Kwame Christian, Esq., M.A. is an attorney, bestselling author, professor, CEO of the American Negotiation Institute (ANI) and host of the #1 negotiation podcast in the world, Negotiate Anything. Following the viral success of his 2016 TED Talk Finding Confidence in Conflict, Kwame has lent his expertise to dozens of media outlets, C-suite leadership for Fortune 500 companies like NASA, Target and Apple and millions of people. across the globe.

Today on the show we discuss: the most important conversation that many people ignore, how to stay calm during conflict, Kwame’s framework for handling  defensiveness and difficult conversations, why people pleasing is a form of manipulation, when to speak up vs let things go, how fitness improves your negotiation power and much more.