Harness the Power of Positive Influence, Persuasion and Negotiation Why do CEOs know how to influence, persuade and negotiate so much better than most of us? They seem to show up more powerfully and cut to the chase. CEOs know when to stay at the table, when to leave and what deals to avoid. Would you like to improve your ability to assess each side's position and discuss the tough topics? Would you like to maximize your results? If you can think and act like a CEO, you can negotiate better everywhere. During this session you will learn how to:

• Decide if a deal is WORTH it.
• Talk so that CEOs will hear you.
• Increase your executive POWER.
• ASK outrageously.
• BULLETPROOF your position.

Linda Swindling has more than 2,000 hours advising and mentoring CEOs both in one-to-one settings and in groups. Through her work with the world's largest CEO development organization, Linda has gained a deep understanding about what is important to them, how they respond and when they don't. What is important to them might surprise you. In addition to running her own corporate and employment law practice, Linda is the author of the upcoming Negotiate Like a CEO, Get What You Want and co-author of Impact Negotiation. She is called "one of the country's top experts on communications" by the Network for Executive Women and a "bargaining expert" by American Way magazine. Linda is seen regularly as the Workplace Wisdom expert on Mornings with Lorri & Larry, a television and radio show reaching approximately 40 million households. Linda will help you understand, think and Negotiate Like a CEO.

This versatile program is used to kick off a conference, a goal setting session, a focused networking program or as a structure for a best practices forum and a panel discussion. Using the best in facilitation tools coupled with a talk show host's timing and humor, Linda helps audiences get clear about their goals or "destination" and the resources they have at their disposal to make their journey to success smoother.

Session materials include a Journey On! passport that serves as a note-taker and action plan. This program is always a crowd pleaser because participants can individualize the program to fit their individual needs while tapping into the knowledge of the group.

CEOs have a thinking pattern that allows them to cross the threshold to success easier than most of us. They make decisions quickly and influence others to drive the results. If you could move into the thinking pattern of a CEO, what could happen? How would you change your approach? What opportunities would you take advantage of? How many more sales would you make? Where would you spend your time? What decisions would change? Who would you surround yourself with? What would you stop doing immediately?
Find out:

• How to talk so that a CEO will listen.
• What business owners think about and how you can help them sleep at night.
• The biggest three mistakes in risk taking.
• What you must stop and start doing immediately.
• When to create and tap into a board of advisors.
• How to reach decision makers in a way you haven't been able to before.

Linda Swindling has more than 2,000 hours advising and mentoring CEOs both in one-to-one settings and in groups. Through her work with the world's largest CEO development organization, Linda has gained a deep understanding about what is important to them, how they respond and when they don't. What is important to them might surprise you. In addition to running her own corporate and employment law practice, Linda is the author of the upcoming Negotiate Like a CEO, Get What You Want and co-author of Impact Negotiation. She is called "one of the country's top experts on communications" by the Network for Executive Women and a "bargaining expert" by American Way magazine. Linda is seen regularly as the Workplace Wisdom expert on Mornings with Lorri & Larry, a television and radio show reaching approximately 40 million households. Linda will help you understand the thinking patterns of CEOs and breakthrough your Threshold Thinking.

Wouldn't it be great to get what you want? Do you need to negotiate or persuade others to your point of view? Would you like to make better decisions, be a fearless risk taker or even manage your manager?