Mar 30, 2023

From school assignments to work projects and even everyday decisions, we’ve been socialized to believe that deadlines are absolute, but are they really? 

There’s something disempowering about a rigid deadline, especially when we’re trying to decide on a job offer, but we can totally challenge that. 

How do we...

Mar 23, 2023

Reciprocity is a social construct that goes back centuries, and it’s so innate in us that it feels like second nature. 

It’s also a powerful tool in a negotiation. 

When someone gives us something, this built-in need for us to do something for them in return is triggered, and it makes it easier to come to an...

Mar 16, 2023

Whether you’re trying to get your dream package, get your kids to do something, or buy a home, negotiation skills come in handy in many situations in our lives. 

This is very true in my real estate adventures over the last year as we’ve been trying to buy a lake property. After 2 attempts that didn’t go the way...

Mar 9, 2023

In any negotiation or conversation, language matters. Our choice of words has the power to either create a collaborative environment or an antagonistic one, and we can better inform the outcome when we practice beforehand. 

Our mindset flavors the conversations we’ll have, and before the negotiation, we can try on...

Mar 2, 2023

The sad truth is, toxic work environments are still alive and well in medicine. This isn’t just minor annoyances - we’re talking work cultures where something undesirable has mutated into something that’s genuinely psychologically unsafe. 

As a physician, you have a human, basic right to feel safe in your job...