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Kwame Christian discovered his passion for negotiation by accident. During law school he took a class on negotiation that sparked a fire inside of him.
He’s a practicing business attorney and recently launched the American Negotiation Institute to help you get better deals and advance your career.
I loved talking with Kwame about negotiations. This wasn’t a typical failure story because I went off track with my questions. Instead of a story you get some wonderful negotiation tips.
Here’s what Kwame and I discuss:
- How Kwame realized he could make a business out of what actually interests him.
- How he built his client base doing free negotiation seminars.
- The 3 ways you can use negotiations. And it’s more than simply getting a better deal.
- How Kwame’s happiness played into his decision to launch this business, and begin transitioning his legal practice.
- The most difficult negotiations you’ll face.
- Demystifying the planning process for any negotiation.
- Kwame’s struggle to balance two startup businesses.
- How he struggles with patience while building his audience.
- How Kwame found successful connections through LinkedIn.
- The difference between conflict and combat, and why that’s important to your sales and negotiations.
- How long should you prepare before you negotiate with someone?
- Why negotiations are won, and lost, in the preparation.
- Why you shouldn’t look at negotiation as a single event and more like a long-term process.
- The biggest challenge you face when negotiating.
- Kwame’s 70–30 rule for negotiating.
- Why he said he has a problem with selling.
- How he thinks being a lawyer has hampered his ability to market himself.
- How grit has played into his success.
- If you’re in a business partnership, why you need to understand the communication challenges facing you. And how they’re more complicated than a marriage.
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Mentioned In This Show:
- AmericanNegotiationInstitute.com
- Negotiation Preparation Guide
- Partnership Success Guide
- Negotiation for Entrepreneurs podcast on iTunes
- Book: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
- Book: The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
Read more about Kwame Christian Esq., M.A.:
You can find Kwame Christian Esq., M.A. here:
- AmericanNegotiationInstitute.com
- Negotiation Preparation Guide
- Partnership Success Guide
- Negotiation for Entrepreneurs podcast on iTunes