What Derek Gaunt has said about Fight Less, Win More
1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 1, 2026
Derek Gaunt, Former law-enforcement officer and hostage-negotiation team commander, Black Swan Group coach and author of Fight Less, Win More, has been quoted on Fight Less, Win More once in 1 episode of Mick Unplugged, most recently on October 1, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Gaunt describes Fight Less, Win More as a less academic, more field-worthy distillation and evolution of Never Split the Difference.
“We were looking to produce something that was less academic and more field-worthy. Okay. And so it's a distillation of Never Split the Difference”
Mick Unplugged: Derek Gaunt: Fight Less, Win More Through Tactical Empathy (Oct 1, 2026) · Listen from 36:53
Episodes
Derek Gaunt: Fight Less, Win More Through Tactical EmpathyMick Unplugged · Oct 1, 2026 · 1 h 2 min
Mick Hunt talks with his coach Derek Gaunt about tactical empathy, hostage-negotiation lessons, and the ideas behind Fight Less, Win More.
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