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Do You Need An Umbrella Agreement In Your Next Negotiation?

October 21, 2022 by drjim
An umbrella agreement can help with a negotiation, but be careful

When negotiating an agreement that has to work both today and in the future, consider using an umbrella agreement to work flexibility into your agreement

Categories 06 - Package Tags business conditions, flexibility, negotiating techniques, negotiation styles, pitfall, principled negotiation, stronger, umbrella agreement

What’s A Better Way To Do Sales Negotiations?

October 7, 2022 by drjim
Negotiators need persuasion strategies in order to get what they want

Negotiators in business negotiations need to understand that in order to get the best deal they need to be aware of all of the ways that they can deal

Categories 04 - Explore Tags BATNA, counteroffer, framing, gains, losses, negotiating techniques, negotiation styles, offer, overjustify, principled negotiation, rational, split

What’s The Best Way To Prepare For A Negotiation?

September 30, 2022 by drjim
To get the deal that you want, you have to take the time to prepare

Negotiators who want to be successful in their next negotiation need to understand the proper way to go about preparing for a negotiation

Categories 01 - Prepare Tags BATNA, best alternative to a negotiated agreement, negotiating techniques, negotiation styles, prepare, principled negotiation, reservation price

What Role Can Text Messaging Play In A Negotiation?

September 23, 2022 by drjim
Do short text messages play any role in a negotiation?

Negotiators need to understand that if they are in a negotiation with a young person they may prefer to communicate via text messages

Categories 05 - Signal Tags email, millennial, negotiating techniques, negotiation, negotiation styles, police, principled negotiation, short message, text message, texting

Negotiators Learn To Deal With The Challenge Of Negotiating with Millennials

September 16, 2022 by drjim
It turns out that it's all about overcoming barriers to communication

Negotiators need to prepare to negotiate with millennials by educating themselves, being transparent, and addressing problems jointly

Categories 05 - Signal, 09 - Buy-Side, 10 - Sell-Side Tags generational differences, jointly, millennials, motivated, negotiating techniques, negotiation, negotiation styles, negotiator, principled negotiation, transparency

How Can Negotiators Build Trust During A Negotiation?

September 2, 2022 by drjim
Negotiators have to know how to both build and earn trust

Negotiators need to understand that in order to be able to reach a deal with the other side, we need to first take steps to build trust with them

Categories 02 - Open Tags concessions, default, distrusted, faith, hope, negotiating techniques, negotiation styles, network, principled negotiation, rapport, trust

Ways To Deal With Difficult People During A Negotiation

August 26, 2022 by drjim
You goal has to be create value that will make them want your deal

When you find yourself negotiating with a difficult partner, you need to make adjustments to how you negotiate in order to get the deal that you want

Categories 04 - Explore Tags frame questions, MESO, multiple equivalent simultaneous offers, negotiating techniques, negotiation styles, principled negotiation, settlement

What Is Your Negotiation Style?

August 19, 2022 by drjim
There are different styles of negotiating that you can use

Negotiators need to be aware of their negotiating style and they need to be able to change styles when called for during a negotiation

Categories 04 - Explore Tags collaborative, compete, competitive, compromises, compromising, listen, negotiating techniques, negotiation styles, principled negotiation, style

When Should A Negotiator Walk Away From A Negotiation?

August 11, 2022 by drjim
Sometimes it's just not worth it

Negotiators need to develop the ability to determine when they will not be able to reach a deal during a negotiation and they should just walk away

Categories 05 - Signal Tags deal, fairness, negotiating techniques, negotiation, negotiation styles, negotiator, principled negotiation, psychologically, sunk costs, walk away

What’s The Best Way To Make A Concession During A Negotiation?

July 29, 2022 by drjim
Knowing how to make concessions allows you to build goodwill and reciprocity in negotiation

Negotiators need to understand how to go about making concessions during a negotiation in order to get the maximum value for what they give up

Categories 05 - Signal Tags concession, contingent concessions, installments, label, negotiating techniques, negotiation styles, principled negotiation, reciprocity
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