By not saying no at all! — Instead — refer to a policy 👇🏽 A no is an invitation to a disagreement. Most of us have trouble with saying no in a way that sounds final. We say no — they say but. If you want to signify a boundary there is a better and easier way. …

The problem is that you are starting at the wrong end. — Follow the hierarchy of boundaries to prevent scope creep👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 Boundaries are built from the bottom up. Start by setting your standards, they are your foundation and always apply. Think of this as your rider — if they are not met you don’t show up. The next level of boundaries are…

The Art of Gathering by @priyaparker — Here are five lesson from the book that can be directly applied to your next negotiation: #1 Decide why you really want a gathering The same goes for negotiations. You need to know why you want to negotiate and what you truly want to the end result to be. Like with a gathering, the more specific you get…

→ Stop playing power games → Treat relationships as the bottom line → Focus on creating clear boundaries Here is how: Burning bridges when negotiating can look like: Not considering how the other party feels about the outcome Making clear that what you want matters more than what they want Agreeing to something you can’t follow through…

This library of frameworks will help you with everything from making decisions, exercising power, and discovering what makes you feel motivated to how to express these things in your career through business and leadership. — 👉🏽 The first 10 frameworks are a part of a month long exploration offered for business leaders who want to get clarity on themselves, their inner circle aka business, and their circle of influence including their customers and clients.

How do you know you are taking the right action, evaluation the right data, making the right decisions, and being as smart about your business choices as possible? You trust proven methodologies. To help you get the most out of every stage of your business journey I have compiled 70…

Systems and frameworks help us understand the world. They are also a shortcut to understanding a larger topic. Using a theory as a starting point you can quickly pinpoint the first principles even when you are not deeply familiar with the topic at hand. Why would you want to do…

Our participation in societies have always been guarded by rules. Rules that are made into law. They have been in place both to protect us and also to protect society as a whole from us. Much of what we used to do offline is now done online. We join networks…

Do you want to easily find new business opportunities? Do want you to be the founder of a startup that changes an industry? Today, anyone can start a business at the drop of a hat. The Internet has leveled the playing field and the barrier to entry is low. That also means that the competition for attention, customers, and money has never been more fierce. What if you could know from the start…