Many of us perceive ourselves to be experts in our field, but are we? Do we know what we don't know? And how to we come about knowing what we don't know?..
In my experience, there's always lots of talk out there. Big egos, flashy people, grandiose ideas, so on and so forth, blah blah blah, but at the end of the day, none of that matters. What matters most is that you get it done.
Five negotiation principles I use across financings, acquisitions, joint ventures and business relationships: manage emotion, understand the other side, seek balance, slow down when needed and prepare thoroughly.