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Negotiation Skills
1. Negotiation Skills My father said: "You must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let the other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for always making all the money, you won't have many deals.” J. Paul Getty
2. Why Negotiate? Gavin Kennedy in his book The New Negotiating Edge says.. ‘ Animals do not negotiate. They use violence or the threat of violence to get what they want, whether it be food, a mate or territory.’ Have you ever seen 2 dogs negotiate over a bone? ‘ Trade is the human foundation of human civilisation. It is what makes humans different from animals.’ ‘ Negotiation is anathema to tyrants, who usually want something for nothing and do not recognise a need for another person’s voluntary consent before they get what they want’
3. Negotiation – What is it? ‘ The process by which we search for the terms to obtain what we want from somebody who wants something from us’ Gavin Kennedy Confer with others to reach a compromise or agreement. Concise Oxford Dictionary To negotiate is to trade something we have for something we want. Anon ‘ Negotiation is an explicit voluntary traded exchange between people who want something from each other’ Gavin Kennedy
4. Some Decision Making Tools for Negotiation: Persuasion : Usually the first method we choose when we want something. Useful when interests or opinions are the same. Giving in: This is not the easy way out, and sometimes it’s just not worth continuing if the cost (in any terms) is too high. Coercion: This could simply be stating your options, ‘I could take my business elsewhere’. It could also be gentle reminders or unspecified consequences right up to threats. Threats are not useful in a negotiation situation as they erupt in full blown battles. Problem Solving: Works well when both parties have a strong relationship, where you trust each other, and share the problem.
5. When do we Negotiate? When we need someone’s consent When the time and effort of negotiating are justified When the outcome is uncertain Source: The Negotiate Trainers Manual 1996 p6.
6. Negotiating Behaviour Gavin Kennedy (The New Negotiating Edge) describes 3 types of behaviour that we can display and encounter when in a negotiating situation RED BLUE PURPLE 7
7. RED Behaviour Manipulation Aggressive Exploitation Always seeking the best for you No concern for person you are negotiating with Taking People behave in this manner when they fear exploitation by the other party, but by behaving this way to protect themselves, they provoke the behaviour they are trying to avoid. 8
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10. The Four Phases of Negotiation PLAN DEBATE PROPOSE BARGAIN 11