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When a friend of mine told me she was changing jobs recently I congratulated her and asked what she was going to do. “I’m going to work at (insert name of technological mega-brand here),” she answered enthusiastically. I was polite enough not to remind her that she wasn’t answering the question I’d asked, but that seemed irrelevant to her in any case. Her new job title could have been ‘Apprentice Shoelace Tier’ and she still would have been extraordinarily happy because of the famous name of the company.

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As business evolves, technology advances and new markets open up, it is clear for all to see that we are living and working in a global economy. As a result it is not uncommon for us to have to negotiate with people from different countries and continents. This might be negotiating with one of our colleagues from a regional office or negotiating a supply deal with a company on the other side of the world. The reality is for most of us, at some point in our career, negotiating across borders is something we will have to contend with.

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