This article explores common negotiation pitfalls and provides actionable strategies for executives to maximize value creation and reach mutually beneficial agreements.
Most executives leave value on the negotiating table, for two main reasons: First, many executives mistakenly believe that they’re negotiating over a fixed pie and that gains for one side necessarily mean losses for the other. Second, they focus exclusively on how to claim value for themselves (by taking as much as they can of that mythical fixed pie) rather than coming up with ways to increase the size of the pie.
All too often, negotiators fail to share information with their counterparts about preferences on the various issues, fearful that they will be exploited if the other side knows what they value. They keep all their cards hidden and assume that this is the secret to being a tough negotiator. To elicit the information necessary to create value, resolve conflicts, and reach efficient agreements, negotiators should use four key strategies: building trust, asking questions, sharing information, and making multiple offers simultaneously. A fifth strategy is also introduced: the concept of post-settlement settlements (PSS) to improve deals even after initial agreements have been made. Most executives leave value on the negotiating table, for two main reasons: They assume they’re negotiating over a fixed pie, and they focus exclusively on how to claim value from that pie for themselves. To create value and reach efficient agreements, negotiators should choose from four strategies: Build trust and share information, ask questions, give away some information, and make multiple offers. As a final step, consider meeting one more time after the deal has been signed, when people are likely to feel less adversarial, to see if there are additional terms that might make the deal better for everyone. teaching managers to negotiate more effectively involves a technology transfer between two divisions of a corporation. The price of the transfer is central to the negotiation, but there are other important issues to be considered as wel
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