Negotiation

Do You Know This Key to Negotiation?

Do you know this key to negotiation? The key that will open the door to a done deal, a deal that delivers on your wants? I’ll tell you, but you have to promise not to tell anyone else. Just kidding. Here is it: Make sure that the other party gets what it wants. No, I’m […]

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Focus on the Future

What’s Your Story?

I’ve written previously about the power of framing – of creating context – to support your group’s position in negotiations. For example, framing negotiations around quality, not cost. Or, as an example of the same argument coming from close to the polar opposite, consider the government’s argument that accountable care organizations are all about quality, […]

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