Negotiation Flashcards
Anchoring
An offer that is at (or slightly more aggressive) than the aspiration point
Aspiration point
The best outcome each party hopes to achieve from a negotiated agreement
Best alternative to a negotiated agreement (BATNA)
An alternative that, should negotiation fail, you are willing and able to execute without the other party’s participation or permission
Convergent thinkers
Tend to be reliable, rational, and principle-based
Divergent thinkers
Tend to be creative and spontaneous
Demand
A statement of terms with no room for adjustment
Interests
The why behind what you want
3 types of interests
Procedural interests
Psychological interests
Substantive interests
Procedural interests
How a process is conducted
Psychological interests
How people feel, how they are perceived, how they relate with others
Substantive interests
Schedules, prices, salaries , etc
Interest-based negotiations
Focus on the interests, not the positions of the two negotiating parties
Negotiation
Process involving 2 or more people or groups who have a degree of difference in positions, interests, goals, values
Position
What you want
Reservation point
Bottom line