Communication

KISS Review Framework

An action-orientated review model to convert past experience into practice.

FFC Technique

Give feedback that is clear, specific, and actionable by combining Feeling, Fact, and Comparison.

The Golden Circle

For understanding how great leaders and orgs inspire action by starting with a clear sense of purpose.

4 Patterns of Team Conflicts

Summary of typical conflicts in the workplace, discover proven strategies

Active Listening Spiral

A framework enhances understanding, empathy, and responsiveness.

Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI)

Using dual concern theory to understand and resolve conflicts.

AVP Model

A simple practice to accept the anxiety, anger or sadness and start embracing them.

SBI Model

Deliver objective feedback by separating situation, behavior, and impact.

7-38-55 Rule

Your presence speaks louder than your words.

FORM Technique

A simple way to start conversations.

The Relationship Map

A simple way to evaluate your relationships.

TOPS Framework

Make your pitch or message clear, logical, and action-oriented.

Stakeholder Saliency Model

Sharpen your stakeholder management skills via finding who matters most.

Winston’s Star

Apply five communication elements to make ideas memorable and repeatable.

3A Trust Model

Gives you a simple and clear structure to build trust fast.

2 Minute Rule

Change up the content every two minutes to keep people engaged.

10-10-10 Meeting Model

Structure 30-minute meetings into focused parts for better feedback.

The Rule of Suspense

Reveal your points step by step.

PREP Framework

Deliver clear, structured arguments by stating your point first, proving it, and closing with clarity.

Johari Window

Expand self-awareness, uncover blind spots, and strengthen trust through structured feedback.

FIRE Model

Separate facts from interpretations to respond to feedback calmly and solve the real problem.

ORID Focus Conversation

Help groups move from information gathering to action in a structured and inclusive way.

Harvard Negotiation Principle

Six negotiation principles help both sides get more of what they want.

ZOPA

A practical negotiation concept that defines where a deal is actually possible.

Zoom-In and Zoom-Out Model

Allows you to handle challenges with clarity, whether you need to see the big picture or focus on the details.

Self-Us-Now Framework

Help individuals and groups connect personal stories to collective action.

7C Pyramid Communication Framework

Aim to eliminate confusion and miscommunication in both verbal and written forms

Pixar Storytelling Formula

Turn complex ideas into clear cause-and-effect stories people remember.

Current–Past–Future Interview Framework

An easy framework to answer "Tell Me About Yourself" in a job interview.

Hero's Journey Storytelling Framework

A storytelling framework that makes your message relatable, memorable, and impactful in any context.

The Innovation Story Framework

Narrate how an idea was born, built, and scaled to demonstrate its real-world impact.

VSNC Framework

Persuade and inform with clarity by structuring your message.

COIN Model

Deliver clear, non-judgmental feedback by separating facts, impact, and next actions.

GREAT Coaching Model

Emphasis on timing, ensuring actions are strategically aligned with deadlines for effective goal setting.

Three Circles of Influence

Grow your influence via focusing what you can control.

Radical Candor

Being a great manager without losing your humanity.

COST Principle

Help people to deliver strong messages or express complex ideas.

RACI Model

Bring clarity, reduce friction to the stakeholder communication.

Magic Loop Framework

Capture feedback, act on it, make changes stick, and report back with clarity.

ABCD Trust Model

Increase engagement and commitment in the workplace.

PART Framework

Structure your answers and emphasize takeaways to show real growth.

CLEAR 1

Strengthen alignment between your priorities and your manager’s expectations.

RIDE Communication Framework

Help you persuade effectively, build trust, and gain support in any professional setting.

DISC Communication Styles Framework

Speak their language, not yours.

Freytag’s Pyramid

Helps communicators control emotional rhythm and attention over time.

SCR Framework

Resolve complications with concise, executive-ready solutions.

SCQA Framework

Structure complex messages into a clear narrative that leads the audience to your conclusion.

Pyramid Principle

Structured communication framework which is supporting your point with logically organized details and effective information delivery.

Harvard Negotiation Principle: Getting to Yes

Six negotiation principles help both sides get more of what they want.

FRAMEWORK CARD

Harvard Negotiation Principle

Goal
Replace competitive bargaining with collaborative problem solving to find mutual gains.
Best For
Business Negotiation; Conflict Resolution; Stakeholder Alignment

Strong Negotiation Skills

Poor negotiation often leads to conflict or missed opportunities.

“Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In” is a classic book on negotiation. It has helped millions of people learn a better way to negotiate.

In this book, Roger Fisher, William Ury and Bruce Patton brought up 6 principles that introduced the world to the possibilities of mutual-gains negotiation, or integrative negotiation. It means that negotiators don't have to choose between either waging a strictly competitive, win-lose negotiation battle or caving in to avoid conflict.

By listening closely to each other, treating each other fairly, and jointly exploring options to increase value, negotiators can find ways of getting to yes that reduce the need to rely on hard-bargaining tactics and unnecessary concessions.

6 Negotiation Principles

Separate the people from the problem

In negotiation, it's easy to forget that our counterparts have feelings, opinions, values and unique backgrounds that contribute to what they do and say during talks.

When misunderstanding and conflict arise in negotiation, we need to deal with the "people problem" directly rather than trying to gloss over it with concessions.

Strive to imagine the situation from their counterpart's viewpoint.

If someone is refusing to back down from a hardline position, ask her how she thinks things are going.

Exploring each side's perceptions openly and avoiding the tendency to blame are key negotiation skills.

Focus on interests, not positions

We tend to begin our negotiation by stating our positions.

For example, a homeowner might say to a developer: "I won't allow you to develop this property".

When we stake our firm positions, we set ourselves up for impasse.

In our goal of getting to yes, we need to draw out the interests underlying our counterpart's positions by asking questions, such as, "Why is this property important to you?"

By identifying what interests are motivating the other party, and sharing your own interests, you can open up opportunities to explore tradeoffs across issues and increase your odds of getting to yes.

Learn to manage emotions

Be sure that you and your counterpart have ample opportunities to express and discuss any strong emotions related to your negotiation.

Allowing one another to speak your mind will benefit both sides.

Freed from the burden of unexpressed emothions, people will become more likely to work on the problem.

When you know that you will have your turn to express how you are feeling, it will be easier for you to listen when your counterpart has his turn.

Express appreciation

Fisher, one of the authors stressed the importance of expressing appreciation as a means of breaking through impasse.

No one likes to feel unappreciated, and this is particularly true in a negotication.

Put a positive spin on your message

Communication in a positive way is a much more effective means of getting to yes than blaming and criticizing.

Instead of speaking on behalf of your group, speak only for yourself.

You can find the difference throughout the following statement:

"Everyone on the team feels that you're not performing well": This will distract the listener from your message, because he will wonder who has been talking about her;
"Your recent work has fallen short of your high performance levels": Talk about what you personally have observed instead.

Escape the cycle of action and reaction

If the other side announces a firm position, you may be tempted to criticize and reject it. if they criticize your proposal, you may be tempted to defend it and dig yourself in.

They push you hard, and you will tend to push back...

To head off this vicious cycle, the authors introduce a negotiation skill they called "Negotiation Jujitsu", which involves avoiding escalation by refusing to react.

They advise us to channel our resistance into more productive negotiation strategies.