Hardball Strategies
Explore how to handle hardball tactics with anyone who uses intimidation, refuses to make concessions, stonewalls and demands rather than negotiates.
Hardball and intimidating negotiators are challenging because they throw us off balance on purpose. It’s a game to them.
Not knowing when and how they will employ their tactics causes great anxiety.
Would you like to easily recognize when a hardball strategy is coming your way and know exactly what to do when that happens?
Would you like to stand your ground in an authentic way without losing your cool?
You’ve come to the right place!
Why do people use hardball bully tactics
FREE PREVIEWShadow Negotiators - Sample
Use the Word "Cooperate"
Talk About the Long-Term Relationships
Find Mutual Relationships
Establish Ground Rules
The Most Common Hardball Tactics
Red Herring
Start out with Non-Confrontational Response
Probing Inquiry
Request They Stop Using Hardball Strategy
Use Silence
Key Phrases to Buy Time
Sample of a Hardball Strategy
Key Strategies
Be Passionately Curious
Ruth is the driving force behind Castle Negotiations Consulting Group.
Ruth lives for the moment when she sees the lightbulb flash in the mind of her clients as they realize they have what it takes to be a solid negotiator. They become confident that they can easily create win-win agreements. In the past they have avoided negotiating at all costs. And now they see how creative and exciting the negotiation process can be!
She is adept at helping her clients overcome their fear of asking for what they want. Bold and elegant – that’s her motto!
Ruth has worked with all levels of negotiators, from neophyte negotiators to senior executives and leadership teams with tremendous success over the last 25 years.
She is always growing and learning herself and that keeps her workshops and coaching fresh and exciting.
Ruth has been called on to consult for everything from scope issues to multimillion-dollar mergers. Ruth has consulted with Fortune 100 companies in the auto, manufacturing, health-care, IT, finance, and insurance industries. Ruth has also done consulting for the armed forces, for government agencies, and for institutions of higher education.
Now she wants to help you become a bold and elegant negotiator!