Entrepreneur.com

AUGUST 13, 2025

Related: These Are the 50 Best AI Tools Right Now Design with guardrails, deliver with confidence AI has been the core infrastructure at our company since day one. We treat AI governance as a non-negotiable engineering requirement. Here are some examples. Offer small micro-grants — $1,000 is often enough to get an idea off the ground.

2025

Entrepreneur.com

AUGUST 5, 2025

Follow key steps — decide to decide, get the facts straight, consult experts, review outcomes, and balance data with intuition — to make confident, timely decisions. These decisions require careful prioritization , as timing, bandwidth and opportunity costs are all at very much at stake. Lets face it. Decision fatigue is real.

2025

The Leader Assistant Podcast

JULY 20, 2025

Sarah Fulton manages hotel sourcing worldwide, facilitates hotel communications, coordinates site tours, and negotiates contracts to maximize value and secure favorable terms for assistants and their teams. Well, let’s jump in then to hotel venue sourcing, and, you know, contract negotiations, all those kinds of things.

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Allwork

MAY 14, 2024

Salary negotiation is an essential skill that can lead to better compensation and job satisfaction, but it requires market research, self-assessment, and a strategic approach to discussion. In today’s competitive job market, having sharp negotiation skills is essential to ensure that you are paid what you’re worth. Negotiating works.

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Success

MARCH 17, 2022

And while my employer would incur a cost in a modest reduction in my work output, it wasn’t an added financial cost, and they could retain a key member of the team who was on the verge of a catastrophic meltdown. And leaders should feel confident that they’re doing the right thing by adopting more enlightened workplace practices.

Negotiating

Success

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

But even in cases with a fixed budget and no wiggle room to negotiate, you always have the choice to simply turn down an unfair rate. Educating them about the value you bring shifts the focus from cost to investment, which makes them more willing to pay higher rates for the results you deliver.

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Allwork

MAY 23, 2024

Real estate decisions must align with broader organizational objectives, considering factors like cost reduction, spatial needs, and talent attraction, necessitating a comprehensive evaluation of the total occupancy costs and flexible lease terms. How do your clients respond when you offer flex as a solution?

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Allwork

MAY 12, 2024

High financial stress among employees, including those with high incomes, can lead to mental and physical health impacts, which cost businesses in lost productivity. The implications of such financial distress are profound, costing U.S. businesses approximately $40 billion in lost productivity in 2022 alone. Here are some options: 1.Retirement

Retirement

Success

AUGUST 2, 2024

Close to one in four of them use knowledge of coworker salaries to negotiate higher salaries, which suggests the necessity of openly sharing this information when possible. Some people aren’t 100% confident in their professional worth, while others feel full-on imposter syndrome, and both can stop you from asking for a raise if you let them.

Stress

Success

JULY 17, 2021

Wagner’s circle of confidants is larger than most. Researchers found the mean number of confidants had declined by almost one person—or from 2.94 Put boundaries on your time and make it non-negotiable. Even in tough economic times, relationships don’t cost anything, yet are infinitely valuable. between 1985 and 2004.

2004

Success

JANUARY 30, 2024

Unlearning Silence by Elaine Lin Hering It’s a concept Harvard Law School lecturer Elaine Lin Hering , an expert in negotiation, influence and conflict management skills, explores in her upcoming book, Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully.

UPS

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 8, 2014

It can be pretty soul destroying contacting loads of hotels and venues only to find out on the site visit that they don’t have availability for the day you need, that don’t have the space or they cost over your budget. Not a confident negotiator? A venue finding agency will cost you nothing! Probably not.

Agencies

Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

The methods I learned there have gave me greater confidence and speed (i.e. Start With Low Cost Learning. This is why I recommend starting with low cost learning options. Here are three suggestions that provide low cost learning: Books. Negotiation Skills. Books remain one of the best ways to learn a skill.

Microsoft Excel

Step It Up VA Coaching

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Contract negotiations. If you took the time to carefully calculate your rate, based on your expertise, your desired income, your value, your overhead costs, etc., then you should feel confident that your rate is fair for the services you provide. You’re on a roll, now! Okay…anyone who knows me knows what my reply to that is.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 13, 2016

The confidence I gained from the recognition has led me to set up my own network, the Peterborough PA Network, from which I have had some amazing opportunities, the most recent of which is becoming a Non-Executive Director at EPAA, the Executive and Personal Assistant’s Association, which launched in January 2016.

Networking

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 18, 2016

Ask your client or stakeholder, the person who asked you to take on the project, what are the primary parameters for the project, what are the secondary and what is most negotiable. Is it quality, time or cost? If you are introducing a training course for colleagues on a shoestring budget, then cost will be the driver.

Project Management

Step It Up VA Coaching

APRIL 23, 2015

Contract negotiations. If you took the time to carefully calculate your rate, based on your expertise, your desired income, your value, your overhead costs, etc., then you should feel confident that your rate is fair for the services you provide. You’re on a roll, now! Okay…anyone who knows me knows what my reply to that is.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Contract negotiations. If you took the time to carefully calculate your rate, based on your expertise, your desired income, your value, your overhead costs, etc., then you should feel confident that your rate is fair for the services you provide. You’re on a roll, now! Okay…anyone who knows me knows what my reply to that is.

