How to Negotiate for What You Need: tips and tools for ND brains with expert John Richardson Ep 86

About this episode

John Richardson shares effective negotiation strategies for individuals with neurodiverse brains.

Hey Team! Whether we realize it or not, we spend a lot of our communication in negotiations: asking for what we need, helping family members do chores or homework, simply working with other humans, we're negotiating a lot. But, as it turns out, we're not so great at negotiating, as it's about more than just "communicating better." Co-author of "Never Settle," John Richardson, shares memorable and easy ways to more effectively get what we want and need, while preserving relationships and feeling regulated. I learned a lot from John, and our time together was fun, even with sometimes very heavy topics. I think you'll enjoy picking his brain with me! All my love, Sarah Never Settle is on sale now! More about John: John Richardson teaches negotiation MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and previously at Harvard Law, and was an associate at the Harvard Negotiation Project. He was coauthor with Roger Fisher and Alan Sharp of Getting It Done and Negotiation Analysis with Howard Raiffa and David Metcalfe. He is also a graduate of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy. Richardson's path to negotiation began with family tragedy. His father lost his older brother Syd—a…

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Kesty

Guest: John Richardson

Topics covered

• negotiation
• communication
• relationships
• mental health
• executive function

Keywords

• negotiation
• communication
• executive function
• mental health
• relationships
• John Richardson
• Never Settle

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MIT’s Sloan School of Management, Harvard Law

Books & works: Never Settle, Getting It Done, Negotiation Analysis

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