Truth 2. The magic bullet: Preparation
Most people look for a magic bullet when it comes to negotiation, and, well, there is one. Are you ready? Okay, here it is: Prepare. After years of offering this advice, sending people off, and expecting magic to occur that never did, I finally realized the problem: Rehearsing does not equal preparation.
There are two styles of preparation, and only one of them works. Let’s call the two styles Pattern X and Pattern Y.
Pattern X Preparation
These activities seem to be useful but aren’t:
▪ Rehearsing your demands
▪ Pumping yourself up
▪ Making a personal pledge to yourself or your partner to act tough
▪ Figuring out how to derail the other negotiators or make them feel uncomfortable, which includes rearranging ...
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