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The Secret Button for Getting Your Ideas Approved

Strategy Driven

Chief Financial Officer: “We should enter the Italian and German markets because we can generate $XMM in incremental profits.”. Chief Marketing Officer: “We should enter the Italian and German markets because we can increase our European market share by X%.”. I’m tailoring it based upon who I’m trying to influence.

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The Most Important Negotiation in Your Life

Harvard Business Review

Learning to communicate well and to influence other people are essential skills in business. The Big Four are: The Chief Executive Officer: your inner Dreamer. The Chief Financial Officer: your inner Thinker. The Vice-President of Human Resources: your inner Lover. Negotiating with yourself?