There are countless books, studies, and essays written about negotiation techniques and strategies. The topic has had significant time and effort donated by experts across all industries. Negotiation often goes hand-in-hand with other hobbies and activities, poker being one of the most prominent examples. High-level poker players are often incredible negotiators, as they are masters of probability and human behavior. Mike Caro, my recent guest on Negotiations Ninja, is the author of Caro’s Book of…
Overcoming Adversity And Kicking Ass
Persistence is key in getting where we want to be in life and negotiations. In anything we strive for, we have to persist. In a recent episode of Negotiations Ninja podcast, I had the privilege of speaking with Molly Bloom. You might know Molly from the Academy Award-nominated movie that depicted her life, Molly’s Game. Molly lived her life striving to be the best at something, from the Olympics to high-stakes poker – both landing…
Improvisation In Negotiation
Planning, preparation, strategy, and tactics are things we often talk about as important when going into a negotiation. They are important but equally important is the ability to think on your feet, to adapt, to read a room and act accordingly. Improvisation is a critical skill that many negotiators overlook. On one of my earlier episodes on Negotiations Ninja, I spoke with Michael Wheeler, Harvard Business School professor and author of The Art of Negotiation:…
The Development of Patience
Movies represent hostage negotiations as high stakes, dangerous, and high tension. Business negotiations can have the same attributes, depending on the deal. Both carry a lot of risks and a lot of stress. My past guest on Negotiations Ninja, Jack Cambria, was a member of the NYPD for 34 years, the last 14 of those years as a hostage negotiator. Wondering if police negotiations are as the movies would have us believe, Jack and I…
Never Split The Difference
Chris Voss has been a recurring guest on Negotiations Ninja. As the former Chief Hostage Negotiator of the FBI, Chris has highly specialized insights into human behavior. Neuroscience plays a role in all decision making, including at the negotiating table. A lot of how-to books present theories that are opposite to what Chris has learned throughout his extensive career. But do they hold up? Through his book, Never Split the Difference, Chris highlights how to…