We believe the best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations. Our mission is to empower professionals to negotiate anything and find confidence in conflict. We do this by developing the skills, insights and confidence necessary to lead, manage conflict, and get the best deal possible.

Negotiate Anything: How to Get the Best Deal Possible

Understanding Gender Dynamics: Women in Negotiation

Conflict Resolution and Team Collaboration

Implicit Bias for Effective Communication

How to have difficult conversations about race

You’ll also have the opportunity to practice in realistic simulations that are customized to the needs of your team. This will help you overcome the fear, frustration, and anxiety associated with difficult conversations. You’ll learn what to say, when to say it, and how to say it for maximum impact.

We’ve created programs for procurement and purchasing professionals, sales teams, lawyers, contract managers, sourcing specialists, financial planners, health professionals, human resources professionals, leadership programs, non-profit organizations, and more!  We’ve created this popular and highly rated program after years of surveying and teaching thousands of our clients and podcast listeners around the world. This allowed us to create an incredibly popular program that speaks directly to the needs of the modern business professional. Specifically, you’ll learn how to:

Maximize deal value without damaging the relationship;

Negotiate with someone who has more leverage, power, or authority;

Thoroughly prepare for and execute during business negotiations;

Negotiate without giving in to threats and aggression;

Manage your own emotions and the emotions of others; and leverage your understanding of psychology to maximize persuasion, performance, and outcomes.

We believe the best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations. Our mission is to empower professionals to negotiate anything and find confidence in conflict. We do this by developing the skills, insights and confidence necessary to lead, manage conflict, and get the best deal possible.
Program Types:
Negotiate Anything: How to Get the Best Deal Possible
Persuasion and Influence for Leaders
Understanding Gender Dynamics: Women in Negotiation
Conflict Resolution and Team Collaboration
Implicit Bias for Effective Communication
How to have difficult conversations about race
You’ll also have the opportunity to practice in realistic simulations that are customized to the needs of your team. This will help you overcome the fear, frustration, and anxiety associated with difficult conversations. You’ll learn what to say, when to say it, and how to say it for maximum impact.
We’ve created programs for procurement and purchasing professionals, sales teams, lawyers, contract managers, sourcing specialists, financial planners, health professionals, human resources professionals, leadership programs, non-profit organizations, and more!  We’ve created this popular and highly rated program after years of surveying and teaching thousands of our clients and podcast listeners around the world. This allowed us to create an incredibly popular program that speaks directly to the needs of the modern business professional. Specifically, you’ll learn how to:
Maximize deal value without damaging the relationship;
Negotiate with someone who has more leverage, power, or authority;
Thoroughly prepare for and execute during business negotiations;
Manage conflict effectively;
Negotiate without giving in to threats and aggression;
Manage your own emotions and the emotions of others; and leverage your understanding of psychology to maximize persuasion, performance, and outcomes.

Leaders Driving Change

Persuasion and Influence  

Bestselling author and speaker, Kwame Christian is the Director of the American Negotiation Institute and a subject matter expert in the field of negotiation and conflict resolution. Kwame has conducted workshops throughout North America and abroad, and is a highly sought after national keynote speaker. Kwame is also the host of the world’s most popular negotiation podcast, Negotiate Anything. He is dedicated to empowering others through the art and science of negotiation and persuasion. The show features leading experts in the field to deliver the best-in-class content. Now downloaded more than 1,500,000 times, Negotiate Anything has a dedicated and growing following with listeners in more than 180 countries around the world. 

Kwame’s TEDx Dayton talk, Finding Confidence in Conflict, was the most popular TEDx Talk on the topic of conflict in 2017, and has been viewed over 150,000 times. His book, Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life, is an Amazon Best-Seller and has helped countless individuals overcome the fear, anxiety, and emotion often associated with difficult conversations through a branded framework called Compassionate Curiosity.  In addition to his role at ANI, Kwame joined Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP in August 2020 where he serves as Of Counsel. His practice focuses on representing closely-held businesses and their owners in a broad scope of legal needs including contract negotiation, business formation and structuring, finance, transactions (including acquisitions and contract preparation and analysis), employment, and general business and legal counseling.  As an attorney and mediator with a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology, a Master of Public Policy, and a Juris Doctorate (Law Degree), Kwame brings a unique multidisciplinary approach to making difficult conversations easier. He also serves as a professor for Otterbein University’s MBA program, as well as The Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law in the top-ranked dispute resolution program in the country.  Prior to practicing business law and founding ANI, Kwame worked at the Kirwan Institute doing civil rights work. While at Kirwan, Kwame focused on criminal justice and health equity.

Persuasion and Influence

Leaders Driving Change

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