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Excellent fireside chat yesterday evening with Christopher Voss, author of Never Split the Difference and world leading #negotiation expert, arranged by HBS Club of the GCC. I studied negotiation at Harvard Law School in 2012 and I have taught negotiation theory globally since then. I absolutely love the empathy focused approach Chris uses in negotiation which resonates with where I started my training journey in NLP. There were many excellent take aways from the session. Here are just a few: There is a deep human need to be heard. Many people underestimate this. Culture is a problem when you think yours is the right one. Hostage negotiators are successful 93% of the time. That means 7% of the time there is no deal. Identify the 7%ers; they either mean to do you harm or waste your time. Merely by showing empathy and recognising it, you get to a deal [14X] faster. Saleh Lootah Bader Al Mansoori Lara Sif Hrafnkelsdottir Waheed Rehman Naser Al Siyabi Suraj N Karia Anastasiia Stoiatska انستازيا ستويتسكا‎ Thaha Muhammed Abdul Kareem Anastasia Sikacheva Abdulla M. Alashram

In this weeks blog #130 of "Communicate to Influence" I reflect on how the use of the 'Redefine Pattern', a simple linguistic technique, could have significantly improved Donald Trump's performance against Kamala Harris. The use of the redefine pattern by politicians is as old as the hills, there is nothing new here. While it is often used to try and redirect a conversation, there are also honourable uses of the technique. Click below for a 3 minute read if you'd like to learn how to use it. https://lnkd.in/d8MttsDH

Working with an iconic brand like Rolls-Royce is always a privilege and an honour. This year was my second time facilitating a workshop at the annual “All Hands” event with colleagues joining from across the Middle East and Europe to learn how to use persuasion and influencing psychology to better manage stakeholder communications. Thank you Omar Ali Adib and Arline Co, CLSSGB for your trust and bringing me in to work the the team again 🙏 Matt Whatley Georges Abou-Nasr Dana A. Andrew Richards Manuel Baret Juan Felipe Arango Jason Sutcliffe Shelina Aisha Osman Georgia Chapman

You wait for the bus then two come at once… Yesterday I ran two workshops: In the morning we had over 50 attendees for the second run of Evolution-U ‘s Strategic Negotiation workshop with the British Chamber of Commerce Dubai (BCCD). In the afternoon I returned to the wonderful Capital Club Dubai to discuss persuasion and influencing psychology. Thank you Katy Holmes Charmaine Luck Dylanco Corey Avila Mona Parikh McNicholas Dave Chaggar for your support in delivering these interactive sessions. ***STOP PRESS*** Based on interest from the Capital Club Dubai group, Evolution-U will be running the full day Persuasion and Influencing Psychology training in Dubai on Wednesday 6th November. If interested to attend please DM me. John Martin St.Valery OBE Andrew Mortimer Robert Kew Zuleka K. Tina Chugani Noor Haddad Martina Grubisa Pär Söderlund Christal D. Graham MacGregor (MAPM) Charo Medida Mevlana Yildirim Peter Wilson Ryno Anker Brijesh Shetty STUART BIRKWOOD Indu Varanasi Zaina Hamzah Jesyka White Giulia Cibotti Bishop

Excellent call with the teams at Pilot Simple Software and CodeRythm Technology Private Limited as we enter the home stretch for September delivery of Evolution-U's ground breaking AI-empowered EdTech solution! Together, we are building an interface that will link Evolution-U's Learning Management System with a world-first AI capability to deliver every participant of our trainings bespoke, customised personal learning pathways while giving management measurable data. Over 2 years of development and 6,000+ data points from live clients have allowed us to refine this tool to create huge value in the L&D journey. Our first clients will receive the beta-AI version in September, commercial launch expected early Q4! Ammar Mansoor Ahmad Salih Shahul Hameed Amjid Backer Wayne Bauer Stuart Mackenzie Derek Massie (FCIPD, MBA) Simon Andrews Maan AlSamahiji Bader Al Mansoori Naser Al Siyabi Derek Kenny 康道仁 Sophie Wong Cindy Koh Mukta Arya Keith Alan Churchwell Thaha Muhammed Abdul Kareem Anne-Marie Balfe James OCallaghan Paul Bryson Jane Drummond Bonaventure Wong Steve Bernstein Gary Thompson Gary Beadell Colin Meagle Rodolphe Guillard Neelay Patel

