March 27, 2015
Point #3 Create a strong foundation by building relationships first: This is probably one of the most important things an individual can do in regards to negotiation and in business in general. Perhaps you have attended the standard “networking” event where you give dozens of cards out without having a real conversation with anyone. It’s time […]
September 15, 2014
Editor’s Note: A recent post that I had written for LinkedIn was picked-up by Umano. For those unfamiliar with the Umano platform, it uses professional narrators to create audio versions of popular articles and posts from a wide variety of publications. While focused predominantly on those individuals who are on the go and thus rely […]
May 20, 2014
Less than 24 hours after posting my latest LinkedIn article Are women really better negotiators than men?, there has been a steady flow of comments – 246 so far and counting, as well as 203 likes. What is interesting is that I could not help but wonder how many of the select few of the […]
August 28, 2013
Editor’s Note: Given our recent focus on the subject of negotiation by way of my interview with Keld Jensen and yesterday’s guest post by Andy Akrouche, it seemed only logical to share with you this article from The Remarkable Leader Blog by Roz Usheroff on the differences between truth and candor. More specifically, and within […]
August 27, 2013
Have you ever wondered why there is such a great emphasis placed on learning negotiating techniques? After all, and as a simple search on the Internet will demonstrate, there are tens if not hundreds of books written on providing insight and direction on negotiating deals rather than building relationships. From “negotiating to yes” to “zero […]
June 27, 2013
As our Procurement Insights European Union Edition takes off under the deft and insightful management of Chief Editor Colin Cram, I am very pleased to announce the addition of another new contributing columnist to the team. IACCM’s Tim Cummins is one of those individuals who bring a much needed perspective to an industry in transition. […]
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