Quiz 4 Flashcards
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BEO
Banquet Event Order
RFP
Request for Proposal
Need
A need is something that a person must have in order to thrive. Without it, that person will suffer either physically or mentally
Want
A want is a choice. A desire which a person may or may not be able to get. Life will continue if a person doesnt get what they want.
BEO
- summarizes a contractual agreement for a specific department responsible for an instance of a function
- Details and objectives are provided for the department
Stage 1
Perpartions:
- Spend 80% of the time dedicate to a negiotation is in this stage
- Identify a BATNA, Target & Reservation point for both partiers
- Investigate the personality, interests, and background information on your negotiation partner
Stage 2
Exchanging information:
- BATNA
- TARGET
- RESERVATION POINT
- ZOPA
Stage 3
Bargains and buyouts:
- Begins when one number or term is mentioned by one party
- Do NOT give a concession, Trade a concession
- A buyout occurs when one party controls the negation to the detriment of the opposition part
Stage 4
Closing and commitment:
- Mirror-image rule
- List the agreement in detail
- Record agreemebt of the table, a handshake is not good enough
- Re-start negotiation if any dispute is made during closing
- DO NOT be afraing to re-start a negotiation if there is not agreement
Hard negotiators
- Sees negotiation as oppents
- Sees victory as the goal
- Demands concessions to establish a relationship
Soft negotiators
- Tends to see negotiation as friends
- Is willing to trust the other side
- Sees agreements as the goals prepared to make concessions to cultivate the relationship
Negotiation
Is the process which takes place within two or more indepedent parties have a different needs or goals; thus they work together to fins a mutually acceptable and benefical outcome
Alternatives to negotiation
- Persuasion
- Giving in
- Coercion
- Problem solving
- legitimate power
- Artibritrations
When negotiation fails
- emotional participants
- focus on personalities, in lieu of issues
- Not trying to understand the other person
- wanting to “win” at all costs
- Regarding negotiations as confrontations
Traits of successful negotiators
- Dedication to continual improvement
- committed to a win/win result
- Professional
- Confident
- Relaxed
- Honest
- Sincere
- Respectful
- Empathetic
Timing for BEO
BEO’s should not be sent to departments more than 2 weeks in advance
BEO Meetings: Daily
*Banquets, catering, A/V, parking,Exec Committee member
*This is informal, usually takes place in an office
Purpose is to inform
BEO Meetings: Weekly
- This involves planning and decision making
* All involved parties, including all exec: committee members, attend, finances are discussed
BATNA
Best Alternative to a negotiated agreement
Target
Your desired outcome
Reservation Point
The lowest total agreement you can make. This is the point at which your BATNA is located
ZOPA
Zone of possible agreement
Bargainning zone
also known as ZOPA
*It is the overlap between their target and reservation point and your target and reservation point