Les Florets - Post Negotiation Analysis

My negotiation partner impressed me by setting the price at $33,000, and made me think that he had to charge us at $33,000. This increased my expected level of payment a lot. Before he gave the

Negotiations are a part of daily life whether we are aware of them occurring or not. In everything that we do there are preferred end results and the end results are likely to affect more than one person. The goal in this however, is to ensure that all parties are equally benefited from the actions and reactions that occur to create that end result. While some dealings are done in a more subtle manner without a great deal of negotiation per say there are other situations that would warrant more vocalized mutually acceptable compromises. The purpose of this paper will be to effectively explain a situation of which required negotiation on the part of both parties that almost all of us have endured and that would be the process of buying a

The process to start with was quite integrative with both sides laying out their priorities and what their limitation were. However, in between we reached an impasse with both sides not agreeing with each other. We set the anchor at 16,000 and then Anna came back with a bid of 65K plus 5% of gate. We said that was too high and said that was way off industry norms. We countered with 19 K. She said the base was too low, that was not possible and he wanted us to counter bid against ourselves, which we did not. She offered 55K + 5 % of gate. We said we could do 24k but no gate collection. She said 45 K + 5% of the gate. We offered him 26 K and at this point the negotiation kind of stalled. The Opera really wanted Sally for the role and Sally really needed a job as she was

In this course, I have learned that it is possible to dramatically improve my ability to negotiate. I can improve my monetary returns and feel better about myself and the people with whom I deal. I also learned that there are several ways to test my intuition and approach. The course provided me with an opportunity to assess my “instinctive” bargaining style and provides suggestions for how to further develop my bargaining abilities. The negotiation exercises were a good way to cement several of the concepts from the book and lecture and gave me several opportunities to get to know my classmate more and test some new insights with them.

In Energetics meets Generex negotiation, I was acting as a Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Energetics Corporation and my opponent and my classmate Chace Eskam was acting as a COO of Generex Corporation. In this deal, as a COO I was supposed to sell the Wind energy division of the Energetics to Generex. Energetics Corporation was in desperate need of cash due to bankruptcy. Another hurdle was that I could not sell three different locations of Wind plants individually. My company needed cash within three months with no additional terms added to this deal. My another best alternative was to sell all the assets of Wind Energy division to generate some cash if deal with Generex fails in this negotiation. Our negotiation went on for 15-20 minutes during class time and deal was set in $247 millions. My opponent Chace was very tough in this negotiation to deal. He was very prepared with facts and numbers before he came to the table. My opponent asked me lot questions such as the depreciation of the property, equipment’s life, taxes etc. After having lot of discussion we ultimately came to the conclusion that Generex will pay Energetics $247 million right away in cash to purchase Wind Energy division from Energetics.

1. How did you plan for the negotiation? Explain how you decided on a strategy?

For the Texoil negotiation, I was in the role of the Service Station Owner. As such, my main objective was to sell the station and get the best possible agreement. My BATNA was $400,000, which represented an offer from British Petroleum and my resistance point was $413,000 after tax, which represented the cost of my trip. My target was $488,000, which included an additional $75,000 to help tie me over until I found a job upon my return. This resistance point represents a purely financial alternative. However, there were several other criteria or interests other than strictly financial which could have been satisfied through non-financial means. My underlying interest or reason for selling the station was

Going into this negotiation as the VP of operations my goal was to primarily succeed in buying the restaurant. Prior to starting the negotiation, i identified several certain non monetary concessions that could be made to sweeten the deal such as paying a percentage of travel expenses, and also allowing the restaurant owner

People- Pat Olafson is a local investor and real estate developer. In comparison to Sandy, Pat has been very financially successful. Their relationship seems to be multi-layered. Pat plays the role of bank, landlord, and client to Sandy and WoodCrafters. While not illegal, or even immoral, allowing one person, or entity, to have so much control over your business life isn’t the wisest decision. In addition, the combination of Pat’s success and Sandy’s hardships seems to have caused Sandy to be jealous of Pat’s success. It would be in Sandy’s best interest to recognize that his perception of Pat bears no significance on this negotiation. Sandy would be best served by leaving his perceptions behind and keeping his emotions in check.

I assumed this was because Jamie disclosed the details of the offer I made her to Jack. Therefore, Jack was willing to accept less, in order to remain competitive with my offer. Because of the concept of scarcity caused by many people wanting the same thing (Bargaining for Advantage, pg. 179), I foresaw this happening, so when I reentered the negotiation, I asked to speak privately with Jack. Knowing that Jack felt pressured to drop his portion with Jamie because of me previous offer, I again tried to mention to him how I thought a three-way deal where funding was split equally and I conceded $10,000 of my share was a fair deal. I was hoping he would side with me when we reentered the negotiation because he would now understand the spiral effect that exists in this negotiation. However, because I knew I couldn’t rely on this I also mentioned the possibility that we could come to an agreement and I could better Jamie’s offer. I believe we reached a tentative agreement where I would receive $70,000 and he would receive $230,000. Again, I wish I could have persuade him to agree right then and there, but it seemed that he wanted to rejoin Jamie to further discuss the options. When all three of us we involved yet again, Jack had mentioned openly how it would be more beneficial to have an agreement with me, and this really caused an unexpected, but

I also learned one thing that I would like to stop doing during the negotiation is letting the other party offer first. I was able to adequately prepare for the negotiation, find the prices I wanted and was willing to accept, and identify different issues besides price to use as bargaining chips since the Statler Hotel had less to offer than the seller. Although I knew that I had taken enough time to prepare for the negotiation, I let fear of inducing a chilling effect keep me from being aggressive with my first offer. I now know I have no need to be self-conscious if I have prepared – although I read this in the book it is different to experience it in practice. I also know, that if I do miss the chance to offer first because the other party happens to be more aggressive than myself it is important to re-anchor the conversation to keep the negotiation on the track I want it to be.

Negotiation is the process of making amicable decisions between individuals or groups.  In this assignment, I will discuss a negotiation that did not result in the best possible solution for all parties. This negotiation was related to my work experience where I was a realtor who was representing a buyer in negotiation of the property’s price, mortgage loan rate and terms. I am a real estate licensee and also a member of National Association of Realtors. I have been practicing my license for seven years now. Seven years of experiences in real estate industry

By taking this course, we have learned the different types of negotiations and the strategies to be used in

I made her comfortable by making the first offer and questioned her thoughts regarding the offer. By making the other party comfortable, we can accomplish our long term goals in the business world because it represents our commitment to work together in the long term.

The issues left were the hard issues covering the length of the contract and the number of renewals. Since I learned their goals and interests I already new that I could not get the max out of her and could not use hard ball tactics. I began by probing/testing (1.5) her on why Paige was adamant on no renewal. I listened carefully to learn their need. She had expressed the downfalls of her last publisher and I assured her we were different and that we would not lock her down in a contract that she wouldn’t approve of. Since the duration of the contract was only in the hundreds I attempted to logroll (1.8). I said well how about I offer you a shorter contract with just a few renewals. So you would not be locked into a contract for so long and I would just get a few renewals. I attempted to use interest based persuasion (2.9). I pitched an idea that addressed their interests and mine. I acted like the number of years she signed was important even though it really wasn’t. I feinted (1.9) and said you know what I really shouldn’t do this but what if I signed her to the shortest amount of years I can offer which is three with three renewals? She didn’t realize that I was only losing 300pts, but acting like it was a major lose for me and she was gaining by only being locked in a contract for 3 years. She was still hesitant and used the agent of limited authority