Negotiate From A Position Of Strength
Negotiate From A Position Of Strength. When hear that, often we'll shrug off our shoulders because we'll say, LET'S LEAVE THAT TO THE NEGOTIATORS. BUT hey, that POSITION of STRENGTH is not the own turf of negotiators. In our daily life, whether we interact in school, at home, at work or even in business and commercials, this very much applies as wellπ΄π΅πΆ
I remember when I left my native country to attend a week-long of interviews with several prospective employers in Singapore. How did I handle things? I made sure I played my best cards closest to my chest and that I made sure I was in control when the discussions will gradually veer into NEGOTIATIONS modeπππWhen questions thrown to me on the table was zeroing-in on my salary expectations, I clearly laid down my POSITION of STRENGTH wherein in a frank but diplomatic manner, I bluntly admitted that while I'm angling for the job I'm applying for, it was NOT something I'll die for because, frankly, I had a secure job to go back then [in fact I was just on a week-long leave from work]. WHAT signals did I transmit? It's that I like the job BUT I DIDN'T need the jobπππ