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John Richardson shares insights on negotiation skills and techniques learned from negotiation experts.

When most people think of negotiation, they picture big, high-stakes moments: haggling over the price of a house, negotiating a starting salary, or hammering out the terms of a business deal. But negotiation is also something we do every day. It’s working out who’s taking on which chores with your spouse, convincing a coworker to help on a project, or even deciding where to go for dinner with friends. The better you understand negotiation — which is really about influencing other people’s decisions — the better you’ll be at navigating conflicts and opportunities both big and small. My guest has spent decades studying the art and science of wielding that influence. John Richardson teaches negotiation at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and is the co-author of Never Settle . Today on the show, John shares what he learned from negotiation legends like Roger Fisher, co-author of Getting to Yes, and FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss. He unpacks the skills of master negotiators, including how to build reciprocity, uncover what people actually want, and keep your emotions from hijacking your judgment. We also get into the part of negotiation that makes people the most uncomfortable: the…

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Host: The Art of Manliness

Guest: John Richardson

Topics covered

• negotiation
• influence
• conflict resolution
• communication skills
• emotional intelligence

Keywords

• negotiation
• influence
• conflict
• communication
• salary negotiation
• reciprocity
• emotional control

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MIT, Sloan School of Management

Books & works: Never Settle, Getting to Yes

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