Trump Style Negotiation: CH13--Dos and Dont's of Skilled Negotiators

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DOs

• Do trust your instinct: We develop instinct from our experience. We learn from history. And, when a pattern is about to repeat, your instinct will tell you what to do. This doesn’t mean that you can be lazy and ignore the information. It does mean that you just can’t ignore your instinct.
• Do adapt your style to suit each negotiation: Find your style--the one that fit your background (e.g., personality, education) most. Use it and adapt it to fit the negotiation. 
• Do coach your advisors to say as little as possible, of course, unless you ask them to do so.

• Do aim high within realistic limits. If you set the price to be very high, you will have to justify it. Define your ‘zone of uncertainty’ which is the range of outcome that you feel comfortable settling down within (e.g., 35,000 -- 45,000, or 1--3 weeks). Start with the highest aim and retract when necessary.

DON'Ts

• Don’t talk about your weaknesses.
• Don’t believe in bogus theory (e.g., a lie by the other side). If what the other side tells you is true, they wouldn’t wasting their time convincing you. They would just show/prove it to you. So, you should just walk away, telling them that you are not interested at the moment. But, if the other side does have a better deal, may be you can reopen the negotiation again.
• Don’t use all the power you possess. Don’t push the other side to the wall. This is not the last deal in your life. You need people to remember you as a nice person to deal with. Protect your reputation. People in your field will want to deal with you.

“If you think about it, how often have you heard about someone who losing out on a good deal and not being able to find another one shortly thereafter.”

• Don’t waste your time negotiation for worthless things. There’s no right price for the wrong items.

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