In my role as executive vice president of development and acquisitions for the Trump Organization and founder and CEO of my own lifestyle brand, I've had a lot of practice negotiating.
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I'd like to add that negotiating is not something to be avoided or feared - it's an everyday part of life.
I've done a lot of deals, and I'm skilled at negotiating, managing personalities, and getting parties to the table.
Negotiating means getting the best of your opponent.
Yes, negotiating is about money and the bottom line, but a lot of times, it's much more emotional and complex than that. Realizing that the economic outcome may not be the other party's top priority gives you more chips to play with and will enable you to achieve better results than you may have anticipated.
I'm willing to negotiate, but not compromise my core principles.
The whole concept of negotiating is intimidating to many people.
Anything can be negotiated if you have a strong leader.
Know what you want to achieve prior to starting to negotiate. It's the golden rule but the one most people fail to heed. Without a plan, you allow the opposing party to define your goals instead of the other way around.
You aren't going to be successful as a diplomat if you don't understand the strategic context in which you are actually negotiating. It is not deal making. It's not.
I'm not big with negotiating.