Understanding Cognitive Biases in Negotiation: 5 Key Pitfalls and How to Overcome Them
Explore the top cognitive biases in negotiation, why they matter, and practical strategies to counter them for better deals.
Questions Put You in Charge
One of the most important elements of a robust negotiation strategy is your question strategy. Questions put you in charge during a negotiation. Questions accomplish the following: Establish baseline responses Allow you to direct the [...]
David Matsumoto on ABC – How to spot a Lie
Dr. David Matsumoto appears on ABC's news broadcast discussing micro-expressions. I am a fan.
Tiger Woods Video Analysis
Below are my observations of the Tiger Woods press conference. Overall, Tiger's emotions, non-verbal communication, and words were very much aligned. He was truthful as he represented his feelings at the press conference. I did [...]
Darvin Moon Trips Up Phil Ivey Part 2
Darvin Moon finished 2nd in the 2009 World Series of Poker, winning $5.18 million. Although Darvin is an amateur, many times he demonstrated an uncanny ability to make the right call at the right time. [...]
Even Phil Ivey has a Tell
Why do people get caught lying? The average person lies 3x in a 10 minute conversation. That’s 1,616,220 lies in a lifetime. True many of those lies are your garden variety little white lies, harmless [...]
John Edwards – another Politician that Lies
Humintell posted video clips of the John Edwards interview on ABC when he first denied the rumors of his affair and secondly denied fathering a child. Here are my comments on the John Edwards video. [...]
People Lie When they Negotiate
A brief interruption in the “10 Tips” series to pose a question to everybody whose is reading this. People feel compelled to lie during a negotiation. There are many forms of lying including omissions, concealing [...]