How to Bargain to Win …and Still Be Friends

Negotiation is a means of getting what you want from others. It consists of back-and-forth discussions designed to reach an agreement with another party anytime you face common and opposing interests....

Negotiation With Arab Businessmen Takes Some Getting Use To

My experience in negotiating with Arab Business men has been a lot of fun and it was quite a challenge at first due to the cultural differences. You see they like to sling a little bull now and again and are more similar to horse traders in the Old West in many regards. Some say that like to BS a lot and you often find yourself in a convoluted storyline

Business Negotiation; Be Careful if You Win too Much

One of the worst things I have discovered in Business Negotiation is that so often one party will over sell leaving very little on the table for the other party. Sure you shake hands and look them in the eyes when completed but you wonder if they can perform or if they have over promised?

Two Steps for Empowering Influence in Decision-making

“Converting this world’s already-on-existent resources into the enlightened outputs” is one of the most challenging vocations; however, this jargon seems like nothing for those who see this world in a protracted way.

Negotiation Speaker Says Sometimes It Pays To Get Off The Phone & Onto Email

Sometimes it is better to leave your face to face or telephone negotiations behind and enter an email phase, says Dr. Gary S. Goodman, communications expert, best-selling author, and sought after keynote speaker, seminar producer, and management consultant. Specifically, email can slow the tempo, make each message more deliberate and thoughtful, and of course, get things reduced to writing that might otherwise become mere ephemera, and in a legal sense, unusable or relatively worthless later on, should there be a dispute about what one party, or both promised, says Goodman, a popular expert commentator on radio and TV, worldwide.

Get Everything You Ever Want Using Professional Negotiating Techniques

Negotiating means bargaining, give-and-take - and striking a deal that leaves all parties to a transaction happy with the outcome! Bargaining touches all aspects of life, from the kids promising to be quiet during your television programme in exchange for an increase in pocket money, to the boss offering an extra day off to any employee willing to take his place at a forthcoming seminar. Negotiating is a two-way process between parties who bargain until a middle point - a compromise - is reached which leaves everyone happy. So what's involved?

Business Negotiating with Hezbollah Like Moving Deckchairs Around on the Titanic

Business negotiation is not easy and we have all been in serious negotiations doing business deals. It is very important to find out what the other person wants so you can help them win without expending too much time or money.

Contract Rates: Do You Charge Enough?

Pay rates for freelancers are all over the place. Are you charging enough for your work or is it time that you seriously examine your rates and give yourself a raise?

Top 7 Secrets to Franchise Agreement Negotiations

So you are thinking about buying a franchise are you, that is until you read the onerous franchise agreement and thought to yourself; What else does this company want from me? My right arm, first born and soul? Yes, indeed it does seem like that in reading these modern franchise agreements and you think to yourself who on Earth would sign something like that?

Negotiation Hazards

What might work wonderfully in one negotiation situation will not always be appropriate in another. The instant someone feels cheated, misled or taken advantage of, your opportunity to negotiate with her/him is over. Negotiation hazards tend to occur when you are taking a particular strategy too far.

Negotiating Skills; What's My Interest?

I read earlier this year that the Palestinian Prime Minister had received support from militants to give up their weapons in exchange for government jobs. On face value it struck me as a stark example of the difference between a person’s interest and position. The position of the “militants” is well publicised, their interests however, appear to be more personal. Job security providing an income to support their families is closer to their interest.

Negotiating With Outside Sales People

If you own a small business no doubt you have either thought of or been approached by someone offering to do sales for you. Generally these folks will work for commission and expenses and sometimes land your company some big deals.

Negotiating and Matching Rhetoric: A Dangerous Game Indeed

When negotiating with a mirror you cannot win and you are better off not to play. When negotiating with a mirror you will always win and save the day. Who is who, which is right, does it really matter we have been here all night? You see, when negotiating with a master of psychology you may find yourself debating your own words and eating them as you go. Let's take the President of Iran, for every word uttered by our leadership, he simply uses rhetoric to mirror it back.

What's Management's Role in Pricing

This article discusses the relationship between the salesperson and the manager in arriving at pricing decisions to optimize the company's gross margin.

Business Negotiation Using Power and Influence: How Do You Exercise Your Power in Negotiations?

Influence and power are basic elements in all negotiations. By simply exploring and understanding the power you have, or you can obtain, you can radically change the influence that you have and negotiate a potential failure into a successful outcome.