Order NOW The Book: EVOLVE or Be Slaughtered: Negotiation For The 21st Century (Beyond Negotiating) by Derrick (The Van Gogh of Negotiation) Chevalier
What if the rule we’ve all been taught — “never negotiate without a BATNA” — is the very thing limiting your success?
In this mind-expanding conversation, Kwame Christian sits down with Derrick Chevalier, ... Show More
Oct 1
Stop Grinding: Do Less, Protect Your Energy, and Perform Better With DJ Vanas
If you've been pushing hard but feeling empty, this episode will challenge everything you believe about high performance. DJ Vanas — Air Force veteran, member of the Ottawa Nation, and author of The Warrior Within (Penguin Random House) — brings centuries of tribal wisdom into a ... Show More
1h 7m
Sep 28
Stop Giving Advice Nobody Asked For | Nidhi Tewari
Nidhi explains why the biggest mistake leaders make is rushing from empathy into problem-solving, and why she never gives advice unless someone asks for it. She also asks a question worth sitting with: when we fix, share our own stories, or offer platitudes, whose comfort are we ... Show More
1h 13m
Sep 24
How to ACTUALLY Avoid Burnout with Marie-Hélène Pelletier
You already know resilience matters. But what if everything you think about it is incomplete? In this episode, Kwame Christian sits down with Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier — psychologist, executive coach, and author of The Resilience Plan — to break down why resilience isn't just a ... Show More
53m 28s
Jun 2019
416: How to Negotiate When Others Have Power, with Kwame Christian
Kwame Christian: American Negotiation Institute Kwame Christian is a business lawyer and the Director of the American Negotiation Institute. His TEDx Talk, Finding Confidence in Conflict, was the most popular TED Talk on the topic of conflict of 2017. Today, he’s working extensiv ... Show More
38m 45s
Aug 2025
Negotiation Expert: Stop Arguing, Start Winning | Kwame Christian
Join host Codie Sanchez as she delves into the art of communication and negotiation with Kwame Christian, a seasoned lawyer, mediator, and negotiation expert. Kwame offers invaluable insights on staying calm during arguments, avoiding common pitfalls in negotiation, and the impor ... Show More
1h 1m
Sep 2024
Negotiation Expert: You’re LOSING Because You Can’t Communicate (ft. Chris Voss)
My new book Own Or Be Owned launches September 18. More profit, less pain, and a business that runs without you — this book is a how-to manual. Grab your ticket to the book launch here: https://contrarianthinking.biz/oobo_bigdeal Codie Sanchez sits down with Chris Voss, former FB ... Show More
1h 48m
Jul 2025
What If the Meeting Goes Sideways?
Send us Fan MailYou walk into a high stakes conversation certain you’ll get a green light. One curveball later, you’re staring at a “maybe” or, worse, a flat out no. Today I’m sharing why relying on optimism alone keeps us stuck and how a few minutes of strategic prep can save th ... Show More
27m 22s
Jul 2020
15. The Art of Negotiation: How to Get More of What You Want
<p>Whether we realize it or not, we negotiate everyday. But when we approach these situations as a win-or-lose battle, we’re already showing resistance, and setting ourselves up for difficulty. But what if you reframed the whole idea, to think of a negotiation not as a fight, but ... Show More
14m 41s
Jun 2024
145. Rethinks: The Art of Negotiation, How to Get More of What You Want
<p>Whether we realize it or not, we negotiate everyday. But when we approach these situations as a win-or-lose battle, we’re already showing resistance, and setting ourselves up for difficulty. But what if you reframed the whole idea, to think of a negotiation not as a fight, but ... Show More
15m 20s
<p><strong>Negotiation, Business, Relationships, Collaboration, FBI</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Always be wary of accepting a frame that someone else has set for you. We'll look at that in our Thought of the Da ... Show More