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The Leader Assistant Podcast

APRIL 21, 2024

Taking an active part in coordinating CyberCrimeCon (annual global cybersecurity conference) to streamline processes around international guests’ travel, negotiate with the hotels and sponsors to get discounts, and save additional costs by involving volunteers.

ASAP

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Pay attention or it could cost your company money. It was going to cost our company $5,000 plus in cancellation fees. I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. It is always worth asking.

Time Zones

Karen Vivarelli

JULY 27, 2020

What will be your costs each month to run your business (don’t add paying yourself). Reverse engineer it – look at how much your expenses are each week – how many hours will you need to work to cover those costs. As your skill and confidence grows, so too does your rate. And so on with each client.

Expenses

Brilliantly Better

APRIL 29, 2010

Do some flexibility games before a negotiation, it will make easier for you to see the opportunities in the discussion. On the website, the monthly subscription costs 14.99 I also indulge in brain games occasionally and have noticed improvement in my confidence and competence. USD for a two years subscription.

Training

Energage

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In April 2017, American Airlines announced it was proactively increasing the pay for pilots and flight attendants, two years ahead of contract negotiations. Executive teams think twice before taking actions that might shake investor confidence. Improved employee retention, along with the associated costs of rehiring and retraining.

2017

Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

If you aren’t confident in your abilities, how do you convince a prospective client you’re the person for the job? When they look to hire a freelancer, they want someone dependable who’ll do an excellent job for an acceptable cost. What isn’t natural is to let it hold you back indefinitely. Be Professional.

Lifestyle

Men With Pens

MARCH 3, 2011

You can afford to take a proper break, because if you don’t, you’re probably going to end up making silly mistakes that cost you more time. Suggest a new and more realistic deadline that you’re confident you can meet. When negotiating deadlines: Allow more time than you think you’ll need.

Monster

Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Your confidence takes a tumble, or you feel shame when faced with a setback because you are not performing the way you would like. She has spoken candidly about her challenges with imposter syndrome and how she negotiated the feelings of fraud. Feelings lead to behaviors, and there are costs to the actions you choose.

Mentoring

Success

DECEMBER 26, 2022

This means that to be an effective leader of ourselves and others we must jettison negativity and judgment and instead choose words that create confidence, love and inspiration. The universe offers an infinite number of opportunities, but also opportunity costs. has incredible power to create the reality around you. Enthusiasm.

Confidence

Men With Pens

MARCH 3, 2010

Henry Bingaman ( @henrybing ) March 4, 2010 at 3:05 am Saying no takes confidence… but the act of saying no also builds confidence. It makes you feel more confident and it makes you look more professional. We can say “Sure, but it’ll cost ya&# or we can say “No&#. No WE are the ones in charge.

2010

Who's the Real Boss?

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

However, like any of these online platforms, there are always sly ways to render yourself a multitude of good reviews, with the most popular way to be to negotiate 5 star reviews with the Poster in exchange for a low cost task. COST: How much are they quoting you?

Resume

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Other issues at stake could be that the other EA costs more, will need to be lured with other incentives, can’t start immediately, or a whole slew of reasons why they didn’t offer the FT job to the other EA and/or the temp role instead. I am confident you will be fine and you will do what makes sense for you.

Temping

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

OCTOBER 15, 2013

It convinces you to lower your prices by doubting any insulation you have from competitors, other than bottom line cost. Instead, it waits until you’re tired, desperate and at the negotiation table with everything on the line. It drives business owners to doubt themselves and the value they offer. Then it pounces.

AT&T

Men With Pens

APRIL 11, 2010

A website like that conveys confidence, pride and prowess. The more money it costs the more stable you look. But at the same time, my point was that high cost does not always equal high quality. Mom, Dad, Stop Fighting Reply Business Logos April 13, 2010 at 9:12 pm This is the key to negotiation, you need to walk the walk.

2010

Brilliantly Better

JUNE 22, 2010

It comes with the cost of loosing your usual, familiar self and this cost can be really tough at times. What Everybody Ought to Know About Self-Confidence — Part 2 Reply 30 dragos June 28, 2010 at 9:44 am Hey Marko, thanks for the nice words. You realize that you are not who you thought you are. Outstanding!

2010

Success

MARCH 4, 2024

In The Alter Ego Effect , author Todd Herman suggests that we add another element: creating an alter ego to boost our confidence and skills. Weinman says, being a good loser “implies perspective and resilience and the quiet confidence that the world will not crumble around you because of a fleeting setback.”

UPS

Success

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

If your offer doesn’t align with your education, career level, skill set or experience, you’ll need to know how to negotiate salary. Successful salary negotiation can ensure that you’re compensated fairly and boost your professional success. When To Negotiate Salary It’s best to negotiate your salary after an offer is made.

Negotiating

Success

MAY 7, 2025

Youve landed a job interview and have reached the negotiation stage, the moment where you can push for not just a higher salary but a prime parking spot and free lunch on Fridays. While it might feel scary, negotiating your job offer is crucial for getting the compensation and benefits you deserve. and work, says Gerard.

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Entrepreneur.com

JUNE 6, 2025

Entrepreneur® and its related marks are registered trademarks of Entrepreneur Media LLC Home Home Breadcrumb Arrow Growing a Business 5 Steps to Negotiate Confidently With Tough Clients Negotiation should never be a battle. Follow these steps to shift your mindset and negotiate with confidence. The good news?

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