About Negotiation Strategies Explained
Whether you’re negotiating a salary, a business deal, or resolving a conflict, this guide provides you with the essential skills and knowledge to succeed.
From understanding the negotiation process to dealing with power imbalances and ethical considerations, our guide covers everything you need to know to become a skilled negotiator. You’ll learn how to prepare for a negotiation, communicate effectively, and use different strategies and techniques to achieve your goals.
With real-world examples and practical exercises, you’ll gain the confidence to negotiate in different situations, including cross-cultural negotiation and virtual negotiation. You’ll also discover how to handle emotions and close deals successfully.
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Table of contents
- Definition of negotiation
- Importance of negotiation skills
- Understanding the Negotiating Process
- Stages of negotiation
- Key elements of successful negotiation
- Preparing for Negotiation
- Research and gather information
- Define your negotiation objectives and strategies
- Identifying your BATNA (Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement)
- Communication Skills in Negotiation
- Definition of active listening
- Benefits of active listening in negotiation
- Techniques for effective active listening
- Understanding nonverbal cues
- Interpreting body language in negotiation
- Importance of nonverbal communication in negotiation
- Effective negotiation language
- Using persuasive language in negotiation
- Avoiding communication pitfalls in negotiation
- Practicing negotiation communication skills
- Getting feedback and continuous improvement
- Overcoming communication barriers in negotiation
- Negotiation Strategies and Techniques
- Win-win negotiation
- Win-lose negotiation
- Lose-win negotiation
- Compromise negotiation
- Integrative negotiation
- Distributive bargaining
- Interest-based negotiation
- Collaborative negotiation
- Avoiding negotiation
- Concessional negotiation
- Problem-solving negotiation
- Competitive negotiation
- Accommodating negotiation
- Competing negotiation
- Split the difference negotiation
- Negotiating in Different Situations
- Negotiating with difficult people
- Negotiating with a team
- Cross-cultural negotiation
- Virtual negotiation
- Negotiating with superiors or subordinates
- Negotiating in a competitive market
- Negotiating with a long-standing business partner
- Negotiating under time pressure
- Negotiating with limited resources
- Negotiating with a customer or client
- Negotiating with multiple parties or stakeholders
- Negotiating in a high-stakes or high-pressure situation
- Handling Emotions in Negotiation
- Understanding the impact of emotions on negotiation outcomes
- Controlling emotional responses in high-pressure situations
- Managing stress and anxiety
- Dealing with anger and frustration
- Maintaining a positive attitude
- Dealing with Power Imbalances
- Identifying power imbalances
- Balancing power
- Leveraging power
- Ethics in Negotiation
- Fair negotiation
- Honesty and transparency
- Avoiding unethical negotiation tactics
- Closing the Deal
- Finalizing the agreement
- Making a written agreement
- Implementing and monitoring the agreement
- Summary of key negotiation skills, strategies, and tactics
- Importance of continuous learning and improvement
- Final thoughts and recommendations.
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