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The Critical Negotiation Skill Of Planning Effective Objectives For Your Business Negotiations.
A critical negotiation skill in your business negotiations is how you go about planning your objectives.
I want to share with you 3 critical points that we cover in our negotiation skills training programmes to consider when you are preparing for your negotiations.
1. What is the absolutely best outcome for you in this negotiation?
What would a fantastic transaction (one that you would be extremely happy to agree to) look like?
We call this your aspiration base - in other words, the level at which you will aspire to close the transaction.
You should know that it is key in your negotiation to always ask for a little more than you would like to receive. This means that you must always have an aspiration base that is higher than your targeted outcome. By asking for a little more than you would like to achieve you enable yourself to make a concession to your counterpart in exchange for a counter concession.
On the positive side, you may just get what you regard to be ideal if you ask for it! Don't fall into the trap of making decisions on behalf of your counterpart by saying to yourself they will never go for that .Take note that I am not suggesting that you make extreme demands - extreme demands are very risky and dependent on the cultural context within which you find yourself.
2. What is the absolutely minimum acceptable outcome for you in this negotiation?
At what stage will you decide to terminate or suspend your negotiation?
If you do not decide on a specific stage at which it will no longer be possible or desirable for you to conclude a deal, then you may become vulnerable to closing a deal that you will not be happy with. This is important to do as you could easily become emotionally committed to closing a transaction at all cost because you may think that your individual credibility is at stake.
3. What do you think are the aspirations and minimum acceptable deal levels for your counterpart?
It is also vital that you consider the aspirations and minimum acceptable deal levels from your counterparts viewpoint. This will never be an exact science but through proper planning and investigation of supporting information you may be able to get a good idea of what kind of deal is the standard in your industry or type of negotiation.
By considering the aspirations and minimum acceptable agreement levels from your counterparts viewpoint, you will be able to identify the bargaining range. Knowing the agreement range or zone of possible agreement (ZOPA) will help you to see if a deal is possible or not.
Most negotiation training programmes will teach you that the agreement range is defined as the area of overlap between your minimum acceptable deal level and the minimum acceptable deal levels of your counterpart.
Remember that 99 percent of your success in negotiation is dependent on the quality of your preparation. You should spend at least as much time planning for negotiations as you expect to be busy negotiating. If you expect to be in negotiations for an hour, then you should spend at least the same time in preparations.
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