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Nicky Perfect spent over 30 years as a Metropolitan Police officer, including 10 years as an international hostage and crisis negotiator, in the elite New Scotland Yard Hostage and Crisis Negotiation Unit.
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In situations like these rather than asserting your authority and using the "because I said so" phrase, try the "no choice choice", trick, says NIcky.
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When dealing with sensitive topics, Nicky advises not responding for 90 seconds to stop you responding emotionally.
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"The response might just be, 'do you know what? I'm being quite emotional now. I need to go away and think about this'," says Nicky.
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Internally, Nicky desperately wanted her to stay.
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