Two-time Emmy and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Mori Taheripour.
🎯 Purpose of the Interview
To explore Mori Taheripour’s journey as a globally recognized negotiation expert, her personal resilience, and the empowering message behind her book Bring Yourself: How to Harness the Power of Connection to Negotiate Fearlessly. The interview also highlights her insights on authenticity, self-worth, and redefining negotiation as a daily life skill.
🧠 Key Takeaways 1. Professional Background
- Faculty member at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
- Holds degrees from Barnard College, Wharton, and a Diversity & Inclusion certificate from Cornell.
- Clients include Fortune 100 companies, major sports leagues, nonprofits, and government agencies.
2. Redefining Negotiation
- Negotiation is not just about conflict or business deals—it’s a daily life skill.
- We negotiate constantly: with ourselves, family, coworkers, and even in mundane decisions.
- The key to successful negotiation is knowing your value and bringing your authentic self.
3. Book: Bring Yourself
- Written to dispel myths about negotiation being aggressive or confrontational.
- Encourages readers to lead with empathy, curiosity, and authenticity.
- Highlights that anyone can be a good negotiator by honoring their values and self-worth.
4. Personal Resilience
- Mori shares her experience living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), which she kept private for years.
- She discusses how prioritizing health and self-care became essential.
- Her openness about MS in her book was cathartic and empowering, showing that chronic illness doesn’t define or limit success.
5. Diversity & Inclusion
- Mori’s early career focused on public health in underserved communities.
- Her work in diversity and inclusion stems from a desire to create equitable access, especially in healthcare.
- She emphasizes that inclusion is about recognizing and respecting individual value and lived experiences.
6. Emotional Intelligence in Teaching
- Mori’s classroom is a safe space where students are encouraged to be vulnerable.
- She values kindness, respect, and emotional connection as essential tools for learning and leadership.
- Her teaching style blends academic rigor with empathy and real-world application.
💬 Notable Quotes
- “We negotiate with ourselves all the time.”
- “You have to honor yourself—whatever that is.”
- “If you don’t understand your worth, you will never be a good negotiator.”
- “Bring Yourself is about showing up authentically, not what society expects you to be.”
- “Kindness and respect will get you further than anything else.”
- “Sometimes enough is perfect.”
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