Foundations to Success

Preparation is the magic ingredient to all successful negotiations. When negotiating, you have to be prepared for anything. You need to know the ins and outs, the intricacies of both sides. The more you prepare, the more knowledge you have, and the better you will do.

Negotiating For Fruit in the Baghdad Open Market

For those who are not use to the Islamic way of life and their free market way of trading and negotiation, perhaps you might like to walk with me in the open market for produce and such in Baghdad Iraq. You see here everything is for sale and the price is simply a negotiation starting point.

Negotiating Water Rights in Water Courts

One of the most critical things in life that one may have to negotiate is water rights in a water court. Failure to properly negotiate water rights can cause future catastrophic issues for one's family or the future of their family businesses, lifestyles or endeavors.

Negotiating in a Crisis Situation: The Time Factor

When negotiating in a crisis situation time is always a major consideration. Time can be your best friend and how you use it will determine your outcome many times. Ask any hostage negotiator about time, it is always the key. The key to Negotiating in a Crisis Situation is time; The Time Factor must be considered.

How to Negotiate

This article discusses the merits of sound negotiation

Negotiating Contracts: A Little Bit of Healthy Curiosity Goes a Long Way

A decade ago, a fairly absurd contract negotiation taught me again how a little good listening and a lot of curiosity can unlock a stuck negotiation and pave the path to a good working relationship.

Secrets to Powerful Negotiations

We negotiate every day. There are negotiations in sales, customer service, interviewing for a position, and relationships between vendors and suppliers. Make a checklist of these five items and apply it to your next negotiations. You can immediately become more powerful and effective in your negotiations.

Asking the Right Questions

Knowing the right questions to ask can have a dramatic effect on our success. Such questions get the communication going & encourage other party to talk & willingly share information with you. Listening is not passive because a good listener can take complete control of an exchange between people. When one listens well, one earns trust of others.

Brainstorm Options Before You Negotiate

A common mistake is to go into a negotiation thinking that there is only one acceptable outcome: what you want. One of the best things you can do to prepare for a negotiation is to think about all the possible options that may exist for you and the other side.

How to Get Back on Track When a Negotiation Stalls

Every salesperson and businessperson has had the experience of being close to closing a deal with a cooperative prospect, when suddenly all progress grinds to a halt. Any number of factors for the roadblock may be to blame. Maybe discussions hit a snag due to a miscommunication or a lack of understanding. Maybe one party allows their emotions to get involved in the negotiation process. Or maybe one of the parties has been dishonest about what they can and cannot deliver.

The Gender Blenders—How Successful Men and Women Mix-It-Up in Negotiation

Men and women have been talking to each other, past each other and at each other ever since Adam became separated from his rib and the first gender gap was opened.

World Class Negotiation—Working Door-to-Door in The Global Village

Sydney, Australia was the destination. Quantas Flight AF008 (LAX to Sydney nonstop) was the particular flight. 58H was my seat assignment—in Economy? Yes, Economy happens.

Spitting In Your Soup

During the 1950's Korean Conflict, six American GI's were assigned to a housing unit. Fighting had calmed down, so they found themselves living in close quarters with extra time on their hands.