Negotiating

Life Lessons Learned From My Toddler

Toni Nagy | Posted 05.16.2013 | Parents

Read More: Childhood Memories, Early Child Development, Child Development, Children, First Words, Daughters, Discipline, Toddler, Democracy, Negotiating, Parenting, Dictatorship, Childhood, Tantrums, Parents-Toddlers, Parents News

Toddlerhood is a challenging stage. My daughter has the newfound ability to express her wants, needs and excessively irrational, endless, countless, infinite demands with words, yet lacks the decency to keep it to herself.

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How to Negotiate Without Focusing Only on the Outcome

Nick Segal | Posted 03.27.2013 | Los Angeles

Read More: Partners Trust Real Estate, Los Angeles Real Estate, Salesperson, Negotiations, Partners Trust, Sales, Salespersons, Nick Segal, Negotiating, Negotiating Skills, Real Estate, How to Negotiate, Los Angeles News

When I asked a group of more than 100 commission-based sales associates who they think has the ultimate power in any negotiation, the response was universal: the person most willing to walk away from the talks.

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Should You Eat While You Negotiate?

Lakshmi Balachandra | Posted 04.01.2013 | Small Business

Read More: Negotiation, Small Business, Negotiation Business, Client Dinner, Dining Business, Eating Business, Client Meals, Negotiating, Eating, Eating Negotiation, Business Lunch, Small Business News

Across cultures, dining together is a common part of the process of reaching negotiated agreements. But are business deals actually improved when people discuss important matters over a meal?

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How To Get A Great Deal In The World's Greatest Bazaars

Christine Drinan | Posted 03.17.2013 | Travel

Read More: Grand Bazaar, Negotiating, Souvenirs, Travel Tips, International Travel, Travel News

've scored rugs from China, Morocco, and Turkey, art from Ramatuelle in France, and landscape paintings from Montenegro. My best acquisition was an authentic Chin Dynasty bowl.

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Happy Thanksgiving, President Obama (And Some Second-Term Advice)

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.21.2013 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, Thanks, Thanksgiving, Congress, Obama, Negotiating, Bully Pulpit, Democrats, Barack Obama, Advice, Bush Tax Cuts, Professional Left, Chris Weigant, Rahm Emanuel, Second Term, Republicans, Left, Retarded, Politics News

Millions of Americans will start off their Thanksgiving statements with, "I am thankful Barack Obama will be our president for four more years. The biggest lesson we hope he learned from over the past four is to not start negotiating from a compromise position.

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How To Negotiate A Lease Renewal

The Billfold | Ellen Smith | Posted 08.28.2012 | Home

Read More: Negotiating a Lease, Negotiations, Negotiating, Apartment Lease, Renewing a Lease, Video, Home News

Last year, I moved into a giant one-bedroom with level floors, six windows, three closets, and no mice. It’s wonderful, and I love living there....

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What You Didn't Know About Shopping Flea Markets

The Huffington Post | Diana N. Nguyen | Posted 10.11.2012 | HuffPost Home

Today, we continue our week of flea-market fun with tips from estate sales expert and co-host of HGTV's 'Cash & Cari', Cari Cucksey. Having prepped, p...

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Can Your Words Influence Your Future?

Irene Tanner | Posted 03.24.2012 | Healthy Living

Read More: Careful What You Wish, Power of Silence, Negotiating, Listening Skills, Anger, Prophesies, Selffulfilling, Venting, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

Is it possible that unconsidered everyday speech contains self-fulfilling prophesies?

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Use Office Politics to Your Advantage

Ron Ashkenas | Posted 02.15.2012 | Business

Read More: Negotiating, Managing People, Communication, Business News

It's easy to use office politics as an excuse for a lack of achievement or an outlet for your frustration. But it may be a lot more effective to use politics as a way to get things done.

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Why Leaders Play Chicken

Ron Ashkenas | Posted 10.10.2011 | Business

Read More: Leading, Leadership, Playing Chicken, Ron Ashkenas, Conflict, Negotiating, Conflict Resolution, Business News

It would be nice to think that the game of chicken was just a childhood phenomenon. But everywhere we look these days we see adults in suits playing highly-public versions of the same game.

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Why Women Make Better Negotiators

ForbesWoman | Posted 10.08.2011 | Women

Read More: Women Negotiators, Women, Negotiating, Women vs Men, Forbes, Women Men Negotiations, Women News

My caller ID shows it’s the 59th call from the same online university telemarketer. I politely requested they remove me from their call list the thi...

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How To Win A Negotiation

Art Markman, Ph.D. | Posted 09.30.2011 | Healthy Living

It appears that it is hard to be persuasive when negotiating. People enter negotiations knowing that the other party is an adversary. Each side wants to get the best deal, and so they treat every piece of information given by the other party with skepticism.

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How to Get a Fair Paycheck (Since the Law Won't Help)

Margaret Heffernan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Women, Negotiating, Paycheck Fairness Act, Business News

Now that the Paycheck Fairness Act has failed, if you think you're being unfairly paid, you're pretty much on your own. You probably feel disillusione...

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Obama and the High Cost of High Expectations

Ron Ashkenas | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Negotiating, Barack Obama, Managing Yourself, Politics News

Cross-posted from Harvard Business Online There's an old saying that putting someone on a pedestal makes it a lot easier to get kicked in the head. ...

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8 Ways To Help Your Doctor Meet Your Expectations

Richard C. Senelick, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

You are upset, feel "blown off" and no closer to a solution for your problem. What went wrong? You knew what you wanted going in to the visit, why did you come out empty handed?

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