Tag Archive for: negotiating skills

Find your art and do more of it.

Recently, I attended a short film contest and made two exciting but unsurprising observations. Is it strange that people loved it when they thought a human made it? The moment they discovered AI wrote it, it wasn’t so special.  The mindset tells us much about what we value. We value the artist’s consciousness, creativity, expression, […]

Countering the Three Causes of Resistance in a Negotiation.

Often, while negotiating, you will face resistance. Resistance is inevitable. Hard persuasion increases resistance, but giving in sets a precedent for suboptimal results. Understanding and removing the three leading causes of resistance (listed below) is critical to resolving the conflict. Any negotiation has a consistent, underlying structure—a map of the negotiating landscape. Once the participants of the Dhaakar […]

Kitchen Helper.

My friend declared his independence from the corporate world and opened a full-service (casual dining) restaurant in Florida. He hired two Kitchen Helpers who ensured the kitchen had a steady supply of clean plates, bowls, silverware, pots, pans, and glasses.  Driving back from a good meal at his restaurant, it struck me that having someone […]

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Frame what you do in context of value to the organization.

Three ways to open up as a leader.

Ignore books by satish at your own peril.

Fail Not in a Negotiation

Most successful leaders share one trait: they can negotiate skillfully.

Is the C-Level candidate smart?

Signs of an intelligent Leader.