Whether you struggle with navigating difficult conversations, setting strong personal boundaries, or demanding what you deserve - personal courage is a non-negotiable skill in your professional development toolkit! Join us for an interactive workshop anchored in building trust and having impact throughout the negotiations we face in daily life. During the session, we will explore the blocks that stand in the way of productive negotiations as well as learn practical tips and techniques to create both the life and career that you want.

Topics to be explored include:

 

·         Reframing “difficulties” in negotiations (shifting mental habits, dissecting fears, creating new thought patterns for resiliency)
 

·         The inner preparation of negotiations (presence, clarity of message, defining success)
 

·         The outer application of negotiations (deep listening & acknowledging, suspending agenda, building empathy in real-time)
 

·         “Speed-dating” activity to learn from various approaches / styles on negotiations; expanding one’s personal stylistic range for greater impact

About our Speaker:

 

The Paradox of Leadership is a boutique leadership education firm based in New York City and serving clients globally. As an Executive coach, trainer, and speaker, Valia works with leaders and organizations that yearn for a more meaningful and impactful way of working, communicating, and leading. 

Valia’s passion for leadership is driven by rich professional experience in marketing, branding, and consulting with one common denominator–the ability to drive transformational success through a fierce commitment to the human side of business. Valia’s clients range across industry and scope with three targeted specialties: High-potentials making a shift from functionally-excellent individual contributors to high-impact leaders of people; Executives on-boarding into a senior management or leadership role; Senior Executives seeking a trusted advisor to help navigate the complexities of their personal and professional worlds.

Valia's recent client highlights include: HBO, McKinsey & Company, Digitas, Kiehl’s, Soul Cycle, Edelman, New York City Economic Development Corporation, New York University (Stern), Georgetown University. Valia’s depth and breadth of experience allow her to bring a fresh, creative, and grounded perspective to all clients. To learn more, please visit: valiaglytsis.com/services.  
 

 

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