Kwame Christian on Compassionate Curiosity: The Negotiation Framework That Ends People-Pleasing for Good

Kwame Christian on Compassionate Curiosity: The Negotiation Framework That Ends People-Pleasing for Good

August 24, 2026 · 43 min · Episode 206

About this episode

Kwame Christian discusses his Compassionate Curiosity framework and negotiation strategies to overcome people-pleasing.

Kwame Christian — attorney, CEO of the American Negotiation Institute, and host of the #1 negotiation podcast Negotiate Anything — joins The Creative Entrepreneur to reveal how a recovering people-pleaser became one of the most in-demand negotiation minds on the planet. He breaks down his Compassionate Curiosity framework, the 70/30 listening rule, and the "acceptance speech test" for turning every hard conversation, from the boardroom to the family dinner table, into a win for everyone at it.

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Hosts: Julie Lokun, Dominick Domasky

Guest: Kwame Christian

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Organizations: American Negotiation Institute

Books & works: Negotiate Anything

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