2 articles on 1 ! 

Sometimes a pirates can be sick... 

03 of November,
Unfortunately I was sick during the workshop presentation.. my group is the Pirates one ! I've heard and read that every workshop went well and were interesting for everyone. I think the lecture was very different because students had the role of learning others some knowledge. For me, it's a good way of assimilating knowledges.

During this work, we decided to analyse a movie in which there is a negotiation, after some watching we chosen Pirates of the Caribbean and a scene of negotiation between Barbossa and Jack. 
I think we well-analysed it, focusing on different aspects of Negotiation : body language, choice of words, tone...
I really hope you enjoyed my group presentation, and i want to thank an other time my 3 colleague for the presentation without Yann & Me.

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All the key and secret to become an efficient negotiator 

10th of November,
I have found very funny and useful the "communication partners around the Word", but as Mia said we have to remind that it's a global view and that doesn't represent all negotiators from each country. We also have to be careful about stereotypes... 
I didn't know that French negotiation style use "power of imagination" and it was surprising to discover it during the lecture. 
One of the most funny with the Finnish style... But I personally think that it doesn't represent well our Finnish colleague in this class, I think Finnish people that I know have a German style or a French style of Negotiation, regarding this analyse (it's my opinion, and maybe I haven't negotiate with enough Finnish to make a conclusion about the Finnish style, dear lectors please let me know what do you think about it!) . 
I take a look to some style at home because they are very different : Singaporean, Korean.
During a project for an other course, I presented Turkey and it business etiquette and because the country is very diversify and it history is full of change, I think it's well represented on the Turkish negotiation style.

I really liked this picture because I think it's a blog picture, and it will make my blog more nice ! (but it's also related to : Expanding the pie concept in Negotiation)

Expanding the pie 
I agree with Bill and it idea about negotiation : "An astute negotiator goes beyond the “I win – you lose” philosophy and tries to make both sides winners. The solution is to be creative, to find out what the other side needs, and to satisfy that need." It summarise on only 3 lines what is negotiation for me. I never do negotiation that include money (or something important) so we easily find a win-win way of negotiate and maybe I never negotiate with professional negotiator. 

I was very helpful to discuss about our strengths and weaknesses because it allows us to point it and to have our colleague view about our negotiation style... That can be helpful for our last and others negotiation on the future. I hope I will use all the keys of an effictive negotiator because now I know all of them and I don't have any excuse ! But I think I have to work on some point like "avoid irrirators" for example. 

               

We also discussed  about all our negotiation during the difference lecture and we point that lecture after lecture all the group members were more confortable with negotiation. 

What about the re-nego of the assessment criteria.. ? I think it wasn't as clear as the first one, but at the end we are all (I hope) happy with the result. Let's see next week when we will use them ! 

I think we are well equipped for the last negation ! Let's see on the next lecture :) (I am on the buyer side)


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One of the real negotiation in my life : 

(I haven't been face real real negotiation, but I will try to write about one)

What was it about? 

2years ago, I was (only) 19 and I asked my parents for going in the South of France for holidays, by car, with my friends. I got my driving licence just since 1 year but I driven everyday and also for long distance and my mom knows about my driving...

It was for 2 weeks on the South of France, in Montpellier, that is 630km far from my city, Orléans. My friends are 2 girls, and my parents know them from my childhood, they know their parents... 

With whom did it take place? With my parents with whom I live, my Dad work abroad so we don't have the same relationship than the one with my Mum, but we are all very close. They trust me etc...

Were you happy with the outcome? Why? / Why not? 

It was one of the first and big negotiation between me and my parents, usually it was just about money, or parties. 

At the first of the negotiation they didn't agree, but minutes after minutes I proved them that they can trust me, but not only me, my friend too. 

I have presented them what we have plan to do, where we will sleep... I also remind them that I will call them every 2-3 days and also post some pictures on our WhatsApp group conversation. Finally they said yes, and they also asking me if I need money for my first Holiday without them ! 

How could the outcome have been improved…

-For you? I couldn't have a better result than this one, because I get more than excepted (their agreement + money)

-For your counterpart?  If they want to be sure that everything went good and well they maybe had to ask about having news everyday. 

The result of the negotiation : Holidays !!!!