You are in a position to negotiate when the employer understands your value to the organization. Decision Making Ability Leaders with negotiation
skills have the ability to act decisively during a negotiation. Develop Negotiating Skills Session 6: Here the purpose of negotiating is to discover the
parameters of the other side. Whenever you are the buyer, the seller should be required to specify his asking price and terms. See our page on
Mediation Skills for more information. Consider the following questions:. Specific forms of negotiation are used in many situations: For example, I
could start out the conversation by highlighting my strengths. Any new ideas or interests should be taken into account and the situation looked at
afresh. Or you may possess a special real estate location, or a patent, or a market share which the buyer is willing to pay a premium for, above
what might otherwise be considered the going market rate. That project had been running for three years, and had progressed substantially as
forecasted. Your goal will be to build pricing power into whatever you are selling to help distance yourself from competition and justify your
negotiating position. There are two ways to expand your business: If you ask permission to ask a question, you will lay a foundation for agreement
and likely receive a complete answer. Strategic Thinking and Action Planning for more information. But in the long run, this is a mistaken impulse,
unless accompanied by a sound business rationale such as a reduction in scope, change in terms or outcome from the deal. One of our
engagements with a client . Additional resources 1m 25s. Watch courses on your mobile device without an internet connection. Of course, this
is not always the case. For example, a manager frustrated with the lack of progress during a salary negotiation may concede more than is
acceptable to the organization in an attempt to end the frustration. Conflict Resolution and Mediation. Active Listening Negotiators have the skills
to listen actively to the other party during the debate. Throughout the negotiation, remember to be open and honest. Reducing misunderstandings is
a key part of effective negotiation. Ethics and Reliability Ethical standards and reliability in an effective negotiator promote a trusting environment
for negotiations. Not working on weekends. Ask the other side to make the first offer. Negotiation is not necessarily a one side against another
arrangement. The other side may be highly motivated to make a deal because of a special benefit to be gained from what you are selling.
Compromises are often positive alternatives which can often achieve greater benefit for all concerned compared to holding to the original positions.
What may emerge is a clarification of the reasons you need to be more or less flexible in meeting the other side's positioning. Effective negotiation is
a skill, and like any skill, it can be learned. Here is an example where we are considering a shopping center location for a franchised chain of pizza
stores:. Make an offer without including an escape clause or clauses.