Decision-Making, Negotiating & Influencing

Decisions, negotiations and persuasion occur in the workplace everyday. How can you be effective in your decision-making, influencing others or negotiating a desired outcome?

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Avoid Fatal Business Errors From Untested Conclusions

by Donald Mitchell

We can often draw wrong conclusions from what is going on around us. Wrong conclusions can lead to fatal errors for organisations, by causing them to take actions that make their problems worse. Here's how to avoid the trap.

How To Negotiate With Integrity

by Dennis Roberts

For some, the worlds of negotiation and integrity may seem poles apart. How can you ensure you get what you want whilst retaining your integrity?

The Leadership Economy

by Dr. John C. Maxwell

Leadership revolves around the timeless principles of supply and demand. Your influence as a leader will be proportionate to the "leadership capital" you bring to an organisation. Cultivate your leadership capital wisely, and you'll be flooded with opportunities to invest it in a leadership economy hungry for healthy leaders.

How To Improve Your Negotiation Skills

by Gregory Stebbins

And get the best possible deal by playing poker...

The Courage To Succeed

by Beryl Shaw

It takes courage to succeed when you are at the top of the decision making tree, in any business or organisation. With every decision you make you lay yourself on the line.

The First Basic Principle Of Slow Leadership: Choosing The Right Tempo

by Adrian Savage

There is a correct speed for every activity. Some you need to do quickly, many are much more effective if handled at a slower speed.

The Second Basic Principle Of Slow Leadership: The Right Attention

by Adrian Savage

Your attention is precious. You have only a finite amount of it, so how you use it is important.

The Third Basic Principle Of Slow Leadership: The Right Direction

by Adrian Savage

The primary task of any leader is to set the group's direction and see that it's maintained. Like the captain of a ship, it's their responsibility to set the course.

Ethical Dilemma

by Tom McKaskill

Some decisions require care to find a balance between 'right' and 'fair'.

People Are Our Most Important Resource... So Why Don't They Believe Me?

by Denzil Griffiths

Are those in charge so completely out of touch with what their employees are thinking and feeling? Does the hubris often associated with being at the top blind them to reality? Regrettably, the evidence suggests that the answer is an emphatic ‘yes'.

The Art Of Negotiating

by Liz Tahir

In today's world, the skilled negotiator has the advantage.

Think - For Better Results

by Henry Blatman

The more thinking and clarity you have about the outcome you want, the more likely you are to achieve it. Yes, it does take longer up front - however, you then save yourself a whole lot of back-peddling and ‘patching-up' time in the future. You also provide a better focus and therefore a higher level of engagement for your team (people want to know where things are going) and, as my experience shows, the results are significantly better.

On Walking The Talk

by Liz Tahir

If you want your staff to instinctively do things without being told, you need to let them see that you yourself instinctively do these things.

Influencing Others In Remarkable Ways

by Ian Berry

Best selling author John Maxwell says "leadership is about influence, nothing more, nothing less". I certainly believe that an outcome of real leadership is that people are influenced in remarkable ways. For me there are 5 keys to achieving such outcomes.

The CEO Syndrome

by Steven and Chutisa Bowman

One of the greatest threats facing leaders today is making decisions based on information that is incomplete, partially hidden or compromised in some way.

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