Category Archives: Advanced negotiation techniques

Anchoring effectively – research update

Readers of this blog and alumni of my fee negotiation workshops know that anchoring is one of the most effective tools at the disposal of a negotiator. Benefits of good anchoring Good anchoring allows negotiators … Continue reading

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Precedents – a powerful negotiation tool

Readers of this blog will remember my blog of 14th June where I wrote about the power of standards during negotiations. An article in the current issue of Negotiation Journal (Vol 32 No 2) describes … Continue reading

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Negotiating with liars

Many professionals fear negotiating with liars more than any other type of negotiation. Ultimately this is because they don’t want to have to admit to themselves (and others) that they were so credulous or naïve … Continue reading

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The power of HOW

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Closing and being closed on

Many inexperienced negotiators spend a lot of time and energy worrying about “closing the deal” at the expense of good preparation and application of good negotiation practices. These are covered in-depth in High Impact Fee … Continue reading

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Use of standards

Standards are a great way to influence a negotiation and, if applicable or appropriate, a technique much beloved by experienced negotiators. Using standards can be so effective that often the party being influenced does not … Continue reading

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Negotiating with emotions

When Fisher and Uri published “Getting to Yes” in 1981 two of the key principles of “Principled Negotiations” they defined was to separate the people from the issues and to establish objective criteria on which … Continue reading

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