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November 1, 2022 41 mins

Negotiation expert, George Siedel, shared 4 key concepts for negotiating: 

  1. Know your key numbers 
  2. Get to know the other side on a personal level
  3. Ask lots questions
  4. Listen carefully 


George is an author and professor at the University of Michigan and has taught over 1.5M students about negotiation through his online course!  

If negotiating feels intimidating to you you’ll enjoy this episode of Failure Decoded where Professor Siedel breaks down negotiation strategies that will set you up for success.

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Show Notes:

1:40 - Shamsiya introduces Professor George Siedel
 
4:10 - What led George to become a negotiation expert 

11:24 - Negotiation Concept #1 - Key numbers, BATNA

20:00 - Negotiation Concept #2 - Get to know the other side on a personal level

22:00 - Negotiation Concept #3 - Ask lots of questions

24:00 - Negotiation Concept #4 - Listen carefully

29:45 - Sticking with your strategy 

30:27 - Study on Lawyers' negotiation style 

32:00 - Negotiation Planner - list of free tools for determining negotiation tactics 

33:20 - Life Goals Tool - how to avoid failure in negotiation 

37:49 - Parting words of advice - look at the big picture 


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