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Curious about what it takes to become a successful negotiator? What if you could learn from a negotiation expert with extensive international experience? If you're ready to enhance your negotiation skills and navigate complex discussions with confidence, this episode is for you.

In this episode, I have the privilege of speaking with Dr. Remi Smolinski, a negotiation professor at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management. With a focus on negotiation theory and practice in international settings and innovation management, Dr. Smolinski brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our discussion.

Imagine mastering the art of negotiation, overcoming common pitfalls, and effectively navigating complex discussions.

By listening to this episode, you can:

1. Understand Successful Negotiation: Learn what it means to negotiate well and strategies for effectively overcoming common challenges.
2. Measure Negotiation Performance: Discover key indicators and metrics used to assess the effectiveness of negotiation outcomes.
3. Apply Innovative Approaches: Gain insights into innovative negotiation strategies and their impact on the negotiation landscape.

Three Benefits You'll Gain:

1. Comprehensive Negotiation Strategies: Learn practical strategies for navigating negotiations across cultures and diverse backgrounds.
2. Skill Development: Understand the role of negotiation competitions in developing negotiation skills and how they differ from real-world scenarios.
3. Future Trends: Stay ahead of emerging trends and developments that will shape the field of negotiation theory and practice.

Are you ready to uncover the secrets of successful negotiation and enhance your negotiation skills? Scroll up and click play to join our enlightening conversation with Dr. Remi Smolinski.

Learn practical strategies, innovative approaches, and key skills to become an effective negotiator in an ever-evolving world.

Dr. Remi Smolinski's contact information:
LinkedIn: @DrRemiSmolinski
Website: The Negotiation Challenge
Book: The Negotiation Challenge: How to Win Negotiation Competitions

REFERENCES:
S2 E21: Learn how you can build resilience & confidence in demanding conversations with one of Singapore's top mediators. Interview with Aloysius Goh.
S1 E23:Learning How to Negotiate by Keeping The Brain in Mind. Interview with Roar Wægger.

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In this episode of It’s an Inside Job, we take on the often overlooked reality of domestic abuse with Deena Kordt—advocate, author, and podcaster. Drawing on her lived experience of emotional and psychological trauma, Deena explains how non-physical abuse works, why it’s hard to name, and how it can reshape a person’s sense of self and safety. She shares her path from a strict conservative upbringing to surviving an abusive marriage for more than three decades.

We talk about the patterns that keep abuse hidden: silence, “invisibility” as a coping strategy, and the slow build of control. Deena breaks down how hyper-vigilance and people-pleasing can become survival habits—and how they often persist even after someone leaves. Her reflections challenge the myth that abuse must be physical to be real, and spotlight the manipulation that makes emotional and psychological abuse so difficult to recognize and describe.

Deena also offers practical guidance for supporting someone who discloses abuse: validate what they’re telling you, protect their confidentiality, and show steady, non-judgmental concern. We also address common misconceptions and stigma, including the fact that men can be victims too—and often face additional barriers to seeking help. Deena argues for more open, informed conversations so support becomes easier to access and shame loses its grip.

The episode closes with three concrete actions for anyone experiencing—or witnessing—abuse: tell a trusted person, document what’s happening, and build a clear, practical exit plan for when it’s safe. Deena’s message is simple and hard-won: reclaiming your voice starts with recognising your worth, and none of this has to be faced alone.

Life Changes Channel Podcast:
https://open.spotify.com/show/7lvBpq6n1Otj42xcKTk5VX?si=6cbe25a55c704260

Websites:
https://DeenaKordt.com/
https://LifeChangesMag.com/

Deena Kordt LI profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deenakordt/

UGlowGRL FB page:
https://www.facebook.com/UGlowGRL19/

UGlowGRL IG acct:
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Life Changes & Divorce YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@U.Glow_GRL

Shift Happens Talk Show:
https://deenakordt.com/shifthappensshow

Books:
https://deenakordt.com/makeshithappen

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“The problem for the future isn’t production. It’s consumption.” - Darrell Bricker

Global population decline is accelerating faster than anyone expected—and it will reshape economies, politics, and society. In this episode of It’s an Inside Job, I speak with population expert Darrell Bricker about fertility collapse, aging societies, and what leaders must understand to prepare for an “empty planet.”

What happens to economies, innovation, and social stability when the world stops having children?

Key Takeaway Insights and Tools

• Global population decline is driven by fertility collapse, not mortality.
  Declining birth rates—across both developed and developing nations—are the single most important factor shaping future population size.
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• Urbanization fundamentally changes family formation.
  As women gain access to education, careers, and income, partnership and childbearing are delayed—and family size shrinks permanently.
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• Below-replacement fertility is now the global norm.
  China, India, Europe, and the Nordics have all fallen below replacement rate, making long-term population decline mathematically unavoidable.
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• Economic growth is threatened more by lack of consumption than production.
  Aging populations consume less, innovate less, and hold most of the wealth—while younger generations shrink in number and purchasing power.
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• Policy incentives alone do not reverse fertility decline.
  Even generous childcare, parental leave, and financial support (e.g., Norway, Canada) have failed to meaningfully increase birth rates.
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Bio

Darrell Bricker is the Global CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, one of the world’s largest public opinion research organisations. Based in Toronto, he is the co-author of Empty Planet, a bestselling and widely debated book that challenges the long-held belief that overpopulation is humanity’s greatest threat.

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