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Be Confident but not Arrogant
I have come across some incredibly arrogant know-it-alls in my career, a bunch of whom had the intellectual chops to back it up, but others who were just posers. Either way, their attitude turned off everyone around them and limited their opportunities and choices in...
Top 5 Salary Negotiation Mistakes When Offered a Job (Part Two)
The letters “O.K.” are the two most expensive letters in the alphabet. Why? Because this is how many respond when offered a job and don’t even bother to counter. Of course, this is often a mistake, as described in last week’s column (the first three major mistakes...
Top 5 Salary Negotiation Mistakes When Offered a Job (Part One)
I didn’t even think about asking for more,” she told her friend who had recently negotiated a higher salary when offered a job. “I will definitely ask next time.” Fortunately for her, she’s a rising college senior and will almost certainly have the opportunity soon to...
Estate Planning Negotiations with Adult Kids (Part Two)
I am shocked that music legend Prince died in 2016 without a will. This resulted in legal and administrative expenses of over $85 million out of an estate valued at around $156 million and a massive tax bill. Wow! And while I don’t feel badly for his heirs – who still...
Estate Planning Negotiations with Adult Kids (Part One)
“We think our oldest wants the house but not cash. He has no kids and probably doesn’t want our lake cabin. But we’re not sure. Our daughter wants the house and cabin plus our jewelry, largely for her daughters. She probably wants cash for her kids’ college, too. Of...
When Does Divide-and-Conquer Work
My two kids occasionally try the divide-and-conquer strategy on my wife and me. First my daughter asks my wife for something (and it’s usually our daughter now as our son is in college). If she gets a lukewarm response or a no, she will then approach me and ask for...
The Benefits of Giving the Benefit of the Doubt
I sat down with our general contractor and went through our house remodel agreement term by term to ensure he understood everything. It was a balanced agreement given our relationship. He had completed several smaller projects for us previously but those were...
History of Mel Brooks’ Negotiations, Part 3
I apologize to anyone who doesn’t like Mel Brooks (is this even possible?) – but I found his negotiation stories irresistible. And we can all learn invaluable lessons from them. So here are 3 more in Part 3, the final chapter (I promise). For those who missed Part 1...
History of Mel Brooks’ Negotiations, Part 2
I know Mel Brooks did not make a History of the World, Part 2 – but I found too many great stories illustrating negotiation lessons to leave his own history of negotiations at Part 1. So here are three more from his autobiography All About Me! My Remarkable Life in...
History of Mel Brooks’ Negotiations, Part 1
Blazing Saddles. Young Frankenstein. The Producers. History of the World, Part 1. Spaceballs. High Anxiety. Mel Brooks created some of the world’s funniest movies, including several of my all-time favorites. But I never associated him or his movies with negotiation....
The 30-Minute Strategic Negotiation Plan
“I only have about 30 minutes to strategically plan for this negotiation. And I know I should spend more time planning, but I have a ton going on right now. What should I do?” I get this question a lot. We are all busy and time-pressed. Given this, here is my...
Hypotheticals Help with Aggressive Negotiators
“How can we more effectively negotiate with these aggressive lawyers on the other side? They argue over every issue. I generally know how to deal with them, but is there a specific move or tactic you would recommend?” This question, posed by a potential client this...
A.I. Increases Impact of Negotiation Skills
Does success at your job require top-notch negotiation skills? Are you in sales, purchasing/procurement, business development or customer service? Are you a lawyer, business consultant, executive, investment banker, or private equity partner? Does your job require you...
Effective responses to intimidation tactics
He swore at me in front of my client. I was really surprised. I was a young lawyer at the time, and he was the opposing counsel and managing partner of a prominent law firm. I had requested documents that his associate had promised, and that my client had flown in to...
Lessons from Japan
We just returned from a family trip to Japan, and I couldn’t help but consider some of the culturally different negotiation approaches – and the lessons we can learn from them. Here are three. Of course, these are broad and general tendencies. And exceptions abound,...
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