Negotiating is an ART, and much more than Science alone. One way of looking, listening, and acting. A mind-set and a skill- set. It's a skill that you can develop. Negotiation is about people. You encounter a lot of facets in negotiations: how people influence each other, and the legal, cultural, economic aspects play a role. You have to deal with it in private situations and in various daily business situations. In this book you will learn, develop and maintain this essential skill.
Negotiations are a mirror for you. You take yourself along in every negotiation, but are you at all aware of the fact that you're in a negotiation anyway? How do you read people, ho do you create "trustworthy" relationships, and how do cultural differences play a role in negotiations? This book gives an answer to these kind of questions.
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Negotiating is an ART, and much more than Science alone. One way of looking, listening, and acting. A mind-set and a skill- set. It's a skill that you can develop. Negotiation is about people. You encounter a lot of facets in negotiations: how people influence each other, and the legal, cultural, economic aspects play a role. You have to deal with it in private situations and in various daily business situations. In this book you will learn, develop and maintain this essential skill.
Negotiations are a mirror for you. You take yourself along in every negotiation, but are you at all aware of the fact that you're in a negotiation anyway? How do you read people, ho do you create "trustworthy" relationships, and how do cultural differences play a role in negotiations? This book gives an answer to these kind of questions.
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You are negotiating every day, whether it s with business partners, colleagues, in the community or at home. The challenge isn t to get as much for yourself as you can at the other s expense. It s in the art of searching together for possibilities that serve as many interests as possible. The premise of this book is that it s both possible and necessary to create value together, distribute the consequences fairly, while strengthening the relationship. In times where win as much as you can is on the rise worldwide, this is a refreshing alternative.
'Mastering the Art of Negotiation' goes beyond deal-making situations. It covers decisionmaking, solving problems together, leading and cooperating, creating partnerships, handling difficult situations, and managing the games people play. The book gives seven practical guides that help you prepare and manage negotiations at moments when the complexity and uncertainty increase. These guides create a comprehensive framework for your ongoing learning and development as a negotiator.In practice, this helps you to: increase your awareness during your day to-day negotiation challenges prepare for both simple and more complex negotiation situations and processes handle increasing complexity in negotiations more consciously and with more resilience set up constructive dialogues gain insights into your personal pitfalls when under pressure develop both a mindset and skills setUsing this book and the toolkit will let you embrace complexity and uncertainty with a clear head, a warm heart and on nimble feet.Critic Reviews
“"Illustrated with beautiful and compelling visuals, Geurt Jan de Heus has created an insightful and practical guide for negotiating win-win solutions. Very useful indeed!"- William Ury, Co-author, Getting to Yes and author, Getting to Yes with Yourself”
Illustrated with beautiful and compelling visuals, Geurt Jan de Heus has created an insightful and practical guide for negotiating win-win solutions. Very useful indeed! - William Ury, Co-author, Getting to Yes and author, Getting to Yes with Yourself--William Ury
About the Author
Geurt Jan de Heus is originally a medical doctor and has gained 10 years experience in marketing, sales, business development for pharmaceutical and chemical companies. Since 1996 he is business partner at Routs Laeven & Partners. With a specialty in driving business performance through learning, consultative selling, complex negotiations, account management, team development with a focus on B2B, professional services and FMCG.
You are negotiating every day, whether it s with business partners, colleagues, in the community or at home. The challenge isn t to get as much for yourself as you can at the other s expense. It s in the art of searching together for possibilities that serve as many interests as possible. The premise of this book is that it s both possible and necessary to create value together, distribute the consequences fairly, while strengthening the relationship. In times where win as much as you can is on the rise worldwide, this is a refreshing alternative.'Mastering the Art of Negotiation' goes beyond deal-making situations. It covers decisionmaking, solving problems together, leading and cooperating, creating partnerships, handling difficult situations, and managing the games people play. The book gives seven practical guides that help you prepare and manage negotiations at moments when the complexity and uncertainty increase. These guides create a comprehensive framework for your ongoing learning and development as a negotiator.In practice, this helps you to: increase your awareness during your day to-day negotiation challenges prepare for both simple and more complex negotiation situations and processes handle increasing complexity in negotiations more consciously and with more resilience set up constructive dialogues gain insights into your personal pitfalls when under pressure develop both a mindset and skills setUsing this book and the toolkit will let you embrace complexity and uncertainty with a clear head, a warm heart and on nimble feet.
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