Managing Partner - Stephen Kozicki

Stephen Kozicki is a best selling author, business educator and Australia's leading specialist in 'breakthrough business strategies'. He has a unique ability to convert the key issues from a range of business development topics into useful tools to improve the performance of your business.

As the principal partner in one of Australia's leading business advisory firms, Stephen personally focuses on increasing productivity and profitability for all of his clients.

With over 20 years experience, Stephen is a highly sought after presenter on a range of business development topics. These areas of specialisation include Negotiating with Style, Strategic Account Management, Effective Presentation Skills and Dealing with Cross-functional Teams.

He has featured on Australian national television in the Money and Today shows. Articles about his work and book have appeared in Business Review Weekly and the Professional Marketing magazine.

Stephen is one of the very few Australian business educators to have studied Advanced Negotiating Skills at Harvard University, Boston, USA. He has a Masters of Business, Diploma of Training and Assessment and a Graduate Certificate of Marketing.

He is also amongst a small band of speakers who have been invited to deliver a session for the American Society of Training and Development, in the USA. Stephen delivered his 'Negotiating with Style®' program.

Stephen is the author of the international best selling business book, "The Creative Negotiator" as well as a number of hard-hitting articles that have been published in Australia and overseas, each article focusing on a key aspect of business development.

The Creative Negotiator by Stephen Kozicki

In his best selling book, 'The Creative Negotiator', Stephen Kozicki describes negotiating as the art of reaching an agreement by resolving differences through creativity. The book guides the reader through the processes of becoming a flexible negotiator, planning outcomes and being creative. Stephen transforms the key issues of business negotiations into useful tools and concepts that can be implemented into any organisation.

'The Creative Negotiator' has sold over 120,000 copies and has been translated into seven languages. It is the first book of its kind to achieve this level of success.

"Full of excellent advice, presented with clarity and humour. It's easy to read, simple to use. 'The Creative Negotiator' is a must for our professional library."

Allan Pease - Best Selling Author of 'Body Language'

"This is a terrific book that will help you take the anxiety out of negotiating. Easy to follow and memorable, it will arm you with the attitude, skills and judgement that will make you come out ahead in all types of circumstances requiring negotiation.

Eleni Wang - Managing Director - Bankers Trust Hong Kong

The Persuasive Presenter by Stephen Kozicki and Gary Peacock

Persuasive presenters have one aim-to persuade people to take action. The Persuasive Presenter is an advanced book, filled with tools to help presenters be more persuasive. The Persuasive Presenter also discusses modern technology from Laptops to 'Death by PowerPoint'. A unique section of the book discusses the business of persuasion - managing the costs of persuasion and the impact of persuasion on business strategy.

Revealed in this book:

... and plenty more!

The book also gives free access to:

The Presenter's Toolkit - online tools to help you create dynamic presentations.

Online access to 100 original pictures and quotations.

This is the second book by best-selling author Stephen Kozicki, his first book The Creative Negotiator has been translated into eight languages.

Email: stephen@gordianbusiness.com.au