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Whether negotiations are taking place inside a corporation or in a more public setting, all parties need to meet with their hired technical advisers throughout the entire joint fact-finding process. Joint fact-finding will fail unless open communication exists among technical advisers, the negotiating parties, and each side’s constituents.
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Define the appropriate methods of analysis. It is important to ask all advisers to subscribe to the ground rules. They also need to make explicit the assumptions they bring to the task at hand.
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The simplest way to generate ground rules is to have a trusted intermediary, such as a professional mediator with the appropriate technical background, carry drafts from party to party until they reach agreement.
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Negotiators often lack the technical expertise necessary to formulate credible solution to their disputes or find answer to questions such as: What effects will a specific action, such as a new plant, have on key constituents? How might possible effects be enhanced or mitigated? Talks are likely to remain at a standstill until answers are generated that all parties at the table accept and understand.
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Sometimes, the best way of dealing with a negotiating partner who ha adopted an irrational negotiating posture is to confront them with the facts and, if possible, try to involve them in a process of joint fact-finding
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If the analysts have a hard time communicating with the parties or with one another, an intermediary with the appropriate technical background may be needed to carry the joint fact-finding process forward.
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Define the appropriate methods of analysis. It is important to ask all advisers to subscribe to the ground rules. They also need to make explicit the assumptions they bring to the task at hand.
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Sometimes, the best way of dealing with a negotiating partner who has adopted an irrational negotiating posture is to confront them with the facts and, if possible, try to involve them in a process of joint fact-finding.
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My Golden rule of negotiation says that you should treat your partner the way you’d like to be treated yourself. Negotiation theory suggests that you focus on interests, not positions; separate inventing from committing; invest heavily in what-if questions; insist on object criteria; and try to build nearly self-enforcing agreements.
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One of the first rules of negotiation is to assume that your partner is rational. Approach each new negotiation with an open mind. Differences in life experience may lead to what look like strange behaviors, so instead of jumping to conclusions, try to imagine how the negotiation might look to the other side.
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