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Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Assertiveness and Negotiation Skills

Aggressive behaviour- The belief is that your personal rights are more important than those of others.
A tendency for I win/you lose solutions/situations
 A tendency to-
·         manipulate
·         steam roller
·         coerce

Passive Behaviour- The belief is that your personal rights are less important than those of others.
A tendency for you win/I lose solutions/situations.
 A tendency not to influence but to:
·         go along with things/people
·         not object openly
·         say, “I knew that would happen”.

Assertive Behaviour- The belief is that your personal rights are as important as those of others.
a tendency for win/win solutions/situations
 a tendency to influence by:
·         seeing from the other person's viewpoint
·         looking for benefits for all
·         trying to overcome problems.

Assertiveness techniques-
Broken Record- A Request is repeated over and over again until desired response is obtained, or a workable compromise is reached.
Fogging- Training yourself to stay calm in the face of criticism and rob the critics works of their destructive power.
Negative Assertion- Agreeing with parts of criticism that are valid but without getting your self down because of it.


Negotiation tips-
·         Plan carefully for negotiations
·         Prepare targets and fall-back positions
·         Be prepared to compromise
·         Know when to make concessions
·         Be aware of the other party and their body language
·         Know when to put your cards on the table



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