Negotiations Skills
Blog Posts by Satish Mehta
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Skills trades make a comeback.
Blue-collar work is lucrative and empowers you to take control of your life. The stigma that used to be attached to the industry has largely faded away. A growing number of young people are choosing to swap college for vocational schools that offer paid, on-the-job training.
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Countering the Three Causes of Resistance in a Negotiation.
Often, while negotiating, you will face resistance.
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Three ways to open up as a leader.
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Fail Not in a Negotiation
Most successful leaders share one trait: they can negotiate skillfully.
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Dhaakar’s Negotiation Skills Program
Most common trait of successful leaders is their ability to negotiate skillfully.
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Responding to a Proposal in a negotiation
Most successful leaders have one trait in common, they have the ability to negotiate skillfully.
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What if you have a weak BATNA?
Most successful leaders have one trait in common - their ability to negotiate skillfully.
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Doing something different
Symptoms to look out for
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Negotiating Online
You may write a thoughtful email. But what if the other side needs to read or understand it carefully due to language and terminology differences?
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3 Negotiation strategies to end disputes
Avoid expensive deadlock and possible litigation. Create value.
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Four characteristics of successful proposals
Here are a few signs your proposals might need improvement:
You consistently score lower than expected on RFPs.
You're mostly copying and pasting from past proposals (with little customer focus).
If you open your submission to a random page and read a paragraph, it isn't clear who the customer is or what they need.
Your win rate is less than 50%.
If you experience the above, it may be time to work on your content to align with successful proposals more closely.
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Having tough conversations
A step-by-step approach