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New Rule: Don't Trust. Verify.
New Rule: Don't Trust. Verify.

Don’t assume HR is telling you the truth. Be suspicious. Then verify. If you need a roadmap, we’re here to provide it.

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Victoria PynchonApril 23, 2019Comment
Don't Assume Women Won't Negotiate with You
Don't Assume Women Won't Negotiate with You
Victoria PynchonApril 22, 2019Comment
The Perils of Negotiating with Women and How to Avoid Them
The Perils of Negotiating with Women and How to Avoid Them

Don’t let her blur your vision and forget your strategic negotiation plan.

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Victoria PynchonApril 21, 2019Comment
Joining a Startup? Look for These 3 Managerial Red Flags
Joining a Startup? Look for These 3 Managerial Red Flags
Victoria PynchonApril 15, 2019Comment
Joining a Startup? Negotiate Cash Over Equity
Joining a Startup? Negotiate Cash Over Equity

The bottom line is simply to treat equity for what it is: a lottery ticket in a constantly changing business environment, littered with the corpses of glittering startup opportunities.

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Victoria PynchonApril 1, 2019Negotiating Startup Equity, Startup compensation, Cash over equity, She Negotiates, Victoria PynchonComment
How to Pre-Negotiate During Interviews So You Don't Get Lowballed
How to Pre-Negotiate During Interviews So You Don't Get Lowballed

Unless you come with credentials that walk in the door before you do, it’s rarely advised that candidates--in any industry--use the first-round interviews to make demands or express deal breaker constraints.

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Lisa GatesMarch 26, 2019Negotiation strategies, Lowball salary offers, Negotiating non-monetary benefits, She Negotiates Comments
"I know I Should Negotiate but I'm Just Not that Motivated by Money"
"I know I Should Negotiate but I'm Just Not that Motivated by Money"

Your company is invested in the bottom line, so why aren’t you invested in yours?

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Lisa GatesFebruary 12, 2019Strategic Negotiation Plan, lowball salary offers, She Negotiates Strategic Plan, Lisa Gates negotiation and leadership coach Comments
Why You're Not Getting the Rates and Fees You Deserve
Why You're Not Getting the Rates and Fees You Deserve

When people ask, "How do I get better at saying, 'that's my rate and I'm sticking to it'"? Typically, my answer is something like, "Your bottom line is not your starting point...you need to find your wiggle."

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Lisa GatesFebruary 11, 2019entrepreneurs, setting rates and fees, negotiation for business owners, Lisa Gates negotiation consultantComment
Do You Really Know What You Bring to the Party?
Do You Really Know What You Bring to the Party?

Your career and negotiation success hinges, in part, on knowing your strengths and superpowers, communicating them powerfully and unapologetically, being in command of your story, and leveraging all of it for the benefit of your company AND you.

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Lisa GatesFebruary 5, 2019Self-awareness, self promotion, Negotiation preparation, Career strategies, She Negotiates, Lisa GatesComment
Jump Up into 2019 By Using the Tension of Opposites
Jump Up into 2019 By Using the Tension of Opposites

In 2019 ask, “What’s driving me, and what’s thwarting me?

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Lisa GatesDecember 18, 2018Career strategies for women, career development, New Years 2019, Tension of Opposities, She Negotiates, Leadership strategies for womenComment
How to Go in Deep on Your 2019 Career Move
How to Go in Deep on Your 2019 Career Move
Lisa GatesNovember 13, 2018Career strategies, Negotiation preparation, She Negotiates, Lisa Gates coach, LeadershipComment
The "Angry Woman" Career Dilemma
The "Angry Woman" Career Dilemma

“You need to dial it back a little. People can’t keep up with you. You’re coming across as demanding and aggressive. Are you angry about something?”

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Lisa GatesOctober 16, 2018Rage Becomes Her, Angry Women, Career Strategies for Women, Speaking truth to power, Power Comment
Women, Gather Your Allies and Fight Like the Goddess Athena
Women, Gather Your Allies and Fight Like the Goddess Athena

Speaking up against the status quo feels, and often is, dangerous. Whether you’re confronting workplace harassment, or dealing with a colleague who undermines, interrupts, and steals credit, speaking up feels like it might number your days.

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Lisa GatesOctober 12, 2018Women and Power, Negotiation, Career Strategies for Women, Speaking Up, Gender Bias, Leadership strategies for women, #MeTooComment
Why Reading Fiction Might Make You a Better Negotiator
Why Reading Fiction Might Make You a Better Negotiator

What could Louise Penny’s Still Life and Chris Voss’s Never Split the Difference have in common?

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Lisa GatesSeptember 18, 2018negotiation strategies, Negotiation Books, Louise Penny, Donna Leon, work life balanceComment
Why Storytellers Make Better Negotiators
Why Storytellers Make Better Negotiators

Whether you’re interviewing for a new role, or #negotiating a promotion—stories induce the listener to feel something, and to make a decision about you with their heads and their hearts.

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Lisa GatesJuly 18, 2018Storytelling in Negotiation, Career Strategies for Women, Negotiation for Women, Leadership strategies, Lisa Gates, Leadership Coaching Comment
How to Take a Leadership Role in Your Job Interview ala #MeToo
How to Take a Leadership Role in Your Job Interview ala #MeToo

Show your potential employer that your eyes are wide open with these two #MeToo job interview questions.

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Lisa GatesJune 26, 2018Job Interview Questions to Ask Employer, Interview questions for employers, #MeToo, Leadership strategies for women, women leaders Comment
Grads, Negotiate Your Independence from Debt with Two Words: Community College
Grads, Negotiate Your Independence from Debt with Two Words: Community College

The whole family gathers around the dining room table for the big announcement. Where did your millennial decide to go to college? And then, you hear “it." The two words you’ve been dreading most: Community. College. 

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Negotiation, College Graduates, Financial LiteracyVictoria PynchonJune 9, 2018Nada Bassyoni, College tuition, Financial independence, community collegeComment
4 Super Research Strategies for Getting What You're Worth in Tech
4 Super Research Strategies for Getting What You're Worth in Tech

Ground Yourself in Data and Confidence Will Follow. #SalaryResearch #DevelopHER #LeadingWomen #CareerStrategies

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Lisa GatesMay 30, 2018SALARY RESEARCH, SALARY STRATEGIES, WOMEN IN TECH, Career strategies for women, market value salary, DEVELOPHER, LAUREN HASSONComment
9 Questions to Avoid Making a Dilbert Career Move
9 Questions to Avoid Making a Dilbert Career Move

The solution to avoiding a Dilbert is hitting the pause button long enough to do an inventory on your core career values before you engage in a new job search.

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Lisa GatesMay 9, 2018career strategies, imposter syndrome, Core Values, Leadership Practices, PATH TO PROMOTION, Career DevelopmentComment
The 7 Women's Self-Leadership Operating Instructions
The 7 Women's Self-Leadership Operating Instructions

The 7 (so far) practices for smart, kickass, leading women.

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Lisa GatesApril 11, 2018She Negotiates Leadership Coaching, Leadership for women, speaking up, leadership operating instructions, leadership, Career strategies for womenComment
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