Last week I had the pleasure of working again with VANTAGE DRILLING to deliver the first of two persuasion psychology workshops for their rig based QHSE teams. The difference with this training, is that Vantage is the pilot client for Evolution-U ‘s revolutionary Artificial Intelligence technology which will be commercially launched later this year. Thank you Wayne Bauer and Louie Jessome for working with me to make this ground breaking pilot possible. To the best of my knowledge, the QHSE team at VANTAGE DRILLING will be the world’s first soft skills training participants to enjoy the benefits of their own personal AI-augmented post-training solution! #corporatetraining #artificialintelligence #edtech Boula Rizkallah Steve Taylor Jason McFarland Andrew Stratton Campbell Brown Ghassan Mirdad Kenny Adams CMIOSH Mario Leopizzi James Wright Elles van Mullekom Peggy Kersten Gary Castell Rawad El Jurdi Miguel Sanchez William Devoto Sonny Ridgewell (CII) Paul Bryson Victor Villegas Naser Al Siyabi Bader Al Mansoori Saleh Lootah Dr. Adil Alzarooni Trevor McFarlane Dr. Noah Raford Dr Reem Alya L.

Today was a landmark day for Evolution-U. Together with Ammar Mansoor of CodeRythm Technology Private Limited , we signed an agreement to develop an AI empowered behavioural analysis technology which will revolutionise soft skills training. With our first client signed up for September delivery, the tool will be commercially available by October 2024. A lot of hours burning the midnight oil lie ahead however this is the most exciting project I have ever launched and I look forward to working with Ammar and his team, my LMS partners Pilot Simple Software and our clients to deliver a new and dynamic approach to learning and information retention! #corporatetraining #artificialintelligence #softskillstraining #humancapital Ahmad Salih Shahul Hameed Steve Bernstein Anna Stephenson Bonaventure Wong Derek Kenny 康道仁 Mukta Arya Keith Alan Churchwell Bennie Lee Wayne Bauer Louie Jessome Eric Guillermin Bertrand Guiot Rakesh Sahota Trevor McFarlane Katy Holmes Naser Al Siyabi Sonny Ridgewell (CII) Bader Al Mansoori Nada Zainal Anne-Marie Balfe Paul Bryson Chandna Sethi Jason McFarland Andrea Vella Victor Gusak Alan Roch Dr. Adil Alzarooni Gigi Chow James OCallaghan David Haigh Neelay Patel Jane Drummond Cindy Koh Simon Andrews

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Are you in the spa or salon industry?! The Evolution-U Spa Academy CIDESCO approved soft skills training programme for managers, receptionists and therapists is now launched in Portuguese 🇧🇷 🇵🇹 ! Adding to our existing English 🇺🇲 🇬🇧 , French 🇫🇷 and Spanish 🇪🇸 🇲🇽 versions, we now have spas benefiting from this training in UK, US, Mexico, Panama, India and Dubai. In discussions for Jamaica 🇯🇲 to be next 🙏 . This is the first and only interpersonal skills training for spa professionals to be approved by CIDESCO International and is based on over 20 years of success and failure learnt owning and operating the multi-award winning Sense of Touch spa chain. Thank you Spa Business for the article! 🙏 Liliana Ferreira Jean-Guy de Gabriac Sara Jones Astrid Ros Bralet Stéphanie Emlyn Brown Finlay Anderson Gustavo Albanesi Sharon Barcock Niamh O Connell Derek Barton Sammy Gharieni Susie Ellis Lisa Starr Emmanuel Arroyo Sharon Barcock Jeremy McCarthy Andrew Gibson Gioia Fiorani Barbara Gavazzoli Erika Ferreira, BA, MSc Gerard Gordon Heather Durnall Sarah Camilleri Aurora Jardim Andrew Jacka chris lenz #spaeducation #spatraining #spaandwellness #onlineeducation https://lnkd.in/dGDDnrFQ

How can something as simple as a child's bracelet give us a much needed lesson in humanity? In my latest blog (#91) I reflect on an uncomfortable situation between my youngest daughter and an old school friend when they met a few weeks ago after more than two year having not seen each other. The lessons learned are applicable in business and dare I say, in the self-destructive world we are currently living.. #similaritynotdifference #relationshipbuilding #buildingrapport https://lnkd.in/dVPXJAmW