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Four Common Procurement Negotiation Mistakes (Part 1)
“I don’t like it when procurement gets involved and takes over from our client in the General Counsel’s office,” this large law firm...


Caitlin Clark’s Leverage & Non-Competes
WNBA number 1 draft pick and college superstar Caitlin Clark recently agreed to a Nike endorsement deal that pays her $28 million over 8...


Three Common Sales Negotiation Mistakes
I have coached and trained over 50,000 sales professionals in negotiation since I started in this business 25 years ago. Many have achieved


4 Retail Store Negotiation Tips
Find out who typically negotiates.
The Internet has empowered consumers with incredible information, including who will negotiate...


Negotiation Strategies with Plumbers and Other Contractors Part 2
Last week, I recommended two strategies in negotiating with home repair professionals: 1) research the market and check references, and...


Similarities in Poker and Negotiations
I’ve always enjoyed poker, in part due to its similarities to negotiation: strategy, bluffing, reading others’ intentions, significant...


Negotiation Strategies with Plumbers and Other Contractors - Part 1
I’m not much of a handyman. In fact, my father-in-law warns me all the time to stop overtightening everything. And he watches me with an...


Evaluating Blue Chips vs. Bargaining Chips
“Pay extra attention to the minutiae and ensure you fully understand every term and condition,” this senior partner told me when I was a...


Advantages to Taking a Break in Negotiations
“I just bought us 48 hours,” star lawyer Harvey Specter told his understudy in the USA Network legal drama series Suits. He said this...


Limited Authority Responses
“I would love to do the deal, but I just don’t have the authority.” I can’t count how many times I have heard this in a negotiation.


Ben Franklin’s Masterful Negotiation Lessons – Part II
Founding Father George Washington has his famous cherry tree story about his honesty (which ironically was untrue). But Founding Father...


Mistakes in Negotiations
I have always been intensely competitive – in sports, business and in negotiations. It’s a strength and weakness. I remember losing a...


Ben Franklin’s Masterful Negotiation Lessons – Part I
NOTES ON NEGOTIATION Written by Marty Latz, Latz Negotiation Institute Without Founding Father Benjamin Franklin’s extraordinary...


ICLEF Vice President Magistrate Andrew Bloch Appointed Hamilton County Circuit Judge
ICLEF Vice President and Hamilton County Magistrate Andrew Bloch was appointed a Judge of the Hamilton County Circuit Court by Governor...


Knowledge is Power!
I recently read mega movie star and former California Governor and Mr. Universe Arnold Schwarzenegger’s book “Be Useful: Seven Tools for...


Negotiating with Monkeys
I am unaware of any research into the negotiating habits of monkeys. But the monkeys in Bali do negotiate – at least with humans...


Different Adjudication Process: Understanding & Preparing for HISA’s Equine Anti-Doping Rules, the Arbitral Body & Arbitration
Prior to May 22, 2023, positive drug test results in horse racing were adjudicated by state race commissions. Typically, the process was a..


Surprises Can Be Opportunities!
I’m a planner, as a core element of what I teach involves creating Strategic Negotiation Plans based on the experts’ proven research.


Trial Court Decision Upheld Denying Mother’s Request to Relocate Child
Mother and Father met in San Diego in 2016 while Father was stationed there with the Marine Corps. The parties married the following year...


The Power of Pattern Bargaining
I remember taking a labor history course in college years ago that opened my eyes to the hostile and contentious record of union-management
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