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Harness the Power of Negotiation for Post-Covid Success

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“When you work in consulting, nobody likes you,” Alison Fragale begins the latest Smart Meetings webinar, “ How to Harness the Power of Negotiation to Master Your Post-Covid Events Career.”. Negotiation is a science and an art,” Fragale says. We’re more afraid of advocating for ourselves, negotiating for ourselves,” she says. “We’re

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Bathroom Ban to Cost North Carolina $3.76 in Lost Business

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In North Carolina, the economic impact of the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act , also known as HB2, continues to mount. If not for the fallout from HB2 , however, the North Carolina economic outlook would be even more robust. The move cost North Carolina $250 over the next six years.

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Contracts and Negotiations Amid Covid: Best of What’s Worked in 2021

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This year, we talked tips, tricks and insights with legal professionals on negotiating event contracts and navigating the current legal landscape. Harness the Power of Negotiation for Post-Covid Success. “In Contract Negotiation: Post-Pandemic Clauses You Need to Know. But we’ve anticipated this. Alison Fragale.

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Smart Woman Summit Celebrates Transformation

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Master the Negotiation. Once you have made the ask, the work of negotiation begins. That is why Alison Fragale, an associate professor of organizational behavior at University of North Carolina, focuses on reframing the interaction first in your own head. Practice saying the words out loud. Alison Fragale.

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Best of 2021: Career Accelerator Webinars

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Harness the Power of Negotiation to Master Your Post-Covid Events Career. Negotiation is an essential skill in business, meetings and life. Summary: Harness the Power of Negotiation for Post-Covid Success ). Summary: Contract Negotiation: Post-Pandemic Clauses You Need to Know ). Post-Pandemic Clauses You Need to Know.

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What Really Happens to Your RFP?

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When we gather with our peers, we don’t brag about ADR or how we “won” a contract negotiation. It’s been said that “in a good negotiation, both sides feel like they lost.” Spencer Hux is director of group sales at Pinehurst in North Carolina. He has worked in hotel group sales since 2006.

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California Travel Ban Provokes Scorn and Cancellations

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At Omni Louisville Hotel, General Manager Scott Stuckey said the property received calls from both conventions withdrawing from negotiations due to the California ban, but did not identify them. “We We’ve seen in other states, like North Carolina, when these travel bans go into effect, it does not get any better,” he said. “It

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