Reflection Paper – “Moms.Com”

Our team approached this negotiation case in a very efficient way. Each of us had a very clearly job assignment. Two people took care of the calculation while the other two people were responsible for the negotiation. Thus we quickly built up a model and provided several options to our counterparts with different terms but same net value of the final bargaining agreement to our team.

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

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

Consequently, negotiation is a process that can be approached in many ways. No matter what strategy we choose, success lies in how well we prepared. The key to negotiating a beneficial outcome is the negotiators’ ability to consider all the elements of the situation carefully and to identify and think through the options. At the same time, negotiators must be able to keep events in perspective and be as fair and honest as circumstance allows. Because a common ground or interest has brought the parties to the negotiating table, a negotiator can benefit by trying to capitalize on this common

Negotiation is one important part of both the professional and personal life in our everyday situations. It is critical for people to resolve disputes, distribute limited resources, and/or create something new that neither party could achieve on his or her own. Negotiations can range from coordinating project timelines with clients to asking for a raise to discussing holiday plans with family members.

In any negotiation, preparation is crucial; and having a set, outlined process to follow when preparing helps mitigate a potential oversight of any significant issues within the negotiation. Following a set process also helps one stay on task and in-line with what the important issues and factors are in a negotiation. In Bargaining for Advantage, G. Richard Shell provides a well-structured framework to follow in planning for a negotiation. For this reason, I used Shell’s negotiation preparation framework to plan for the negotiation between Rapid Printing Company (Rapid) and Scott Computers, Inc (Scott).

I feel that the most important part of negotiation is relationship building. When you build a solid relationship on trust, you are more likely to come to agreements even if you have to come up with different alternatives. I know that when I buy or negotiate things, I like to go to people I have a solid foundation with. If I don’t know someone then I ask

My life has been full of both experiences and individuals which have influenced my education, but among those, the most influential has been my mother, Jean Sargent. Mom started officially homeschooling me (and my sister) when I was four years old, but she began teaching me long before then. Our evenings were frequently spent listening to Mom read aloud, and by age five, I was reading for myself everything I could lay my eyes on. With Mom, there was always something to learn in every situation, whether it was how trees produce fruit, how to calculate sales tax, or how to behave. I was homeschooled from kindergarten through high school, and as the primary instructor, my mother taught me many valuable lessons, both academic

1. Don 't be afraid to ask for what you want. Successful negotiators are assertive and challenge everything – they know that everything is negotiable. I call this negotiation consciousness. Negotiation consciousness is what makes the difference between negotiators and everybody else on the planet.

According to Halpert et al.’s Path model, negotiation consists of different phases such as preparation, differentiation, exploration, and exchange. The preparation phase in our previous negotiation became an essential part that played a role of evaluation of both parties positions in our successful outcome.

In life there is always some type of give and take amongst others. Some exchange may be beneficial and some can be regretful. This is all the same with negotiation, either is to negotiate a divorces decree, price of a new home, or a NFL or NBA contract deal. The world today is full of negotiating situation in and can be executed at any given time. There two common characteristic of a negotiation or bargaining situation. Negotiating parties have separate but conflicting interest.

The commencing of negotiation can help building rapport that is pivotal for a negotiator to gain more information from their counterpart. Combined

In order to have a successful negotiation, a plan must be made. This will allow the negotiator to become familiar with their opposing team, and decide what they want and what they will be willing

Negotiation is all about a strategy. The end result is usually to end a problem that someone is having, whether it is personally or