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Best Business Lessons, with Kwame Christian


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Best business lessons on negotiating are lifesavers for business owners. Listen to Kwame Christian and learn some of the best business lessons ever!

The best business lessons can help forge your negotiating ability and allow you to navigate easily during tough conversations. Once you master this, you will survive and thrive even during uncertain times!

Kwame Christian, Esq., M.A. is a business lawyer and the Director of the American Negotiation Institute where he puts on workshops designed to make difficult conversations easier. As an attorney and mediator with a bachelor of arts in Psychology, a Master of Public Policy, and a law degree, Kwame brings a unique multidisciplinary approach to the topic of conflict management and negotiation.

His TEDx Talk, Finding Confidence in Conflict, was viewed over 160,000 times and was the most popular TED Talk on the topic of conflict of 2017. He also hosts the top negotiation podcast in the country, Negotiate Anything. The show has been downloaded over 350,000 times, and has listeners in 181 different countries.

What you will learn in this episode about the best business lessons:
  • How the global pandemic is adding new complexity to owning a business, and why Kwame’s best business lessons on negotiating can be a lifeboat for business owners
  • Why the pandemic has caused many contracts to become unstable due to “act of God” clauses, and why negotiating is the key to shoring up these important agreements
  • How negotiation skills can be used both offensively and defensively to help protect your business from instability, and to protect your clients and their interests
  • Why authenticity, empathy, and flexibility are crucial skills Kwame uses to help build relationships and navigate the complexities of negotiation
  • What steps Kwame follows to build empathy, trust, and collaboration with negotiation partners, and why asking questions helps him better understand their perspective
  • Why asking the magic question “what flexibility do you have?” is a secret weapon in your negotiating arsenal
  • Kwame shares key takeaways and pearls of wisdom from his book Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life
  • How Kwame has been able to plant a flag of authority in the realm of business negotiation, and how his focus on personal branding has been crucial for his success
  • Why Kwame defines his role simply as, “I make difficult conversations easier,” and how that clarity around his brand has helped create new opportunities
  • What significant growth developments and exciting projects have been happening for Kwame since his appearance in episode 845 of Onward Nation
  • Applying the best business lessons to your own business
How to Connect with Kwame Christian:
  • Learn crucial business lessons on negotiating by reading Kwame’s book “Finding Confidence in Conflict
  • Free guides from Kwame and the American Negotiation Institute
  • The Negotiate Anything Podcast
  • Website: https://americannegotiationinstitute.com/
  • LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kwamechristian/
  • LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/american-negotiation-institute/
  • Facebook: www.facebook.com/negotiateanything/
  • Twitter: @KwameNegotiates
  • Learn the best business lessons by pre-ordering the ANI Negotiation Masterclass today
Additional Resources:
  • Sell With Authority by Drew McLellan and Stephen Woessner: https://amzn.to/39y7x13
  • Predictive ROI Free Resource Library: https://predictiveroi.com/resources/
  • Stephen Woessner’s LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stephenwoessner/
  • Listen to more of the best business lessons by listening to this podcast with Peter Taunton
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