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International Negotiation Skills. How to get the best from your partners. Getting to a Deal. ?. US. THEM. Impose a solution Bully them Persuade them with logic Beat them with data Getting a Deal Sell the benefit Beg them/Appeal Bribe them Compromise
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International Negotiation Skills How to get the best from your partners
Getting to a Deal ? US THEM Impose a solution Bully them Persuade them with logic Beat them with data Getting a Deal Sell the benefit Beg them/Appeal Bribe them Compromise Find creative options Negotiating a Deal Trade Bargain
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Course Aims • To give you a tool box of selected skills • we don’t tell you what’s right, we help you to choose what’s right ‘in context’ • To offer a structured way to prepare • using ‘The Negamid’ • To give you the chance to practice the skills • with ‘benchmarked’ scenario simulations • To give you expert feedback • without fear or favour and with video!
Long-term partnerships Medium-term relationship ‘One shot deals’ Scope of Approach Relationship is key ‘Win-Win’ ? Let them win just enough ‘Win-Lose’ ‘Screw them it’s war!’
Negotiation Process: Macro Flow eee explore exchange eliminate
The Negamid Deal Talking transients Tactics/Targets Aims and Strategy C h a r a c t e r s constants C o m p a n y C o m p e t i t i o n Them Us C u l t u r e
Culture Symbols Behaviour Language Values Attitudes Assumptions
The Canning ‘FAB 5’ Approach Canning Preparatory Truth Relationships Time Communication The Human Condition Experiential
The Five Dimensions of Culture Culture
What is your Current Cultural Mind-Set? Canning The ‘right’ mind-set
Competition • Who are they? • What are they doing? • What are their strengths/weaknesses • How can we know more?
Company • What do we know about them? • How can we know more? • What are their real interests?
Characters • Who are they? • How do they see you? • How can we know more? • What are their interests?
Aims and Strategy Is your next move in line with your strategy?
Targets Your Target Their Target Entry Point ExitPoint Issue Trades
The ‘Live’ Skills • Use small talk • Question • Manage agendas • Go in ‘high/low’ • Trade, don’t give • Keep things open – nothing is agreed until everything is agreed • SOPHOP • Summarise • Catch what’s good for you, turn what isn’t • Widen the scope – explore don’t reject • Don’t be bulldozed • Take time-outs • Watch the body language • Be ready to close
Ask Questions Questions are winners!
Use Agendas Don’t get lost!
Go in ‘High’/’Low’ and Manage the Movement High risk/return Low risk/return
Trade, Don’t Give I’ll open the book, if you show me the figures
Nothing is Agreed Until Everything is Agreed All we have to discuss now are the service and warranty aspects… We got a deal! Can’t wait to tell everyone!
Summarise Better to check than guess The Welsh translation says: ‘I'm not in the office at the moment. Please send any work to be translated.’
Catch What’s Good for You, Turn What Isn’t We’re glad you like the proposal We like your proposal but we cannot work with Nigel White What kind of person would you like to work with.
Widen the Scope Explore, don’t reject
Give Yourself Time ‘Let me sleep on it’
Take Time-Outs A break is better than breakdown!
The Finns are well known for expressing their emotions ... joy frustration depression hilarity anger delight Watch the Body Language
Closing the Deal Summarise with ‘Conditional Hook’ and presumptive close
Why Do People Co-operate? • Principle of Liking • Principle of Reciprocity • Principle of Authority • Principle of Social Proof • Principle of Consistency • Principle of Scarcity
Managing the Meeting How many do you need? We need to talk about time. How much does it cost? I need to leave early.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Managing the Meeting Exchange Explore Eliminate Small Talk Business update Central Message Agenda 1 2 3 4 Probe, explain, summarise, and move on Package negotiation ‘If we could would you …?’
Dirty Tricks • Avocado • Straw Man • Phantom Boss • Trojan Horse • Good Cop/Bad Cop • Poor Man • Deadline Bandit • Door Knob
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