{"id":2972,"date":"2018-02-24T15:57:35","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T23:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futuresharks.com\/?p=2972"},"modified":"2021-11-22T07:46:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T15:46:45","slug":"9-negotiation-tactics-rarely-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futuresharks.com\/9-negotiation-tactics-rarely-use\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Negotiation Tactics You Should Rarely Use"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some negotiators seem to believe that hard-bargaining tactics are the key to success.<\/p>\n

They use threats, demands, and a tone of voice that aims to belittle their counterpart.<\/p>\n

In fact, negotiators who fall back on hard-bargaining strategies in negotiation are typically betraying a lack of understanding about the gains that can be achieved in most business negotiations.<\/p>\n

When negotiators resort to hard-bargaining tactics, they convey that they view negotiation as a win-lose enterprise. A small percentage of business negotiations that concern only one issue, such as price, can indeed be viewed as win-lose negotiations, or distributive negotiations.<\/p>\n

Much more commonly, however, business negotiations involve multiple issues. As a result, these so-called integrative negotiations give parties the potential to create win-win outcomes, or mutually beneficial agreements. Business negotiators can negotiate by brainstorming creative solutions, identifying differences in preferences that can be ripe for tradeoffs, and building trust.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, when parties resort to hard-bargaining tactics in negotiations with integrative potential, they risk missing out on these benefits. Because negotiators tend to respond in the way they are treated, one party\u2019s\u00a0negotiation hardball tactics\u00a0can create a vicious cycle of threats, demands, and other hardball strategies. This pattern can create a\u00a0hard-bargaining negotiation\u00a0that easily deteriorates into impasse, distrust, or a deal that\u2019s subpar for everyone involved.<\/p>\n

9 negotiation tactics we are not too fond of<\/h3>\n

To prevent your negotiation from disintegrating into hard-bargaining tactics, you first need to make a commitment not to engage in these tactics yourself. Remember that there are typically better ways of meeting your goals, such as building trust, asking lots of questions, and exploring differences.<\/p>\n

Next, you need to prepare for your counterpart\u2019s hard-bargaining tactics. To do so, you first will have to be able to identify them. In their book\u00a0Beyond Winning: Negotiating to Create Value in Deals and Disputes<\/u><\/em><\/a>,\u00a0Robert Mnookin<\/a>, Scott Peppet, and Andrew Tulumello offer advice to avoid being caught off-guard by\u00a0hard bargainers. The better prepared we are for hard-bargaining strategies in negotiation, the better able we will be to defuse them.<\/p>\n

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  1. Extreme demands followed up by small, slow concessions.<\/strong>\u00a0Perhaps the most common of all hard-bargaining tactics, this one protects dealmakers from making concessions too quickly. However, it can keep parties from making a deal and unnecessarily drag out business negotiations. To head off this tactic, have a clear sense of your own goals,\u00a0best alternative to a negotiated agreement<\/em>\u00a0(BATNA), and bottom line \u2013 and don\u2019t be rattled by an aggressive opponent.<\/li>\n
  2. Commitment tactics.\u00a0<\/strong>Your opponent may say that his hands are tied or that he has only limited discretion to negotiate with you. Do what you can to find out if these commitment tactics are genuine. You may find that you need to negotiate with someone who has greater authority to do business with you.<\/li>\n
  3. Take-it-or-leave-it negotiation strategy.\u00a0<\/strong>Offers should rarely be nonnegotiable. To defuse this hard-bargaining tactic, try ignoring it and focus on the content of the offer instead, then make a counter-offer that meets both parties\u2019 needs.<\/li>\n
  4. Inviting unreciprocated offers.\u00a0<\/strong>When you make an offer, you may find that your counterpart asks you to make a concession before making a counteroffer herself. Don\u2019t bid against yourself by reducing your demands; instead, indicate that you are waiting for a counteroffer.<\/li>\n
  5. Trying to make you flinch.\u00a0<\/strong>Sometimes you may find that your opponent keeps making greater and greater demands, waiting for you to reach your breaking point and concede. Name the hard-bargaining tactic and clarify that you will only engage in a reciprocal exchange of offers.<\/li>\n
  6. Personal insults and feather ruffling.\u00a0<\/strong>Personal attacks can feed on your insecurities and make you vulnerable. Take a break if you feel yourself getting flustered, and let the other party know that you won\u2019t tolerate insults and other cheap ploys.<\/li>\n
  7. Bluffing, puffing, and lying.\u00a0<\/strong>Exaggerating and misrepresenting facts can throw you off guard. Be skeptical about claims that seem too good to be true and investigate them closely.<\/li>\n
  8. Threats and warnings.\u00a0<\/strong>Want to know\u00a0how to deal with threats<\/a>? The first step is recognizing threats and oblique warnings as the hard-bargaining tactics they are. Ignoring a threat and naming a threat can be two effective strategies for defusing them.<\/li>\n
  9. Belittling your alternatives.\u00a0<\/strong>The other party might try to make you cave in by belittling your\u00a0BATNA<\/a>. Don\u2019t let her shake your resolve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Have you used any of these negotiation tactics? Did they work? Let us know in the comments!<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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