Refreshed the fact that you can work constructively with the supplier. Excellent presentation.
Resources on Negotiation Skills and Strategies
We at Watershed Associates continue to build a resource library on negotiation skills for our site visitors and clients. Below is a small sampling. Be sure to check back from time to time as more of our work becomes available on-line.
We make these resources available to the general public to enhance an understanding of negotiation skills. No matter how complex the business negotiation scenarios we teach, our negotiation course participants always ask us the same questions:
• Can you recommend additional reading or negotiation strategy?
• Why should I bother to negotiate?
• What are best practices for managing my negotiating team?
• How can I conduct effective salary negotiation with my staff?
We hope you find these negotiation resources informative and enlightening.
Watershed Associates Articles and Advice
- How to Harness the Power and Avoid the Pitfalls of Negotiating over Email
When using email to advance your negotiations, you’ll want to factor in these considerations and incorporate effective strategies. - Negotiating the Best Deal on a New Car
It just so happens that negotiating for a new car is very simple, but it takes an investment of time, and you need to understand a few fundamental things first. - Why Negotiate?
We expound on the very practical reasons that choosing to negotiate will bring business success and enhance your professional and personal stature. - Does a Sense of Fairness Have a Place at the Negotiating Table?
How to open with an assertive offer is a key skill taught in Watershed Associates’ negotiation workshops on Best Negotiating Practices®. We notice that some individuals are initially reluctant to apply it, sometimes explaining that they prefer to be up front and “fair” in stating their wants and needs. This article discusses the notion of fairness and examines the effectiveness of fairness in an opening offer. - Dominate Stress During a Negotiation
Two casualties of stress are memory and creativity, fundamental requirements for success in negotiating. "Thinking outside the box" can save many negotiations, but creativity may jump out the window when stress enters in. - Bargaining with Emotional Intelligence
This article explores the role your emotional intelligence has in the bargaining phase of negotiations. (Interview by freelance writer Sara Rigler.) - Complex Agreements Call for Team Negotiations
First published in Sell!ng, this article explores how to assemble and prepare your negotiating team. - The Other Kind of Concessions: The Art of the 100/100 Negotiation Deal
Originally published in Airport Magazine, and applicable to purchasing professionals, We encourage purchasing managers to utilize negotiation skills and provides them a summary of the fundamentals.
Watershed Associates Recommended
- Recommended Reading on Negotiations
We’ve read them all, and here are our best picks.
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