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Tim Phillips On Negotiation

December 16, 2013

Revenade Managing Director Tim Phillips was recently published in CEO Magazine! 

It’s a pretty safe bet that at various times in your life, you will have to negotiate – for a business contract, a new car, or even a personal relationship.  Obviously, you want to walk away satisfied that you have made the best deal.  And you will want the person you are negotiating with to walk away satisfied as well, because a successful negotiation is one in which everyone feels they have gained in some way. 

It’s been said many times that children are the world’s best negotiators.  They ask for what they want and keep negotiating until they get something.   It may not be everything they want, but it’s usually something more than what they currently have, and they are satisfied with it.  The parents are also satisfied, for not giving in to the original request. 

Once we become adults we often become uncomfortable negotiating, but that doesn’t have to be the case.  Keep a few simple rules in mind, and your next negotiation will go a lot smoother… 

Read more about the art of negotiation at the CEO Magazine with the link below!

Six Rules to Help You Master the Art of Negotiation