You have an offer or review coming
Prepare before emotion and urgency take over.
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See what you will learn
Negotiate the offer without improvising.
A practical course for preparing your ask, understanding leverage, and handling the conversation with less hesitation.
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30 short lessons. Day 1 is ready.
- Best for
- Career moves
- Prerequisites
- No formal prerequisites
- Course length
- 30 daily lessons
- Lesson pace
- About 10 minutes a day
- Total learning time
- About 5 hours in total
- Access
- Available on the App Store, with early features and Android testing access
Right for now
If any of this sounds familiar, start here.
Every lesson connects to a conversation, decision, or habit you can change between lessons.
You do not know what to ask for
Think through salary, scope, title, flexibility, and growth.
You fear sounding difficult
Use language that is direct and professional.
You need a plan B
Know your floor and alternatives before the answer arrives.
Inside the course
Your first three days are already mapped.
The course follows a daily sequence, so the next practical move is waiting when you come back.
Range setting
Define target, floor, and acceptable package.
Leverage read
Understand alternatives and timing.
Clear language
Make the ask without apologizing for it.
Tradeoff handling
Know what to do if the first answer is no.
Course preview
30 short lessons
Workplace Negotiation
Day 1
What's Actually Worth Negotiating
Identify the career outcomes worth negotiating at work.
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Day 2
Find What You Can Move
Sort which parts of a job offer or role can move.
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Day 3
Set Your Target, Alternative, and Limit
Set a target, strengthen your best alternative, and choose an acceptance limit.
Course arc
From vague intention to repeatable moves.
Cadence turns the course into a returnable habit: short lesson, quick check, review, and the next useful step.
01 / 04Prepare the package
Know what you want and why.
Assess leverage
Read alternatives, timing, and constraints.
Make the ask
Use clean language for the counter.
Close thoughtfully
Respond to yes, no, or partial movement.
Full syllabus
30 lessons, arranged as one clear path.
Build practical workplace negotiation skill from first principles through real conversation prep, pressure handling, and follow-through. By the end, the learner can plan and deliver a credible ask that improves career outcomes.
Module 01
Negotiation Goals at Work
Define the target, best alternative, walk-away point, and full set of career terms.
- Day 1 What's Actually Worth Negotiating
- Day 2 Find What You Can Move
- Day 3 Set Your Target, Alternative, and Limit
- Day 4 Ground Your Ask in Fair Criteria
- Day 5 Pick the Right Moment
Module 02
Preparing Your Ask
Build a negotiation case using targets, alternatives, and tradeable terms.
- Day 6 Checkpoint: Test Your Preparation Map
- Day 7 Listen for Interests Behind Positions
- Day 8 Map Authority and Constraints
- Day 9 Trade Across Different Priorities
- Day 10 Test Readiness Without Mind Reading
Module 03
Reading Workplace Signals
Uncover interests, authority, constraints, and fair criteria behind stated positions.
- Day 11 Negotiating With Your Manager
- Day 12 Hold the Line With Peers
- Day 13 Use the Formal Process With Care
- Day 14 Map the Real Decision-Makers
- Day 15 Checkpoint: Test Leverage and Constraints
Module 04
Language That Moves Outcomes
Practice wording that frames value, asks cleanly, and handles pushback.
- Day 16 Open With a Clear Ask
- Day 17 Frame Value and Fairness
- Day 18 Ask, Listen, and Calibrate
- Day 19 Use and Respond to Anchors
- Day 20 Work Through Objections
Module 05
Tough Counteroffers and Constraints
Handle anchors, power gaps, delays, refusals, and conditional trades without losing judgment.
- Day 21 Checkpoint: Rehearse the Conversation
- Day 22 Offer More Than One Workable Package
- Day 23 Make Concessions Conditional
- Day 24 Handle Delay and Deadlock
- Day 25 Negotiate Across a Power Gap
Module 06
Career Negotiation Plan
Pull the plan together into one ready-to-use workplace negotiation you can run.
- Day 26 Accept, Decline, or Pause Deliberately
- Day 27 Checkpoint: Stress-Test the Deal
- Day 28 Turn Agreement Into Clear Commitments
- Day 29 Manage the Agreement and the Relationship
- Day 30 Ship Your Career Negotiation Playbook
How learning works
Read, listen, check your understanding, then keep going.
Short daily lessons
Each lesson is designed around about 10 minutes of focused learning.
Reading and audio
Read the lesson or play its audio when listening fits your day better.
Checks when useful
Lessons can use quizzes, written responses, or guided practice. A lesson can also teach without adding a forced exercise.
Progress and support
Track completed lessons, keep a streak, set reminders, and ask the in-lesson coach for help.
Know the limits. Cadence supports guided self-learning. It does not award an accredited degree or professional certificate, and important AI-generated claims should be checked against reliable sources.
Free to read first
Guides on the same skill.
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Course questions
What to know before you start.
Who is Workplace Negotiation for?
Every lesson connects to a conversation, decision, or habit you can change between lessons. It is listed in the career moves part of the Cadence course library.
Do I need any prior experience?
No formal prerequisites are required. The course is designed for guided self-learning, and it is most useful when you bring a real situation or goal to the lessons.
How long does the course take?
Workplace Negotiation contains 30 lessons designed around 10 minutes each. You open lessons in sequence and can move at your own pace.
What is the learning format?
Lessons can be read or played as audio. The course includes quizzes or practical checks where the lesson calls for them, plus progress tracking and Ask Coach inside lessons.
Does this course award a certificate or degree?
No. Cadence is for practical self-learning and does not award accredited degrees or professional certification.
Start today
Day 1: What's Actually Worth Negotiating
Get access and choose Workplace Negotiation. Your first practical move is ready when you open the app.
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