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Other Added - How To Negotiate With The Four Personality Types
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When customers put us under pressure to reduce prices or give discounts we find it difficult and uncomfortable and worry about damaging the relationship with the buyer.
There are four basic styles of behaviour and these are determined by the way, in which people relate to one another.
How can you ensure that you approach people in the correct way?
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We can observe different styles of negotiation and how different types of behaviour can affect the outcome of negotiations.
In commercial negotiations, some people negotiate quickly and take risks, others take their time and try to avoid risk. Some buyers are very loyal, others will automatically shop around. Some negotiators can be quite intimidating to the point of being rude; others are quite passive and easily manipulated.
This makes selling and negotiating a real challenge. To negotiate with all these different buyer types we need to be able to adapt our behaviour and be flexible in our approach.
To begin this process we can look at two aspects of buyer behaviour; assertiveness and responsiveness.
People who are assertive are confident and know what they want. They are not afraid to put forward opinions and are willing to listen to the opinions of others. They are not afraid of conflict and will be more than happy to argue their case.
People who are highly assertive can be seen as being aggressive while people who lack assertiveness are often passive and get taken advantage of. There are times when it is appropriate to be more or less assertive and we need to recognise when these times are.
Responsiveness means the extent to which people are willing to respond to us and our questions. Some people are highly responsive and will give lots of information about themselves, their problems and needs. Others are unwilling or unable to respond in this way and we see these people often as being negative or difficult.
We are all different and some of us are naturally assertive and some of us are not. Salespeople tend to be quite responsive, but sometimes we lack assertion. An example of this is during negotiations.
When customers put us under pressure to reduce prices or give discounts we find it difficult and uncomfortable and worry about damaging the relationship with the buyer.
There are four basic styles of behaviour and these are determined by the way, in which people relate to one another.
How can you ensure that you approach people in the correct way?
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This makes selling and negotiating a real challenge. To negotiate with all these different buyer types we need to be able to adapt our behaviour and be flexible in our approach.
To begin this process we can look at two aspects of buyer behaviour; assertiveness and responsiveness.
People who are assertive are confident and know what they want. They are not afraid to put forward opinions and are willing to listen to the opinions of others. They are not afraid of conflict and will be more than happy to argue their case.
People who are highly assertive can be seen as being aggressive while people who lack assertiveness are often passive and get taken advantage of. There are times when it is appropriate to be more or less assertive and we need to recognise when these times are.
Responsiveness means the extent to which people are willing to respond to us and our questions. Some people are highly responsive and will give lots of information about themselves, their problems and needs. Others are unwilling or unable to respond in this way and we see these people often as being negative or difficult.
We are all different and some of us are naturally assertive and some of us are not. Salespeople tend to be quite responsive, but sometimes we lack assertion. An example of this is during negotiations.
When customers put us under pressure to reduce prices or give discounts we find it difficult and uncomfortable and worry about damaging the relationship with the buyer.
There are four basic styles of behaviour and these are determined by the way, in which people relate to one another.
How can you ensure that you approach people in the correct way?
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People who are highly assertive can be seen as being aggressive while people who lack assertiveness are often passive and get taken advantage of. There are times when it is appropriate to be more or less assertive and we need to recognise when these times are.
Responsiveness means the extent to which people are willing to respond to us and our questions. Some people are highly responsive and will give lots of information about themselves, their problems and needs. Others are unwilling or unable to respond in this way and we see these people often as being negative or difficult.
We are all different and some of us are naturally assertive and some of us are not. Salespeople tend to be quite responsive, but sometimes we lack assertion. An example of this is during negotiations.
When customers put us under pressure to reduce prices or give discounts we find it difficult and uncomfortable and worry about damaging the relationship with the buyer.
There are four basic styles of behaviour and these are determined by the way, in which people relate to one another.
How can you ensure that you approach people in the correct way?
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We are all different and some of us are naturally assertive and some of us are not. Salespeople tend to be quite responsive, but sometimes we lack assertion. An example of this is during negotiations.
When customers put us under pressure to reduce prices or give discounts we find it difficult and uncomfortable and worry about damaging the relationship with the buyer.
There are four basic styles of behaviour and these are determined by the way, in which people relate to one another.
How can you ensure that you approach people in the correct way?
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When customers put us under pressure to reduce prices or give discounts we find it difficult and uncomfortable and worry about damaging the relationship with the buyer.
There are four basic styles of behaviour and these are determined by the way, in which people relate to one another.
How can you ensure that you approach people in the correct way?
“Knowing About Social Styles”, developed by Merrill and Reid, is a theory which I have discussed in several of my articles and it is very useful to have a thorough understanding of it when negotiating. In the Social Styles Model there are four basic “styles” or preferred ways of interacting with others.
Merrill and Reid believe that a person’s Social Style is a way of coping with others. People become most comfortable with that style, in themselves and others.
A person’s Social Style is measured in relation to three behavioural dimensions:
• Assertiveness
• Responsiveness
• Versatility.
The Assertiveness Scale:
Measures the degree to which a person is seen as attempting to influence the thoughts, decisions or actions of others either directly by tell behaviour or by questioning, i.e. ask behaviour.
Tell Behaviour: Is risk-taking, fast-paced, challenging.
Ask Behaviour: Is co-operative, deliberate actions, minimising risks.
The Responsiveness Scale:
Measures the degree to which a person either openly expresses their feelings or controls their feelings. The ends of the scale are “control” and “emote”.
Control Behaviour: Is disciplined, serious, and cool.
Emote Behaviour: Is relationship oriented, open, and warm.
The two scales combine to give a two-dimensional model of behaviour, which will help you to understand how others perceive you. The dimensions of behaviour will also help you to plan how you can deal more effectively with people of different Social Styles.
The Four Social Styles And How You Should Negotiate With Them:
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