After starting a new B2B enterprise sales role I was pleased to discover three great new books on the topic. “Selling Above and Below the Line” by Skip Miller, “Selling Is Hard. Buying Is Harder.” by Garin Hess, and “Mega Deal Secrets” by Jamal Reimer each take a different approach to navigating a modern enterprise …
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In his recent book “Think Again ” Adam Grant examines powerful ways to influence with others, especially those who are convinced their way is best. In explaining how we can foster greater interpersonal rethinking, Grant describes how doctors and counselors often use a technique called motivational interviewing to spark impressive rates of attitude and behavior …
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Hi everyone, Happy to report I am bringing the blog back to life. Where have I been and what has changed over the past nine months? A ton! More on that in the near future… In the meantime, I am proud to share that savingface.blog has been featured on Forbes.com by Negotiation and Conflict Resolution …
In my last post, I described two of our social tendencies that have the ability to create and escalate harmful conflict. Below are four powerful strategies we can use when conflict escalates to the point of peril and instead change course towards a mutually beneficial outcome. Offer a reasonable concession As counter-intuitive as it may …
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I’m excited to kickoff the New Year by sharing my recent conversation with Kwame Christian on the Negotiate Anything Podcast. I am a huge fan of Kwame’s work and could not be more honored to have been invited on his show to talk about the concept of saving face. I highly recommend subscribing to his …
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Before there was the duel, there was the negotiation. And it is hard to find a better example of what not to do when trying to save face and resolve conflict than can be seen in the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.
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