Negotiating with a Meeting Facility – Part III This is the last part of response requested by one of my readers. He organizes meeting places for his clients. I describe advanced negotiation skills and their applications in detail in my book, The World is a Bazaar – Life is a Negotiation. Negotiating Gimmicks I. These […]
Thanks for the feedback from several readers. It is exciting to see one dominant preference emerging. Readers want to be able to get a custom post, albeit it is okay to share with all. I am glad to do it. President of an outfit that finds best-suited meeting facilities for its clients requested my thoughts […]
It is fall of 1976 (hey! I am old as dirt.). Driving on Route 46, Fairfield, NJ, I was fiddling with the latest technology in auto sound systems – “the cassette player!” The brand new Chevy Concours came with the built-in technology. Just like today’s “texting while driving,” I did not see a car waiting […]
When You Bought A Lemon Several of my newsletter subscribers have requested for a sample complaint letter that would get results. So, here is sample letter with four essential messages (see each paragraph). Your Address Name of Contact person, if available Title Business Name Customer Service (if you have no specific contact) Address Sub.: […]
Oh! The winter blues. It is temporary, I promise. While you are waiting for the Spring, just shrug off the restlessness and invest in yourself. No, I am not talking about rushing to the gym to develop that chiseled body. I am talking about sharpening your negotiations skills. Do you know that the world’s greatest […]
Seventy-five million Baby Boomers and seventy-six million Millennials are the two “pigs in the python,” causing massive disruptions as they go through successive stages of life. But, they are not too crazy about each other. Why? Many Millennials believe that they are facing the most frightening financial future of any generation since the great depression. […]
In the baby boomer era, women would ignore or laugh off the sexual innuendos. Men deemed such behavior “normal.”
Jerry owned hotels and warehouses. As a hands-on owner, he left home early and came back late. After his divorce, Jerry realized that he should have recognized his wife’s unexpressed conflict. Often when he came back, his ex-wife would be quiet and ignore him. The conversation would be something like:
Jerry: “what’s wrong?”
Jane: “Nothing.”
Jerry: “Why are you so quiet?”
Jane: “You should know.”
Jerry: “I should know what?”
Jane: “I am not telling.”
In this circular dialog, one of them needs to propose to move the conversation forward.