Negotiation is an art and acquired skill; as such it should be a continuous journey for every tax executive. Negotiation is used by everyone every day, personally and professionally. For example, it can be used to develop a win-win result in cross-functional issues with a geographically diverse team or equally in discussions with tax authorities to concisely explain transfer pricing concepts.
In today’s world of tax subjectivity and controversy, negotiation is a requisite (and often neglected) skill for local, regional and global tax teams, as well as other leaders in the business. Conveying technical tax terms and complicated transactions simply, succinctly and convincingly is a leadership skill that becomes more important as one’s career progresses. Notwithstanding this necessity, negotiation is a skill that is not an integral part of everyone’s development program.
Books, presentations and conferences are focused on negotiation, and I will pass along some tremendous resources I have used that are easy to read and implement daily. It is also fun to see the results! Gerry Spence, a U.S. renowned trial lawyer, has written the following two books for your consideration:
- How to Argue and Win Every Time – At Home, at Work, in Court, Everywhere, Every Day
- Win Every Case: How to Present, Persuade and Prevail – Every Place, Every Time
I highly recommend the above resources, related articles posted herein, and look forward to your ideas on this important leadership topic.
Cover of How to Argue and Win Every Time
Please ensure you, and your teams, have a negotiation goal for 2013!
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