2/21
How to Use Empathy in Your Creative Business
Read Time: 4 minutes
Creative professionals sometimes get written off as too soft to negotiate. But they often have one powerful tool: empathy.
Learn from my life experience, and get my latest, up-to-the-minute advice.
Archive for: Negotiation
2/7
It’s Okay to Change Your Mind About A Job Offer
Read Time: 7 minutes
Having second thoughts? Here are three scenarios when you can and should renegotiate a job offer, and plus tips to keep your reputation intact.
8/30
13 Tactics for Negotiating Like a Champ
Read Time: 5 minutes
No matter what type of negotiation you're heading into, these techniques can help swing things in your favor even if you don't have much time to prepare.
8/23
Here’s How to Regain Control of a Negotiation
Read Time: 6 minutes
The negotiation was going your way until suddenly it wasn't. My "power shift" technique helps you regain control of a negotiation.
8/16
How to Expose the Truth Behind Corporate Jargon
Read Time: 5 minutes
Jargon prevents you from seeing problems clearly, let alone deconstructing them. Here's how to suss out the real problems that the buzzwords are masking.
8/9
How (and When) to Ask for a Raise
Read Time: 5 minutes
Getting a raise isn't all about timing, but that's a big part of it. Here are nine scenarios when you should be ready to ask for a raise.
Why We Compromise – and What to Do About It
Read Time: 5 minutes
Negotiation doesn't have to mean confrontation. Even sensitive, creative people can learn to be tough as nails at the negotiating table.
How to Respond When a Client Changes the Budget
Read Time: 5 minutes
You've started the project but now the client wants to change the budget. Here's how to proceed when you can't back out or change the project direction.
7/19
How to Crush Your Next Salary Negotiation
Read Time: 5 minutes
The traits that make creative professionals good at our jobs are the same traits that hold us back in a salary negotiation.
7/12
How to Nail the Big Presentation
Read Time: 5 minutes
When you prepare for the big meeting, start with understanding your audience’s needs, expectations, and fears. Here's how.
