Best books that you've read on building client relationships? I appreciate that practicing it is the best way to learn how to do it but still maybe there are some books that you've found useful.

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Art of the deal - Donald trump

Well written business parody book that, assuming you do the inverse of everything mentioned, is very informative.

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Presuasion

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It starts with clients by Andrew Sobel is great. Really prescriptive and specific.

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Negotiate this by herb Cohen. While not categorically about relationships many of the tactics amount to diplomacy and staying focused on positive outcomes during client talks, which often leads to strong working relationships.

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