The Real Deal

Read our musings on the issues of the day, the ones that have captured our imaginations and the ones that we feel could benefit from the art of negotiation.

The Dirty Tricks Of Negotiation

Dirty tricks take away your control. They put you on the back foot. And can quickly turn you into a powerless negotiator. But rest assured. After 100,000 hours of watching negotiators in action, Scotwork has identified 10 of the dirtiest tricks in the book and put them (where else) in a book. ‘The Dirty Tricks of Negotiation and How to Spot Them’ is an unmissable read to help you spot and side-step some of the world’s most underhand negotiating tactics.

Understanding Negotiating Power

Power is critical to any negotiation. Take control of the power balance and you are empowered to turn any negotiation to your advantage and secure the best deal. This e-book gives negotiators of all abilities essential insights into the nature and use of negotiating power.

The Power of You

Self-Control is one of the negotiators most powerful assets. As a negotiator, you are subject to cognitive biases that, left unchecked, create self-limiting barriers. We call them “Gates” and they can skew your decision making, reduce creativity and blinker your options. This eBook gives negotiators of all abilities insights into their “Gates”, how they can overcome them and use their newfound Self-Control to do great deals and build strategic relationships.

The Truth About Lying

Take control of the trust in your negotiating relationships and you are empowered to turn any negotiation to your advantage and secure the best deal. This eBook gives negotiators of all abilities essential insights into the nature and use of lying, how you can weed it out of your negotiating relationships and build trust.

Negotiating Begins at Home

To weather the crisis, we all need to stick together and work together. But, with all these new pressures, how do families and households stay co-operative and conflict-free? How do you and your cohabitants find a way to get what you want without raising hackles and kicking off a civil war? Applying a few negotiation skills may well be the answer. Here are seven easy ways to use negotiation technique to make lockdown life more tolerable for everyone.

Negotiating in Uncertain Times

Over the last 18 months we have endured unprecedented disruption: the rise of Donald Trump, fallout from the Brexit vote and terrorist attacks increasing in number and deadliness. This sequence of events has taken us from uncertainty to hyperuncertainty, a frozen state of mind that hinders normative behaviour. This ebook provides some strategic, tactical and skill-based ideas on how to negotiate more successfully in these hyperuncertain times.