Do you know the real Interests in the Negotiation?

To find out what the real interests are in your negotiation you need to follow Roger Fisher's advice: separate the people from the substantive issues.

Over the years, I have been an observer and adviser to many global negotiations with individuals and companies that fail to heed this advice, and they always fail.

Negotiation, Stephen KozickiStephen Kozicki10 November 2017Negotiation, Interests, Win-Win, Questions, ListeningComment

Tough Conflicts? Negotiate Better Solutions

One of the toughest negotiations is when one side wins and the other side loses. For example, a mining company wants to mine in a forest area and a local government wants to stop the mine because they want to preserve the forest. If one side wins, the other loses.

This is so difficult because each side brings a position and then spends all their energy defending their position or attacking the other side's position.

In the toughest negotiations, we need to look beyond positions and explore interests.

Gary Peacock, NegotiationGary Peacock21 July 2016Negotiation, Conflict, Win-Win, Win-Lose, Process, Interests, PositionsComment

How can you be unique, but persuaded in predictable ways?

You are different, there's nobody just like you. So, how can we be persuaded in predictable ways? Well, there's a one word answer: process. We can all be persuaded in predictable ways by using a process. This process needs to be based on understanding the psychology of persuasion.

Gary Peacock, PersuasionGary Peacock18 September 2015Persuasion, Predictable, Process, Psychology, Prepare, Persuade, Interests, Risks, Start, Stop, Behaviour, Next Steps, Resources, Consequences, QuestionsComment

Negotiating: Have you missed the bus? [Identify Business Priorities]

When consulting on the toughest negotiations, we often see our client has missed the bus. Have you missed the bus: do you know the other parties’ problems and business priorities? ...