Two things you can do to close your pay gap
What would happen if everyone at work showed up at your office tomorrow with their salary on display, wearing a nametag that revealed: “Hi! My salary is…” Would you look around and think, “Yeah, that …
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Be a better leader by using these negotiation techniques with your team
It was a sunny summer day when the CEO called me into his office: “Melissa,” he said, “I’ve had a complaint from someone on your team.” The world stopped at …
Three steps to communicate your value using simple negotiation skills
Did you know that only 24% of senior leaders are women? That’s an increase of 3% since 2011. At this rate it will be 2060 before we reach gender parity. This means that …
Negotiation skills to help you talk to “those people”
Here at Negotiate With Confidence, I’m focused on helping you have better conversations. Conversations that help you get more of what you want without being called “too aggressive” or bitchy; …
The Secret To Asking For (And Getting) What You Want At Work
Read all the stats out there and you’re likely to get discouraged: women aren’t promoted as often as men, women aren’t reaching the C-suite as often as men, women are paid less than men. …
Negotiation skills and your Emotional Intelligence: what’s the connection?
It’s a common phrase we use with little kids. When they’re little unformed monsters (and angels in turn!) who intuitively hit one another, parents say, “Use your words!” We’re teaching …
Which Matters More For Professional Success — Personality Or Intelligence?
We’ve all been in work situations with that super smart jerk who just can’t say anything nice. He rubs everyone the wrong way, but he’s just so darn smart…so he …
How To Bounce Back From Rejection Like The Champ You Are
“No,” he said calmly, looking over his glasses at her, then looking back at the proposal in front of him. Her proposal had the potential to shift the company culture in a …
No one is thinking about you other than you
How to stop worrying about what other people think! I was spacing out on my drive today when a car raced by me, the passenger flipping me off. I thought, …
Competition and collaboration: the winning team
I used to fall into the “OHMYGAWDI’MSOBUSY” hair-on-fire insanity in my corporate job. The busier I was, the more important I felt. So when I recently went to book an …