Negotiation Approaches

Understanding the Principled Negotiator

A principled negotiator is open to the view that there are bigger or better opportunities and solutions, and collaborative negotiations allow an opportunity to explore mutual interests. The principled approach was first made famous in Roger Fisher and William Ury’s conflict resolution book, Getting to Yes. Fisher and Ury described the four fundamental rules for principled negotiations:

1. Separate people from the people.
For this approach to work, you’ll have to learn to separate your emotions from the negotiation. Your emotions will inevitably become tangled up with… Read the rest