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As the job market continues to saturate, organizations have begun looking for people with additional soft skills on top of job requirements.  According to a survey, 97% of employers stated that soft skills are just as necessary if not more important than hard skills when assessing a candidate. One soft skill that can land you a high-paying job is the ability to negotiate effectively. Many employers recognize that candidates with good negotiation skills can negotiate well themselves and mediate effectively to resolve disputes between two or more parties. Negotiation can be defined as the process of discussion between multiple people in order to get an agreement on issues in dispute.  With the daily transactions every organization has to undergo, this skill can be a gold mine for any employer.  This article will discuss the benefits of learning negotiation and some of the jobs you can land by improving your negotiation ability. Benefits Of Learning Negotiation To be a good...

What is a Remote Mediation and How Do You Make It Work? Remote mediation is a type of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) that allows people to resolve their disputes without having to be in the same physical location. Remote mediation is a growing trend in the legal and business world for many reasons.      • It provides access to justice for people who would not otherwise have it,      • it saves time and money, and      • it can be done from any location that has internet access. Remote mediation is becoming more popular because of the increasing number of cases that are being filed from different parts of the world and multinational companies that have different branches in different regions. Why You Should Consider Remote Mediations for Your Business? It can be challenging to find the time and opportunity to sit down face-to-face with someone and work through a conflict. Remote mediation offers a solution for this problem.  In ess...

People often talk about how important it is to keep your goals in mind in order to achieve them. This can come up in many settings; difficult conversations, mediations, negotiations, etc. It’s not as common for people to come up with ideas how to keep those goals in mind. 1. Write your goals down In advance of a meeting or conversation, it can be helpful to take the time to write down the goals that you have for that meeting or conversation. Just taking the time to think about the goals and writing them down in advance can go a long way towards helping you fully realize and understand what your goals are. You also have the added benefit of having those goals written down in front of you, which helps you to keep those goals in mind while having a difficult conversation . You can even use your goals as a checklist that you can tick things off of as the conversation goes. 2. Remember to breath before you talk Often in life we feel a need to respond quickly when someone says something that...