How would you define the situation or the problem? What is the “gap”?
Journal #2 : Negotiation preparation – Name & Student #
1. How would you define the situation or the problem? What is the “gap”?
Current situation (your view/their view) | Ideal situation (your view/their view) |
2. Is there potential for negotiation? Why? Explain
Problem to solve? Whose problem is it? | |
Conflict to resolve? | |
Value to create? | |
Resources to share? | |
Is there interdependency between the parties? |
3. Who are the stakeholders? Primary (P) or Secondary (S) What is at stake for them? Explain shortly
Stakeholder | P or S? | At stake? |
What is at stake? Commodities (C): land, $, material / Principles (P) : Values, beliefs, ideas, reputation / Territory (T): Physical, psychological / Relationship (R): power, role, prejudice…
4. What is your goal? What are your interests/needs/wants? What are the goals and interests of the counterpart?
YOU | YOUR COUNTERPART | |
Goal(s)
Interests Needs Wants |
5. What are your fears/concerns/worries?
YOU | YOUR COUNTERPART | |
Fears
Concerns worries |
6. Is there shared interest? Why?
7. Human factors
YOU | YOUR COUNTERPART | |
Personality | ||
Emotions | ||
Perception/ framing | ||
Stress | ||
Conclusion |
8. Situation assessment
a) Is it one-shot, long-term or repetitive?
b) Do the negotiations involve scarce resources, ideologies or both?
c) Necessity or opportunity? Exchange or dispute situation? Is agreement required?
d) Is it legal to negotiate? Are there time constraints or time-related costs?
e) Is third-party involved (or potentially involved)?
f) Are there conventions or norms in terms of the process of negotiation (e.g., who makes the first offer; fairness norms, etc.)?
g) Do negotiations involve more than one offer?
h) Is there a power differential between parties?
i) Is there a precedent? An history?
9. In light of the previous questions, do you see it as distributive situation or an Integrative one? Why?
Integrative or Distributive | Why? |
10. What are the issues? = what is negotiable?
Issues/items to negotiate | details |
tangible | |
Intangible | |
Bargaining mix / packages |
11. OPTIONS AND PREPARATION
YOU | YOUR COUNTERPART | |
Options | ||
BATNA | ||
WATNA | ||
TARGET (realistic point) | ||
Resistance point (walk away) | ||
Opening/initial offer /stance | ||
Concession planning |