3 Strategies for Negotiating When Outside Influences Weigh In
3 Strategies for Negotiating When Outside Influences Weigh In by Marty Latz | Tips “Our deal was almost done when my client’s silent partner decided not to be silent. He threw a wrench into the process that almost cratered the transaction. And it made us look bad. How...
Trump’s Presidential Negotiation Moves: An Expert’s Assessment
“Sorry. It’s the way I negotiate,” President Donald Trump responded when asked about his conflicting tweets, inconsistent messages, and dizzying back-and-forth moves on the China trade war front 10 days ago. “It’s done very well for me over the years, and it’s doing...
Powerful Stories Influence Negotiations
I’ve always enjoyed a good story. Sometimes it has an important point. Other times not. But if it’s interesting and entertaining, it’s usually worthwhile. I also tell a bunch of negotiation stories in my training programs. They not only make my programs more...
Best Negotiation Books of All Time
A colleague recently asked me to recommend the best negotiation book ever – other than my own, of course (Gain the Edge! and The Real Trump Deal). Here are my top two general negotiation books plus my top two more niche-oriented negotiation books. Get Book 1....
6 Winning Negotiation Lessons from Game of Thrones
6 Winning Negotiation Lessons from Game of Thrones By Marty Latz “This will be a difficult negotiation. We’re sitting down with people who want to see us both headless… You need to take your enemies’ side if you’re going to see things the way they do. And you need to...
Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It: Lessons from an FBI Hostage Negotiator
Law school helped teach me that rational, logical, analytical, fact and evidence-based propositions can be powerful ways to achieve success in legal environments, especially in written motions to judges and presentations in complex cases to juries. This approach can...
Clothes Envy Makes a Difference in Deal Making
Are you dressing for success? A recent study reveals how clothing can be a big deal in deal making, but probably not in the way you suspect. My 13-year-old son recently joined me at a conference that included leading figures from a wide variety of fields – the common...Golden Rule Five: Control the Agenda
Agenda control constitutes a critical element in all negotiations. If, when and how we address issues affects our results. So does setting the appropriate atmosphere in which to most effectively explore the substantive issues. Learn how to set up your agenda to get the results you seek.