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Episode 9: Learn To Negotiate in All Aspects of Your Life with Joanne Zuk - Part 2

May 26, 2023 Michelle Nicole Martin Episode 9
Episode 9: Learn To Negotiate in All Aspects of Your Life with Joanne Zuk - Part 2
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Human-Centric Leadership Podcast
Episode 9: Learn To Negotiate in All Aspects of Your Life with Joanne Zuk - Part 2
May 26, 2023 Episode 9
Michelle Nicole Martin

Welcome to part two of our conversation with Joanne Zuk, as she continues her masterclass in negotiation! Joanne is a business strategist and consultant who works with large, complex organizations to help them develop strategies to meet their goals and create cultures that help them execute their strategies. She’s also on a mission to help women develop the knowledge, confidence, and strategies they need to negotiate for what they deserve. She spent 20 years in senior roles in public service, where she was known for growing leaders and changing cultures. Today, she focuses her consulting business on organizations and leaders that are committed to leadership that puts people first. She is the creator of a series of courses, titled Fearless Negotiation, that help women and people from historically marginalized backgrounds to help them overcome their blind spots and negotiate for what they deserve and desire. Joanne has degrees in biology, psychology, and public and business administration, and she holds certificates in human-centred design and executive leadership. She is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in the centre of Canada. Make sure to join us to catch all that Joanne has to say.


Key Points From This Episode:

  • Joanne shares some statistics about the wage gap and the entrepreneurial sector.
  • Better practices for salary negotiation and the impact this can have on employers. 
  • Resources for skill development; Joanne shares some impactful courses. 
  • Exploring the traditional ideas of negotiation and how we can update these. 
  • Assumptions about others' priorities and the value of bringing things into the open. 
  • Joanne talks about her observations of laying the foundations for future negotiations.  
  • Strategies for changing the tone of the conversations you have with your boss. 
  • Recapping some of the highlights from Joanne's framework.
  • Thoughts on how to best perform on the negotiation stage!  


Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Joanne Zuk 

Negotiate for Entrepreneurs

Negotiating Life

Strategic Salary Negotiation for Professionals

Michelle Nicole Martin

Michelle Nicole Martin on Instagram

Michelle Nicole Martin on LinkedIn

Show Notes

Welcome to part two of our conversation with Joanne Zuk, as she continues her masterclass in negotiation! Joanne is a business strategist and consultant who works with large, complex organizations to help them develop strategies to meet their goals and create cultures that help them execute their strategies. She’s also on a mission to help women develop the knowledge, confidence, and strategies they need to negotiate for what they deserve. She spent 20 years in senior roles in public service, where she was known for growing leaders and changing cultures. Today, she focuses her consulting business on organizations and leaders that are committed to leadership that puts people first. She is the creator of a series of courses, titled Fearless Negotiation, that help women and people from historically marginalized backgrounds to help them overcome their blind spots and negotiate for what they deserve and desire. Joanne has degrees in biology, psychology, and public and business administration, and she holds certificates in human-centred design and executive leadership. She is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in the centre of Canada. Make sure to join us to catch all that Joanne has to say.


Key Points From This Episode:

  • Joanne shares some statistics about the wage gap and the entrepreneurial sector.
  • Better practices for salary negotiation and the impact this can have on employers. 
  • Resources for skill development; Joanne shares some impactful courses. 
  • Exploring the traditional ideas of negotiation and how we can update these. 
  • Assumptions about others' priorities and the value of bringing things into the open. 
  • Joanne talks about her observations of laying the foundations for future negotiations.  
  • Strategies for changing the tone of the conversations you have with your boss. 
  • Recapping some of the highlights from Joanne's framework.
  • Thoughts on how to best perform on the negotiation stage!  


Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Joanne Zuk 

Negotiate for Entrepreneurs

Negotiating Life

Strategic Salary Negotiation for Professionals

Michelle Nicole Martin

Michelle Nicole Martin on Instagram

Michelle Nicole Martin on LinkedIn