You have to negotiate with everyone to get your job done at work. Beyond Wins will help any professional better execute in these negotiations. It draws from eastern wisdom the ​contemplative mindset​ that looks beyond today to focus on those actions that may be beneficial in the long run for both sides. It shows you how to achieve business results while building lasting relationships.

Anyone who has tried negotiation strategies learned elsewhere without achieving the desired results.

Are you a corporate employee, a business owner, or an entrepreneur? Do you feel the pain of dealing with the same customers, vendors, employees, and bosses every day to get your work done? If so, you may not be aware that your career depends on how well you negotiate in these situations. If this thought stresses you out, it’s because you are programmed to think that each negotiation ends when one side wins. This view is flat-out wrong.

You will get the answers to these burning questions: Why do I feel like I am on a seesaw of wins and losses in my business negotiations? Even when I win, I sometimes feel like I lost something. Tools and techniques I picked up in books and training are not foreign to me, so what am I missing? What will put me on the path to success? What is the yardstick for success?

Mala Subramaniam, who negotiated for twenty years in global companies to achieve transformational projects, and taught negotiations for ten years, reveals:

Do you want to win, or do you want to succeed?

If people try to negotiate in a style that does not fit them, or they are unaware of essential differences in the culture they are negotiating with, their negotiations can hit potholes. Culture can impede or slow down the negotiation process.

A traffic signal characterizes the three levels of a conversation: Tell, Convey, and Communicate. It is essential to understand this concept of communication before engaging in any negotiation.

We’ll discuss setting a clear goal for negotiation, the intended state of mind, and the relevant steps to frame and manifest your goals.

Every work environment has seen some blunders. Pointing a finger at someone for the blunder disrupts the harmony in relationships.

You cannot solve a problem if you expect the worst to happen. Fear can manifest itself in many crippling ways. We’ll examine common fears and ways to successfully put yourself on a higher plane to supercede them.

How can you speak with conviction if you don’t believe in what you are saying? Your credibility is integral to your ability to negotiate a favorable outcome.

Have you ever been in a negotiation that took a turn for the worse? People easily allow emotions get the better of them and react in anger. We’ll discuss maintaining your emotional equilibrium to neutralize a situation.

When assumptions and suspicions cloud people’s minds, they are not negotiating. They are bargaining. Let’s discuss how to avoid the effects of a closed mind.

Silence does not mean being quiet or not talking; it is our nature. Silence helps resolve the conflict in our minds.