Steven Imke — June 14, 2020 Negotiations can fall into one of 2 camps. Distributive negotiations and Integrative negotiations. In this post, we discuss what you need to know about integrative negotiations. Unlike distributive negotiations where each party tries to negotiate a single item such as the price of an item, integrative negotiation entails several … Continue reading What You Need to Know About Integrative Negotiations
Category Archives: Negotiation Skills
What You Need to Know About Distributive Negotiations
Steven Imke — June 5, 2020 Negotiations can fall into one of 2 camps- Distributive negotiations and Integrative negotiations. In this post, we discuss what you need to know about distributive negotiations. Distributive negotiation is the process of dividing up the value pie during negotiations. Distributive negotiation can be thought of as haggling. Distributive negotiations … Continue reading What You Need to Know About Distributive Negotiations
6 Negotiating Tactics for Fast Growth-Minded Businesses
Merilee Kern — May 14, 2020 Photo courtesy of Ruth Shlossman In business, it would be difficult if not impossible to achieve a notable measure of success without having inked a significant number of agreements with other parties—most appreciably with conflicts inherent in the process having been pleasingly overcome for all involved. Whether negotiating a … Continue reading 6 Negotiating Tactics for Fast Growth-Minded Businesses
How to Achieve a Competitive Advantage in Negotiations
Steven Imke — May 4, 2020 There are many factors good negotiators try to control to give them a competitive advantage in negotiations. Factors such as timing and the location of the meeting, as well as the use of body language and even what each party had to eat can contribute to more successful negotiations. … Continue reading How to Achieve a Competitive Advantage in Negotiations
10 Step Process to Get the Best Deal in Every Negotiation
Steven Imke — April 27, 2020 Negotiations are a strategic discussion that resolves an issue in a way that both parties find acceptable. In a negotiation, each party tries to persuade the other to agree with their point of view. In business, we are constantly negotiating with suppliers, vendors, customers, and employees. To avoid being … Continue reading 10 Step Process to Get the Best Deal in Every Negotiation
What You Need to Know About Business Negotiations
Steven Imke — April 20, 2020 As a business owner, you will be forced to negotiate with suppliers, employees, and customers. Being a good negotiator, either to get the most amount of money for a product or service from the customer or the most value for products or service you buy from a vendor, requires … Continue reading What You Need to Know About Business Negotiations
Winning Decisions Are Sometimes Tough Decisions
Shep Hyken — August 20, 2019 Follow @Hyken — August 20, 2019 I enjoy going to a baseball game. I live in St. Louis, and the fans of the St. Louis Cardinals are known throughout the sports world as being some of the best fans in all of baseball. Many fans remember Albert Pujols as … Continue reading Winning Decisions Are Sometimes Tough Decisions
How to Keep Your Cool – Even in Tense Negotiations
Mladen Kresic — August 9, 2019 Follow @KRNegotiators — August 9, 2019 I have written quite a bit about how to sharpen you and your team’s professional negotiation skills to close larger deals, faster. However, there are many times professionals lose otherwise quality deals because the seller, the buyer or both, can’t keep their calm … Continue reading How to Keep Your Cool – Even in Tense Negotiations
The Importance of Persuasion in Negotiation
Frank Metrilo — November 6, 2018 — November 6, 2018 Negotiation involves coming to an agreement regarding a particular matter and one of the critical skills in this context is the ability to persuade or convince another. Persuasion skills are a key ingredient to a successful negotiation. You need to be able to persuade your … Continue reading The Importance of Persuasion in Negotiation
4 Tips for Negotiating Nearly Anything
Richard Brown — October 2, 2018 Follow @JNBAfinancial — October 2, 2018 Aymanjed / Pixabay I’ve been a negotiator all my life. From persuading my parents to let me have ice cream as a bed-time snack to landing my first job at age 12 – coordinating golf carts at a New Jersey course – it’s … Continue reading 4 Tips for Negotiating Nearly Anything