Adele Gambardella, a celebrated PR strategist and crisis management consultant, has worked with major clients like Facebook and President Joe Biden, and has been honored as a “Woman Who Means Business” by the Washington Business Journal.
Chip Massey, a former FBI hostage negotiator, brings his expertise from 20+ years in law enforcement to the business world, teaching sophisticated negotiation techniques to leaders at companies like Goldman Sachs and Samsung.
Together, they combine their unique backgrounds to offer unparalleled insights into negotiation and communication strategies.
From CEOs communicating with board members to managers negotiating salary increases and entrepreneurs looking to raise capital, it’s impossible to overstate the role of persuasion in making your personal and professional goals a reality, say Adele and Chip.
The ability to convince others―respectfully and effectively―is one of the most important skills you can master, whatever your profession.
In Convince Me, you’ll find eye-opening, behind-the-scenes details revealing how some of the best in the business ply their trade.
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In today’s episode, I ask Adele and Chip about:
- Reframing problems as opportunities in order to achieve better outcomes
- Characteristics of good questions, and how can we train ourselves to ask them more consistently
- How to approach experimentation (and the fear of failure) with a more positive and growth-oriented mindset
- And lots more!
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Adele and Chip in Action Elsewhere (with my friend Kevin Eikenberry)
Books Adele and Chip Recommend
Anything by Peter Drucker (Chip)
Change Your Paradigm, Change Your Life by Bob Proctor (Adele)
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