conversations leading to agreement
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How to deal with difficult people, finding and using your super powers and becoming an expert negotiator without changing anything about yourself or your values.TRANSCRIPT
Conversations Leading to AgreementVictoria Pynchon, Esq.
She Negotiates Consulting and Training
In recent days, its been suggested to me (the generic woman) that I find a way to deepen my voice (Executive Presence); jettison my womanly emotions in the workplace (don’t cry!); act more like a guy, act less like a guy, get the best seat at the conference table, improve my handshake, ask for more money, pay more attention to my family, pay more attention to my social network, learn to golf, start reading the sports page, seek sponsors, seek mentors, brag about my accomplishments, conform my behavior to feminine stereotypes, use man-rules to play the competitive capitalist game, and, for heaven’s sake never, ever to curse in public. Over at Princeton, it’s even been suggested to young women that they find a good provider before graduation.
You. Are. Fine. Just. The. Way. You. Are.
The Performer: Mick Jagger --a classic expression of feeling powerful in the moment-it causes you to physically expand.
Use. What. You’ve. Got.
The Classic: Wonder WomanShe's really opening up. The feet spread, the hands on the hips. She's taking up space.
Be. Who. You. Are.
The Loomer: Lyndon Johnson was 6'4", and he used his stature very thoughtfully to both intimidate and seduce.
No. One. Is. The. Boss. Of. You.
The CEO: Oprah Winfrey The body language naturally
projects dominance. It's unusual to see a
woman
We continue to labor under stereotypes to our detriment
Identical Resumes“Obvious” African-American Name vs. “White” Name
Woman’s Name vs. Man’s Name
Often we’re simply overlooked
Or they make us pink
Men too suffer from stereotypes
What’s Your
Super Power?
• Age• Experience• Authority• Threats• Ridicule• Power to build coalitions• Power to Withhold – cooperation –benefits
Sources of Power
POWER
• What is your authority• What resources can you deploy• What punishments can you
employ• How willing are you to use your
power• Is it power-over or power-to
and power-with• Where is the power in your firm• How can you accrete more of
that power to yourself or your allies?
Conversations Leading to Agreement
Open with small talk
Establish affinity
Build trust
Ask questions calling for “yes” or “no” answer•Is it a bad time for the firm??•Is the firm not hiring anyone this year?•Are you angry at me?•Should I be talking to someone else?
Ask questions calling for a narrative answer•What’s the best time to talk hiring?•How do you see us staffing the Microsoft case?•Who else might be good to talk to?•What circumstances would justify the hire?
What do they want?What do they need?Who do they need to satisfy?What just happened?What are their preferences?What are their priorities?What do they value?What is their mission?What constrains them from acting?What motivates them?What are their attitudes toward the future?What are their short- and long-term goals?
• Make your proposal• Give yourself room to concede• Tie concessions to reciprocity• Give good reasons• Stress difficulty of concession• Trade items of low cost to you
and high value to them• Reframe• Re-anchor• Appeal to shared values/goals• Always be closing
5-Minute MBA (without the math)
Difficult People
Bullying• Irrational demands
• Belligerent refusals to cooperate
• Name calling
• Shunning
• Back Biting
• Obstruction
• Extortion– Quid pro quo– threats
• Shunning• Gamesmanship• Shaming
Deliberate and Repeated Abuse of
Power
Bullying is a Behavior Not a Person and It’s Not One Person But
Two
Who Bullied you?Who Have You Bullied?
Left outIsolatedUnwelcomeDisconnectedJudgedMisunderstoodTargetedOverwhelmedFrustrated DisappointedGuiltyEmbarrassed
They are not irrational; they have hidden constraints– Institutional– Precedential– Promises to others– Deadlines
I is for Idiot copyright 2010 Reason Press
• They’re not difficult, they are uninformed– Educate them about their
true interests, consequences of their actions
– Help them understand what is in their best interest
– May have misunderstood or ignored a crucial piece of information
O Is for Outlaw copyright 2010 Reason Press
They’re not evil; they have hidden interests– Personal (unrelated
to you or deal)– Relational (related to
you but not to the deal, i.e., “face”)
– Political, social, cultural
Z is for Zen Master copyright 2010 Reason Press
Tit for Tat?
Cooperate Retaliate for Betrayal
Forgive Return to
Cooperation
The tit for Tat player is neither
repeatedly victimized nor
locked into mutually costly
chains of betrayal
conditional cooperation is
more effective than
threats, shaming, shunning,
back-biting and the like
what if you had to measure the size of something by using two frames?
what if you could only use one?
a means of influencing another’s perception by narrowing the ways in which an item or an idea can be characterized
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