate as a Freelancer

Small Business Labs

HBR's Now to Negotiate as a Freelancer provides an excellent overview of this important topic.    The article suggests using the following two-factor grid to help decide which clients to pursue and projects to take. From our perspective the right clients have 3 attributes: The work you do is important to the client.

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Career Success A to Z: N is for Non-Negotiable

Eat Your Career

This article is part of a series. Learn more about it and access links to other articles in the series here. But you also have to know what components are non-negotiable. I’ve made that mistake and now my soul is a non-negotiable. I have other non-negotiables too. What are your non-negotiables?

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Are Worker Movements Reshaping Labor Relations in the U.S.?

Allwork

Strikes from major labor unions are forcing large corporations to negotiate new policies for the workforce. The final outcome of these negotiations and the impact they will have on the U.S. For instance, 38% think a four-day work week is a good idea and 21% oppose it. workforce remains to be seen.