A Better Salary? Negotiate Your Way

You can't force your boss to stump up more money, but you can attempt to negotiate a better salary. Here are some simple strategies that are easy to use that will boost your case.

Contract Rates: Do You Charge Enough?

Pay rates for freelancers are all over the place. Are you charging enough for your work or is it time that you seriously examine your rates and give yourself a raise?

Secrets of Successful Negotiators

Persuasion occurs when your ideas are so convincing that the other party ends up adopting your point of view. With persuasion, there is no compromising as there is in negotiation. Rather, the other party willfully and enthusiastically abandons their position to embrace yours.

Case Study - Franchise Agreement Disputes, Negotiation and Venue Problem

Most franchise agreements require that the franchisee or franchise buyer sign an arbitration clause in case of a dispute. Of course these are hard to get out of and generally the franchisor will pick the venue, most likely the city where they are located. This makes things tough on franchisees, which find themselves in disputes.

State Department and Negotiation Ramifications

It seems the United States State Department has their work cut out for them as they deal with dictators and foreign leaders who are problematic for peace in the world. Worse off much of the world runs on guns, drugs, arms, gems, worthless currency and human trafficking.

Negotiating a More Favorable Situation at Your Dog Kennel

If you are one who does a lot of traveling and has pets, you know it is not always possible to find someone you can trust to house sit. Therefore you may have to consider taking your dogs to a dog kennel or your other pets to a pet hotel.

Negotiating and Matching Rhetoric: A Dangerous Game Indeed

When negotiating with a mirror you cannot win and you are better off not to play. When negotiating with a mirror you will always win and save the day. Who is who, which is right, does it really matter we have been here all night? You see, when negotiating with a master of psychology you may find yourself debating your own words and eating them as you go. Let's take the President of Iran, for every word uttered by our leadership, he simply uses rhetoric to mirror it back.

Conflict: Unavoidable and Potentially Positive (Part 1 of 4)

Effective conflict intervention can help transform a conflict situation into an opportunity for change, growth and development of creative solutions to an organization's most difficult problems.

How to Read the Body Language of Buyers And Sellers

Body language or nonverbal communication is just as important as the words that are being spoken in a conversation, particularly during a sales presentation or conference.

Heat-Up Your Negotiations by Using this Refrigerator Salesman's Trick

I was working with the owner of a rather large appliance store in Los Angeles and he gave me a tutorial on the three grades of refrigerators. In doing so, he gave me a super-valuable insight into negotiating, says top negotiation speaker, best-selling author of PLEASE DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER! and popular radio and TV commentator.

Quick Conflict Resolution Tricks: What Not To Do During A Quarrel

The harder you push, the more they'll kick you back. Hard. Here's how to avoid that.

On Walking the Talk

Employees are more likely to learn from what you do & not from what you say. Many job performance problems could be headed off by more attention from management. Treat employees with same respect as you treat guests & involve them in decision-making process. Make sure employees understand their job description & reinforce it by providing training.

Negotiate Like an Egyptian

When in Egypt, you had better negotiate like an Egyptian. Be sure to leave your cowboy hat at home since the rules are very different in the Middle East.

Elements Of Negotiation - The Price

One of the more important elements of negotiation is the price of things. Getting the highest price is not always the goal for the seller.

How To Ask For A Raise: 9 Powerful Tips

So you want to ask for a raise. You are not the only one. Most employees feel they deserve a salary raise. What are the secrets that will make you stand out from the crowd and get the raise? I've got 9 powerful tips for you. Implement the following strategies with faith and vision and you will succeed. Keep reading.