Academy Group 5, chief executive mentoring and experiential learning group (with members from the Coventry area) worked with Jeremy Thorn recently on how to ‘negotiate better deals‘. It was a very valuable and enjoyable session – the role-play was a particularly powerful source of learning: it really drove home the power/necessity of aiming high in negotiating – and of making the first bid whenever possible. (See Jeremy’s website at www.jeremythorn.co.uk.)
The main points that we all took away to implement in our businesses were:
- PREPARE before the negotiation (don’t just go along to “see what they have to say”.)
- AIM HIGH – deals often end up near the mid-point between the opening positions, so a tough opening moves the mid-point your way.
- “Never give Owt for Nowt”: always trade concessions.
An excellent session which the group really enjoyed and found very valuable. Absolutely recommended.
Peter Pritchett,
Chairman Academy Group 5
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