Negotiation · Digital policy · Technology
I help people and organizations negotiate with more confidence and better results.
I coordinated Czech negotiating positions on digital policy in the Council of the EU. I trained in negotiation at Harvard Kennedy School, where I also coached graduate students and mid-career professionals.
If you have an important negotiation coming up, I'd be glad to help you prepare.
Do you have an important negotiation coming up? Perhaps a salary discussion, a new job offer or a difficult conversation with a colleague, or a more complex situation such as agreeing on budgets between teams. I'll help you prepare, so you go in with a clear plan and a calm head. Consultations are one-on-one and online, in Czech or English.
Book an intro callInteractive workshops tailored to teams that negotiate with partners, public authorities, politicians or within their own organization. We work with realistic scenarios and practice, so participants leave with skills they can use the very next day.
Get in touchBook an intro call in my calendar, or send me a few sentences.
In a free 20-minute call, we'll talk about what you need and whether we're a good fit.
If we are, we agree on scope and price and get started.
2022–2024
From 2023, I led the unit, was responsible for coordinating Czech positions on EU digital legislation, and served as Vice-Chair of the Government Council for the Information Society.
Česko.Digital · 2025–2026
I led Služby.Digital, a project helping the Czech state improve its digital services. It included the largest study of the state's digitalization in Czechia to date, and its recommendations were reflected in the government's policy statement.
2019–2022
Master in Public Policy (MPP), course coach in negotiation courses, coach in the negotiation clinic, and research on digital government at the Ash Center.
I've been interested in negotiation since 2018, when I had the chance to see political negotiations up close in the European Parliament.
At Harvard Kennedy School, I trained in negotiation and then spent two years coaching in the school's negotiation courses. In the negotiation clinic at the Kennedy School, I worked with dozens of students on their specific situations. Negotiation was then a key part of my work at the Office of the Government, where I coordinated Czech positions on digital policy for negotiations in the Council of the EU, and at Česko.Digital. Since 2025, I have also worked with Vyjednáváme.cz.
If there's one thing I take from all this, it's that negotiation is a skill you can learn and keep improving. It isn't only about big political negotiations, but also about everyday situations at work and in your personal life. The goal of my consultations and workshops is not just to share useful concepts, but above all to give you space to try things out, so you can put them into practice.
I run negotiation training for companies in cooperation with Vyjednáváme.cz. More at Vyjednáváme.cz
Email me at blanka@blankasoulava.cz or reach out on LinkedIn. A short note about what's going on is enough.