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The Financial Times Guide to High Impact Negotiation
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The Financial Times Guide to High Impact Negotiation

by Kasia Jagodzinska
January 2023
Intermediate to advanced
250 pages
5h 23m
English
FT Publishing International
Content preview from The Financial Times Guide to High Impact Negotiation

CHAPTER 5

GATHERING THE NECESSARY INFORMATION

‘Opinion is usually something which people have when they lack comprehensive information.’

Idries Shah

What you will discover in this chapter:

  • Why it is important to equip yourself with information and what to look for
  • The asking–listening–verifying (A–L–V) approach
  • Information collecting cheat sheet

What is the purpose of gathering information?

Intelligence gathering aims at minimising the information asymmetry between you and your negotiation partner. The more you know about the other party, the better prepared you will be to lead the discussion from a position of power. You should enter the discussion only when you have equipped yourself with enough information to understand the person and ...

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ISBN: 9781292400396